Human Centred Leadership
When we centre our strategies around what is good for us as humans, not much can go wrong.
Human-centred leadership emphasises putting people at the heart of leadership practices, valuing their well-being, growth, and empowerment. This style prioritises empathy, understanding, and building positive relationships, leading to more engaged and productive teams, happier humans and families.
The key elements of human-centred leadership are:
Empathy and Compassion: Understanding and responding to the emotional needs of individuals and situations.
Building Trust: Fostering strong, positive relationships based on honesty and respect. Being authentic and vulnerable to make genuine connection.
Collaboration and Empowerment: Encouraging people’s input and autonomy. This will allow individuals to contribute their unique skills and ideas in all areas of life.
Continuous Learning and Growth: Recognising that everyone, including leaders, are on a journey of continuous improvement. Always stay curious, listen and be open to learn.
Authenticity and Vulnerability: Leaders are genuine and transparent, accepting of their own limitations and vulnerabilities.
Focus on Well-being: Create a work and personal environment that supports people's physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Be flexible, patient and understanding.
When we immerse ourselves on this human-centred leadership journey, we see transformational benefits.
Think, Increased Employee or Person Engagement
When employees or people in general feel valued and supported, they are more likely to be engaged and committed to their work, their private spaces and friendships.
Celebrate, Improved Performance and Productivity
A positive and supportive work environment can lead to higher productivity and better results, leading to being a better family member and friend. If you feel well in yourself, you will show up optimally in life.
Motivate, Enhanced Innovation and Creativity
Empower employees to share ideas, so that leaders can unlock the potential for innovation and creativity within their teams. We find solutions faster to any problem when we can be creative, think differently, have different people in the room and value their input. Rigidity has never led to creative outputs.
Inspire, Stronger Team Dynamics
Human-centred leaders cultivate positive relationships and foster a sense of teamwork, leading to better collaboration and communication.
Encourage, Improved Retention Rates
A human-centred approach means always putting the human in the middle and figuring out what is best for him or her. Strong value driven spaces with integrity enable human’s to lourish. Always. Lead with That.
We have hundreds of value driven, human centred leaders on Shecan showing how to lead by example:
Our SHECAN Role Model, Allegra Patrizi who leads with her Care, Dare, Share principle is a good example for this type of leadership.
Janna Salokangas, Founder of MIA AI leads with this, making our human genius central to her AI company.
Eva Yazhari, CEO of Beyond Capital and The Conscious Investor Magazine leads with “The good your money can do”.
Assia Grazioli-Venier, founder of Muse Capital leads with investing in people who make the world a better, safer and more joyful place.
Robert Baker, Alleyship Specialist & Consultant, leads with an inclusive vision for our shared future.
Nina Marenzi, CEO & Founder of The Sustainable Angle, leads with a sustainable business sense. You can do both!
Shannon Watts, Founder of Moms Demand Action and Author of her new book Fired Up, leads with her ability to galvanize people into action and how we can all get fired up for what lights us up.
There are hundreds more examples of inspirational leadership demonstrated by our mentors on SHECAN.
Find THE relevant conversation, for every life stage, problem and inspiration you might need, right here!
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Meet our role models of this week…
Cities Are for Everyone
With over 30 years of experience as a business owner specialising in sustainability, community development, and public architecture, Dr. Cindy Frewen has led major civic projects like Kansas City’s downtown Civic Centre and Ilus W. Davis Park. Her expertise spans urban design, architecture, foresight, and social change, making her a voice on how cities evolve in an increasingly complex world.
Having designed courthouses, schools, city halls, police facilities, fire stations, zoos, and parks, she got recognised by the American Institute of Architects as a Fellow and featured in a travelling exhibit as “That Exceptional One.”
Discover how we can create more sustainable, equitable, and innovative cities for future generations.
“Who wants a car-based city anyway? It’s human-based. You have to think about people first; a city that children, older people, singles and families can live in. Cities for everyone.”
Find the Joy, Find Your Voice.
Meet this multi-hyphenate creative — a writer, performer, and coach who thrives on stories: telling them, performing them, and shaping them with others and ultimately how to find your voice.
Salima Saxton shares her unique journey with us, from performing on The Moth Main Stage at Union Chapel (featured on The Moth podcast’s "Great Expectations" episode) to coaching individuals on finding and using their voice in every aspect of life.
“Telling your story and knowing which part to tell, when is a great skill is to have."
Meet this experienced global talent and expert with a background in marketing and public relations, combining the things she loves best: working with incredible talent in an ever-evolving industry, in conversation with Anna Baréz Brown, Founder of Shine, a SHECAN Media sponsor.
With a career that began in marketing at Unilever and progressed to Managing Director at Hill + Knowlton (now Burson), Gill Hardy successfully pivoted into the world of executive search, co-founding McKenzie Finn and building it into a trusted partner for top-tier clients. Today, Gill operates at the heart of WPP’s global talent organisation, where she partners with leaders across the network to identify, develop, and retain the world’s best executive talent.
“I've always prioritised deeds over words. It is easy to say things, but it's much more important to do things.”
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