The Loving Leader

08/13/2026

🩷 Hot pink blazer. Big joy. And an invitation to courageously create possibility.

What a gift to return to Rue Gilt Groupe this week for LOVING Leadership: Courageously Creating Possibilities.

We talked about belonging. Fierce feedback. Fear. Hope. Courageous Conversations. And the daily practice of choosing how we want to show up for one another, especially when things are hard.

Fear constricts possibility.
Love expands it.
Practice builds our capacity to lead from it.

I began with the mantra I carry into spaces like this:

May I be present.
May I be open.
May I be curious.
May I be a catalyst.

And I ended with a question I’m carrying with me still:

What would love make possible here?

So grateful to have been welcomed back and especially grateful to hear that the community appreciated both the content and my approach. That’s the work. Not simply talking about love, but practicing another way of being together.

Yesterday felt like another little glimpse of what becomes possible when we do. 🩷✨

08/04/2026

Still taking it all in. 🥹🙌🏽

Last week I presented my research, Love as Leadership Practice: Integrating Heart and Head for Human and Organizational Flourishing, at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting.

We engaged.
We reflected.
We wrestled with hard questions.
We imagined new possibilities.

Watching a room full of scholars and practitioners explore what becomes possible when love is practiced as leadership was one of the greatest joys of my doctoral journey.

I’m especially grateful for the encouragement of my mentor, Dr. Matthew Lee, and for the generous engagement of everyone who participated. The conversations reminded me that this work is much bigger than me.

It doesn’t have to be the way it has always been.

Leadership can be more human centered.

What if love, not fear, was the most transformative strategy in leadership?

Onward. ❤️

07/21/2026

✨ A dream becoming reality. ✨

I’m honored to share that I’ll be presenting at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2026.

My Professional Development Workshop, Love as Leadership Practice: Integrating Heart and Head for Human and Organizational Flourishing, has been accepted.

A few years ago, this was simply a question I couldn’t stop asking:

What if love isn’t just a value…what if it’s a leadership practice?

That question has led me through years of research, executive leadership, prayer, writing, listening, and countless conversations. It has become the foundation of my dissertation and the heart of The LOVING Leader.

Now I have the privilege of bringing that work into one of the world’s leading gatherings of management scholars.

I believe the future of leadership depends on more than sharper strategies or greater efficiency. It requires integrating heart and head so leaders can move beyond fear and create the conditions for creativity, connection, and human and organizational flourishing.

Deep gratitude to everyone who has encouraged this journey. I’m especially thankful to Gisele Marcus for encouraging me to apply and to my mentor Matt Lee, who will also be presenting at this year’s conference.

See you in Philadelphia.

❤️

04/12/2026

Still taking in what happened today.

I had the honor of serving as the opening keynote for
thanks to the invitation of .hamilton and the generous support of . This year's theme, There Will Be Love, was right up my alley!

I didn’t just offer a talk.
I offered a practice.

We slowed down.
We listened.
We told the truth about fear, formation, and the systems we’ve inherited.

And we asked a different question:
What does it look like to lead from love?

The day was made even sweeter coming alongside and
Grateful to be doing this work in the world through my doctoral research, the Praxis Community, The Heart & Soul of the LOVING Leader Retreat, and spaces like this that are hungry for something deeper.

If you’re sensing the invitation to lead differently… you’re not alone.

There is more available than we’ve been taught.

04/07/2026

As the world feels increasingly complex, I find myself deeply grounded in gratitude.

Grateful to be a scholar practitioner rooted in the ecosystem of LOVE.

What a gift to be part of ’s Design Love In community, supporting the launch of his new book and the movement it represents, re-centering love as a powerful and practical force in how we lead and live.

And a heartfelt congratulations to Josh D’Amaro, whose story is featured in the book, on being named CEO of

The LOVING Leader celebrates you.

Your example reminds us that love is not abstract. It is embodied, visible, and transformative in leadership.

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

01/23/2026

Pinch-me moments like this don’t happen every day!

As one chapter closed yesterday morning, another opened almost immediately—
what began as a conversation with Dr. Matthew T. Lee ( / ) about his work on Love & Human Flourishing became an impromptu podcast recording at his suggestion.

These are the moments I feel most alive—
when curiosity meets generosity,
when scholarship meets humility,
and when love is taken seriously as a formative force in leadership and human flourishing.

I’m deeply grateful for Dr. Lee’s openness, intellectual rigor, and collaborative spirit—and excited for the fruit we’ll co-create in the days ahead.

Honestly, I could listen to this dialogue on repeat.

🎧 Tune in: LOVING Leadership for Flourishing with Dr. Matthew T. Lee
(Link below)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-loving-leader/id1841531396?i=1000746266826

01/06/2026

One of my favorite definitions of Love.

Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. By his love he is enabled to see the essential traits and features in the beloved person; and even more, he sees that which is potential in him, which is not yet actualized but yet ought to be actualized. Furthermore, by his love, the loving person enables the beloved person to actualize these potentialities. By making him aware of what he can be and of what he should become, he makes these potentialities come true.
-Viktor Frankl

01/02/2026

Emotional intelligence is a defining leadership capability—especially at senior levels.

Research by Tyler VanderWeele and Matthew T. Lee (Harvard & Baylor) highlights love as a key factor in human flourishing, including in professional and organizational life.

After 30 years in the marketplace transforming business and culture, I’ve seen that leaders who cultivate emotional and relational intelligence are better equipped to navigate complexity, sustain trust, and lead with clarity.

This is the focus of The LOVING Leader Praxis Community.

Participants begin applying the LOVING Leader framework from Day 1, strengthening self-management, presence, and relational awareness in real-time leadership contexts.

Research consistently shows that while leaders are promoted based on expertise, those with high emotional intelligence tend to outperform their peers over time—particularly through strong self-management.

Cohort 5 launches January 6, 2026.

This is a contemplative, practice-centered leadership development experience designed to support greater coherence between values, presence, and professional impact.

Reimagine leadership through the power of love.

12/31/2025

So grateful to scroll by this morning!

Meliorism is the belief that the world can be improved through intentional human action.

I believe acts of Love—practiced consistently and embodied relationally—do shape the world we live in. Not through grand gestures alone, but through daily choices that form who we become and how we lead.

This conviction is at the heart of my work with leaders who are committed to practicing love as a way of being, not just an ideal to admire.

Cohort 5 of The LOVING Leader Praxis begins January 6 for those feeling drawn to that kind of formation. (🔗 in bio)

How does this perspective on change and leadership resonate with you?

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