More Love. Less fear. It’s time!
Activate Loving Leadership so people and business thrive!
Do you believe treating people with respect, compassion, and acceptance, rather than threats and bullying, are keys to success?
Have you experienced the harm of fear-based leadership and resolved to lead differently?
Would you value having access to proven practices and tools to support you to be that Loving Leader?
If so, then you’ve come to the right place!
I’m Renée Smith, founder of A Human Workplace and the Loving Leaders Lab. I’m a researcher, writer, speaker, advisor, and Loving Leader. My “assignment” is to make the business case for love, activating Loving Leadership in teams worldwide.
I created the Loving Leaders Lab along with Love in Action Projects and Keynote Talks to provide evidence-based practices and real-based inspiration so you can confidently embrace and practice Loving Leadership.
Here’s what we know:
Loving Leadership is directly linked to productivity, customer satisfaction, engagement, loyalty, improvements, and other important business results.
Loving Leadership creates the conditions for team members to experience safety, acceptance, and belonging so they can contribute their very best.
Loving Leadership also helps leaders sleep better at night, feel aligned with their values, create a positive legacy, and positively impact families and communities. And who wouldn’t want that?!
Want to know more? Let’s talk about what Loving Leadership can do for you!
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Renée brings stories, science, and practical insights to support you as a Loving Leader, working in the real world, facing challenges, and seeking meaningful impact. She’s that caring colleague who stops by with just what you need when you need it!
Renee Smith, Founder of A Human Workplace
Learn about our Loving Leaders Framework
Practical, action-oriented Leaders who are ready to grow want to know:
“What does it really take to lead with Love?”
“What do I need to DO?”
“How can I align my behaviors to ensure I’m on the right path?”
Our Loving Leaders Framework and Assessment show the way.
Based on a decade of research, this framework doesn’t just address the needs of leaders for team-centered compassion. It addresses the full responsibility of leaders to themselves and the organization too.
Learn more about individual and leadership team assessments, planning, and coaching based on the Loving Leaders Framework.
Services to support your learning and culture
LOVING LEADERS LAB
Experience cutting-edge insights and practical actions to deepen and mature your human-centered leadership with love. There has never been a more important time for leaders to understand the benefits of and practice leading with love.
LOVE IN ACTION PROJECTS
Each year, AHW works with select organizations and teams facing unique challenges to help them overcome barriers and achieve results through love. No project is the same, but the need to move away from fear and replace it with love is universal.
KEYNOTE TALKS ON LOVE
Renée shows audiences how to transform their work to build healthy, thriving organizations & lives that are good for people and for results by being loving and human. People embrace her warmth & bold message for an unforgettable event.
It’s proven! Loving Leaders make a positive impact!
42-70% IMPROVEMENT in Essential Human Skills
Our participants report a 42-70% increase in qualities such as gratitude, kindness, care, awareness of self and of others, listening, managing biases, connecting behaviors, inclusion, trust, and resilient self-care.
34-56% INCREASE in Positive Team Behaviors
Our participants report an increase in positive team behaviors like recognition, cross-team connection, sharing ideas, listening, vulnerability, feedback, productive disagreements, forgiveness, & fun.
33-66% GROWTH in Customer-centric Behaviors
Our participants report improvement in customer-centric behaviors like increased awareness of customers as humans, seeking to understand their needs, engagement, and commitment to meeting needs.
The evidence is in!
Loving Leaders foster engaged, psychologically safe teams who are happier, more loyal, and perform better!
They benefit from greater employee productivity.
They achieve greater customer satisfaction levels.
They experience less employee turnover.
They have lower absenteeism.
They receive more unsolicited employment applications.
They identify problems and share new ideas.
They are more innovative and improvement-focused.
Their companies have a greater incidence of share-price increase.
Find links to research articles here demonstrating the positive outcomes achieved by Loving Leaders who create more human workplaces.
With results like these, why wouldn’t you Lead with Love?
Free Resources for You, with Love!
Subscribe and Listen: Love Lead Change Podcast
Tune in and hear stories of Loving Leadership from real leaders like you leading organizations today. Guided by the Loving Leaders Assessment, Simon and Renée discover what works!
Listen in as co-hosts Simon Phillips and Renée Smith, founder of AHW, interview Loving Leaders to learn about HOW they lead with love each day. This podcast focuses on practical tools and strategies for dealing with the real, challenging situations of leadership with love at the core.
Inspiring and useful, Love Lead Change will be your fav go-to listen!
Download: “7 Steps to Lead with Love”
…even if your organization isn’t on board yet. Is this your situation? Renée shares seven strategies from her research and personal experience to navigate this with clarity and impact.
Are you a Loving Leader? Are you in an organization that isn’t committed to Love yet? Renée receives this question often when she speaks, “What can I do if my leaders aren’t into this?” In this guide, Renée shares the seven actions almost anyone can implement. These were responsible for transforming her leadership journey and those she coaches too. No need to wait for your organization to get on board. Start Leading with Love today!
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