Jim Hemerling

Leading With Your Whole Heart

Integrate your purpose, identity, and actions to lead with clarity and convictionIn Leading With Your Whole Heart: Become the Leader the World Needs and You Long to Be, two senior Boston Consulting Group leaders draw on 60-plus years of combined experience advising executives at more than 500 companies worldwide. They present a framework for becoming a wholehearted leader, one whose inner values, sense of self, and outward behavior are fully aligned and mutually reinforcing.The book introduces the integration of three core elements: Calling, Being, and Doing. Rather than treating leadership growth as a collection of isolated competencies, Wholehearted shows how to align deep purpose with daily action, build trust through genuine self-awareness, navigate difficult conversations, and develop the emotional and temperamental fortitude that contemporary leadership demands of every leader.Readers will also discover: How to identify and articulate your personal leadership calling so it guides decisions, priorities, and long-term directionStrategies for developing the emotional, temperamental, and spiritual fortitude required to lead through geopolitical shocks and AI disruptionPractical approaches to building trust and navigating hard conversations with authenticity rather than relying on charisma aloneA framework that integrates Calling, Being, and Doing into a cohesive leadership practice distinct from traditional development modelsInsights drawn from the authors' work across Fortune 500 companies, multinationals, public-sector organizations, and nonprofits worldwide Leading With Your Whole Heart is written for business professionals, managers, and leaders across industries who seek more than conventional leadership advice. Whether navigating organizational transformation, workforce burnout, or eroding trust, readers will find a rigorous, personally grounded approach to leading with purpose and conviction.