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Heather R. Younger Heather R Younger focuses on self-leadership and listening skills to create transformation in workplaces, communities, and the world at large.

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  • The Self-Leadership Imperative Turning Personal Growth into Collective Impact
  • The High-Performance Culture Code: Where Compassion Ignites Engagement and Results
  • The Art of Active Listening: The Key to Making Anyone Feel Valued and Engaged

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  • 2025 The Art of Self-Leadership: Discover the Power Within You and Learn to Lead Yourself
  • 2023 The Art of Active Listening: How People at Work Feel Heard, Valued, and Understood
  • 2021 The Art of Caring Leadership: How Leading with Heart Uplifts Teams and Organizations
  • 2017 The 7 Intuitive Laws of Employee Loyalty: Fascinating Truths About What It Takes to Create Truly Loyal and Engaged Employees

Being of diverse cultures, Heather’s personal journey - rooted in her challenging experiences growing up as the only child of an interfaith and interracial marriage and being excluded because of her race - fuelled her unwavering determination to ensure that workplaces around the world make both employees and customers feel heard, valued and seen. She has successfully managed teams, working in customer experience, sales, and large account management for multi-million dollar accounts. Her expertise across multiple industries - tech, staffing, healthcare, professional services, the public and the financial sector - brings a breadth of experience along with extensive quantitative and qualitative research.

  • Founder and CEO of Employee Fanatix, a consultancy firm focused on creating cultures of listening.
  • Regular contributor to Forbes and host of the Leadership with Heart Podcast.
  • Highly rated LinkedIn Learning courses.

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