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Head & Heart Leader Scale™

Test your head and heart leadership today!

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Are you a modern leader?

Would you say you are more of a head-based leader, or heart-based leader? Or do you think you may have the balance just right?

You do not need a formal leadership role to complete this survey. We are all leaders - whether in our families, our communities or our workplaces. 

FREE Survey
24 Questions
5 - 10 minutes
Personalised report

There are no right or wrong answers – this survey is simply designed to heighten your awareness of the way you lead and allow you to compare your leadership approach, and your balance of leading with your head and heart, to others.

The Book

Leadership is simply a series of moments and every moment gives you the opportunity to leave a positive legacy for those you lead.

In this ground-breaking book, award-winning leadership expert and business leader Dr Kirstin Ferguson has written a much needed practical guide for every modern leader. Whether you are the head of one of the largest companies in the world, supervising a small team or guiding your family, it will be your ability to integrate your head and heart that will influence your success in leading others and navigating our complex world.

Combining studies from leading thinkers in the field with her own new research and more than three decades of personal experience, Kirstin explains the eight key attributes of a head and heart leader, and provides the tools to measure your own approach. Along the way, she shares her conversations with modern leaders from a broad range of backgrounds whose stories will surprise you, challenge your thinking and inspire you to be the type of leader the world needs today.

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The Event

Leading with Impact: Mastering the art of modern leadership

Bring the Head & Heart book to life for your team, organisation or conference with a keynote address or workshop.

Keynote (45-60 min)

In this highly interactive keynote which is suitable for all levels of leadership, Kirstin will entertain and challenge audience members to consider whether their leadership approach is still fit-for-purpose in a rapidly changing and increasingly uncertain world.

Through the use of videos, storytelling, and her down-to-earth style, Kirstin will challenge attendees to think about how they can role model leading with the head and heart amidst the competing demands on our time, and in an increasingly complex working environment.

Using the latest research from her bestselling book, Head & Heart: The Art of Modern Leadership, Kirstin will bring a leadership lens which is guaranteed to inspire attendees to be the most effective leader they can be. She will provide practical, actionable insights which can be used immediately to help attendees leave a positive impact.

Key takeaways –

  • An overview of the attributes of head and heart leadership
  • An understanding of the power leadership moments have at work, in our communities and in our families
  • Inspiring attendees to understand we are all leaders, regardless of our position titles
  • An understanding of the importance of integrating our leadership across all areas of our life
  • Opportunity for each attendee to complete the Head & Heart Leader Scale for a personalised report
  • Stories and case studies of how to practice and immediately implement the ‘art’ of modern leadership
  • Personal examples and anecdotes from Kirstin’s own 30 year leadership career from the military through to the boardroom

Workshop (90-120 min)

The workshop will cover the same material as the keynote address, but in addition will include - 

  • A deeper dive into the eight attributes of head and heart leadership
  • Opportunity for table discussions and shared learning experiences to implement head and heart leadership
  • Extended opportunity for questions and broader discussion with attendees

 Feedback

  • “Kirstin draws on decades of leadership, coaching and directorship experience while being warm, fun and relatable”
  • “One of the best conference speakers I have heard – relevant, engaging and thought provoking”
  • “Kirstin is an authentic, natural leader who immediately lifts your mood, your confidence and your own personal leadership style through her energy and positivity”
  • “This session was inspiring - your presentation touched my heart and I had tears several times”

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As a bonus, you will receive the introduction to her book, Blindspotting: How to See What Others Miss, to download for free.
Dr Kirstin Ferguson AM is an award-winning author, columnist and keynote speaker.
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