Welcome to Leadership From The Heart, your go-to podcast for leadership, personal growth, and leadership development. Host Romie Montpeiorus explores authentic leadership principles and transformational leadership strategies that foster genuine connection and operational excellence. Each episode features expert interviews and practical insights on topics like manager vs leader, leadership mindset, and executive coaching. Whether you're aiming to elevate your leadership skills or embark on a path of personal growth, this podcast offers actionable guidance to unlock your potential. Join us and transform your leadership journey today. Welcome to Leadership from the Heart.
The Generational Divide at Work | What If Nobody Is Wrong?
Season 1 · Episode 65
Thursday, October 29, 2026 • Duration 17:26
Is Gen Z entitled, or are younger employees simply questioning workplace expectations that older generations were taught to accept?
Every generation seems to believe the next one doesn't understand hard work. Baby Boomers question Gen Z's work ethic. Millennials challenge traditional leadership styles. Gen X values independence, while younger employees increasingly prioritize work-life balance, flexibility, boundaries, and meaningful work.
But what if generational conflict in the workplace isn't really about age?
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, host Romie Montpeirous explores the generational divide at work and what leaders need to understand about managing Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z.
Drawing from her experience in Operations leadership, Romie challenges common assumptions about employee entitlement, workplace loyalty, respect, authority, and the changing expectations of modern employees.
Because understanding different generations doesn't mean lowering standards. It means learning how to lead people whose experiences, expectations, and definitions of success may differ from your own.
The Leadership Conversation We Need to Have
Imagine someone who spent 20 years earning the privilege to work from home sitting across from someone who expects that flexibility on day one.
One believes flexibility must be earned.
The other believes performance should determine where work happens.
Who's wrong?
Maybe neither.
Maybe we're confusing the expectations we inherited with the standards that actually matter.
Romie explores how leaders can distinguish between legitimate business requirements and outdated assumptions about what commitment, professionalism, respect, and success should look like.
The goal isn't to eliminate accountability or ignore experience.
It's to create a workplace where different generations can learn from one another, deliver results, and build something better together.
A Question for Every Leader
Are you holding employees accountable to the needs of the business—or to the sacrifices you were taught to make?
Great leadership requires respecting the generations that built the workplace while remaining open to the generations transforming it.
We can honor what came before without requiring everyone to lead, work, or live the same way.
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Episode Topics: generational differences at work, Gen Z in the workplace, Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, multigenerational workforce, generational conflict, leadership development, workplace culture, employee engagement, managing Gen Z, work-life balance, employee accountability, leadership communication, modern leadership, transformational leadership, organizational change.
The Asset Gap | Transformational Leadership Meets Benefits Strategy
Season 1 · Episode 66
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 • Duration 36:45
Leaders say people are their greatest asset. But do their wellness programs, benefits choices, workplace culture, and retention strategies actually prove it?
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, host Romie Montpeirous sits down with Dan Cosgrove of Better Benefits USA to explore how transformational leadership shows up through authentic employee engagement, employee wellness, benefits strategy, and real business outcomes—not just HR talk.
As healthcare costs continue to challenge employers and employees, Dan makes the case that employee benefits are a leadership and business strategy, not simply an HR responsibility.
Together, Romie and Dan unpack what it means to create a workplace where employee well-being and high performance can coexist—and why taking better care of your people may also create better outcomes for the business.
In This Episode:
Why employee wellness belongs in the business strategy
How transformational leadership moves beyond saying “people are our greatest asset”
The connection between employee engagement, employee retention, workplace culture, and business performance
Why CEOs, CFOs, COOs, and senior leaders should understand their employee benefits strategy
How rising healthcare costs impact employers and employees
Why organizations should audit the benefits employees actually use
Preventative care and alternative approaches to workplace wellness
Why fear of change keeps leaders attached to outdated systems
How flexibility, remote work, autonomy, and trust influence the employee experience
Why high-performing teams should focus on results—not simply hours worked
The role of emotional intelligence in hiring and company culture
Why blanket workplace policies can undermine trust
How job candidates can evaluate whether a company genuinely cares about its employees
What the future of employee benefits and workplace wellness could look like
The Leadership Question
If people really are your greatest asset, where does caring for them rank among your actual business priorities?
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Stop Interviewing Like You're Trying to Get Picked | Executive Interview Tips
Season 1 · Episode 66
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 • Duration 21:55
If you're an accomplished leader who suddenly starts questioning yourself the moment you walk into an interview, this episode is for you.
You've led teams, solved difficult business problems, navigated conflict, developed people, delivered results, and made high-stakes decisions. But then someone asks, "Tell me about yourself," and suddenly you're searching for the "right" answer.
That's where strong leaders can lose their executive presence.
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie Montpeirous explores executive interview preparation, leadership interview tips, behavioral interview questions, interview confidence, executive presence, and the leadership mindset required to interview at the Director, VP, and executive level.
Because a senior leadership interview isn't about performing well enough to get picked.
It's about clearly communicating how you think, how you lead, what you've accomplished, and what happens when responsibility is placed in your hands.
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
Why accomplished leaders sometimes become "applicants" during high-stakes interviews
How your leadership mindset affects interview performance
Why answering the actual question is one of the most important executive interview skills
How to prepare for behavioral interview questions without memorizing scripted answers
Why 5–7 strong leadership stories are more valuable than preparing 50 interview answers
How to use the STAR interview method without sounding rehearsed
How to communicate decision-making, emotional intelligence, leadership philosophy, and strategic thinking
How to identify the business problem behind a Director, VP, or executive position
What interviewers are really evaluating with leadership interview questions
How to manage interview anxiety and use silence confidently
How executive presence changes the way you answer difficult questions
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Resilience Without the Rebound | Leadership Mindset Shift
Season 1 · Episode 65
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 • Duration 35:53
Most leaders are trapped in a "bounce back" cycle—recovering, resetting, repeating. But real resilience isn't about bouncing back to where you were. It's about moving forward as a leader. In this episode, Romie unpacks how nervous system awareness and authentic leadership mindset shift transform resilience from a survival skill into a transformational growth practice. Discover the difference between reactive recovery and intentional evolution.
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie sits down with leadership coach and resilience expert Russell Harvey to challenge one of the biggest misconceptions in leadership today.
With over 20 years of experience and more than 6,000 hours coaching executives and board-level leaders, Russell shares why resilient leadership isn't about pushing harder—it's about learning, adapting, and leading with greater awareness.
Together, they explore how resilience shapes executive presence, organizational culture, emotional intelligence, and our ability to navigate uncertainty without losing ourselves.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by change, struggled to lead through pressure, or wondered how great leaders remain grounded during chaos, this conversation is for you.
In This Episode:
Why resilience is about moving forward—not bouncing back
The difference between endurance and true resilience
How self-awareness creates stronger leaders
Why pressure reveals who we already are
The relationship between resilience and executive presence
Building resilient teams instead of simply managing change
Why curiosity is one of the most overlooked leadership skills
Emotional resilience vs. mental resilience
Creating organizations that are well—not simply offering wellness programs
The role leaders play in building resilient cultures
Memorable Quote
"Resilience isn't about bouncing back. It's about springing forward with learning."
— Russell Harvey
About Russell Harvey
Russell Harvey, known as The Resilience Coach, has spent more than two decades helping organizations develop resilient leaders, healthier cultures, and stronger teams.
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Leading with Fear | The Hidden Leadership Blocks
Season 1 · Episode 65
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 • Duration 20:51
Fear isn’t the problem.
It’s the messenger.
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie continues the conversation on leadership identity by exploring how fear quietly shapes the way we lead. From people-pleasing and perfectionism to avoiding difficult conversations and constantly seeking approval, many leadership behaviors aren’t character flaws—they’re protection patterns.
If you’ve ever wondered why you know what to do but still struggle to do it, this episode will help you uncover what’s happening beneath the surface.
Rather than focusing on new leadership techniques, Romie challenges listeners to examine the unconscious fears driving their decisions and discover how transformational leadership begins with honest self-awareness.
In This Episode:
Why fear often disguises itself as leadership behaviors
The connection between people-pleasing and fear of disappointing others
Perfectionism versus true excellence
How fear impacts executive presence and decision-making
Why difficult conversations are opportunities for growth
The difference between protecting yourself and serving others
Leadership patterns that quietly limit your impact
Building courage through self-awareness instead of confidence
Why transformational leadership starts with letting go—not adding more
Key Takeaway
Leadership doesn’t become transformational because you know more.
It becomes transformational when you understand what’s driving your behavior.
Fear often reveals where you’ve lost alignment with your values, your purpose, and your authentic leadership.
The goal isn’t to eliminate fear.
The goal is to become aware enough that fear no longer gets to make your decisions.
Because courage isn’t the absence of fear.
Unpack Your Baggage | Transformational Leadership Starts Within
Season 1 · Episode 64
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 • Duration 17:02
What if leadership isn't as hard as it feels?
What if the real challenge isn't a lack of skill, strategy, or experience—but the baggage you're carrying?
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie explores one of the most overlooked aspects of leadership development: the unresolved fears, limiting beliefs, protection patterns, and identity stories that quietly shape how leaders show up every day.
While most leadership training teaches communication, delegation, accountability, emotional intelligence, and strategic thinking, many leadership struggles have little to do with knowledge—and everything to do with what sits beneath the surface.
Why do some leaders struggle to trust?
Why does feedback feel personal?
Why do difficult conversations get avoided?
Why does micromanagement show up even when leaders know better?
The answer may not be a leadership skill gap.
It may be a baggage problem.
In This Episode:
Why transformational leadership starts with self-awareness
How old stories influence present-day leadership behavior
The hidden connection between fear and control
Leadership identity and protection patterns
Why leaders avoid difficult conversations
The psychology behind trust, delegation, and feedback
Comparison, competition, and contribution in leadership
How emotional intelligence creates better relationships
The role of awareness in leadership growth
Why unlearning is often more important than learning
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Working Together | Leadership Conversation on Gender & Power
Season 1 · Episode 63
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 • Duration 12:09
What if the biggest challenge in workplace collaboration isn't men or women?
What if it's the stories we carry about each other?
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie explores how unconscious beliefs about gender, communication, power, and past experiences shape the way we show up at work. Through the lens of emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and relational intelligence, she challenges leaders to move beyond assumptions and toward understanding.
This isn't a conversation about men versus women.
It's a conversation about awareness.
Because the strongest teams aren't made up of people who think alike. They're made up of people who trust each other enough to think differently.
In This Episode:
Why workplace conflict is often caused by interpretation, not intention
The hidden stories and assumptions we bring into leadership
How confirmation bias impacts workplace relationships
Why men and women often misunderstand each other's communication styles
The role of emotional intelligence in cross-gender collaboration
Directness, care, and leadership communication
Relational Intelligence and its impact on team performance
Building psychological safety without sacrificing accountability
How trust creates innovation, contribution, and stronger outcomes
Why conscious leadership is the future of work
Key Takeaway
The future of leadership is not men versus women.
It's conscious people learning how to work together.
When we become aware of the stories we carry, the assumptions we make, and the fears we project, we create stronger teams, better conversations, and healthier workplaces.
Because leadership happens in relationships.
And the quality of our leadership is often limited by the quality of our relationships.
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Managing vs Leading | Why Leadership Development Stalls
Season 1 · Episode 62
Thursday, June 11, 2026 • Duration 19:51
Most people believe leadership begins when they receive the title.
It doesn't.
Leadership begins when you become the kind of person leadership requires.
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie explores one of the biggest gaps in modern organizations: the difference between managing and leading.
Many high performers get promoted because they're great at execution. They can hit goals, manage projects, and drive results. But operational excellence alone doesn't automatically create leadership maturity.
Leadership requires something deeper.
It requires emotional regulation, self-awareness, uncertainty tolerance, trust, and the ability to develop people instead of creating dependency.
Romie breaks down why so many leaders get stuck in management mode, how the nervous system influences leadership behavior, and the identity shifts required to move from controlling outcomes to building capability.
In This Episode:
• Why leadership is an identity shift, not a promotion • The difference between authority and influence • Why management feels safer than leadership • Control vs trust in leadership • The role of emotional intelligence in leadership growth • How nervous system patterns impact decision-making • Relational Intelligence and psychological safety • Why great leaders build people, not dependency • Moving from hero to builder leadership • Creating trust during uncertainty
Key Takeaway
Management asks:
"How do I get this done?"
Leadership asks:
"How do I develop someone who can do this without me?"
The future belongs to leaders who can create clarity during uncertainty, build trust instead of control, and develop people who can thrive without constant oversight.
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Identity at Work | Authenticity in Leadership Development
Season 1 · Episode 61
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 • Duration 58:31
The Identity Split: Can You Be Yourself at Work Without Sacrificing Executive Presence?
Can you be your authentic self at work without sacrificing executive presence?
In this episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie welcomes back Kat and Rich for a grounded, honest conversation about the identity split leaders experience in the workplace—the tension between who we are professionally and who we are privately.
Together, they unpack what happens when ambition is driven by fear versus truth, why so many professionals feel disconnected at work, and how leadership development often requires more inner work than we realize.
This episode explores:
✔️ Professionalism vs suppression — are we being strategic or hiding ourselves? ✔️ Executive presence and authentic leadership ✔️ Fear-based ambition vs truth-based ambition ✔️ Imposter syndrome and leadership identity ✔️ The pressure leaders feel in higher-level rooms ✔️ Workplace culture, trust, and emotional intelligence ✔️ Why leaders often feel disconnected from themselves ✔️ How healing, self-awareness, and accountability impact leadership performance ✔️ The future of leadership in an AI-driven world ✔️ Why humanity, standards, and strategy must coexist
Romie, Kat, and Rich also explore a powerful question:
What happens when the leader is disconnected from themselves?
Because when leadership disconnects, culture often follows.
The conversation dives into psychological safety, emotional maturity, leadership accountability, and why the strongest leaders aren’t the ones pretending to have all the answers—but the ones willing to be human while holding standards.
Key Takeaways From This Episode:
• The hidden cost of splitting your identity at work • Why many leaders mistake suppression for professionalism • How executive presence does NOT require becoming someone else• The difference between fear-driven ambition and truth-driven ambition• Why high performers often need support, not pressure• The role nervous system regulation and self-awareness play in leadership• Why connection may become the competitive advantage of future leadership
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The Future of Leadership | Strategy, Soul & Executive Presence
Season 1 · Episode 60
Wednesday, May 27, 2026 • Duration 30:48
The Leader Behind the Leader: Why Leadership Development Starts Within
In a world obsessed with AI, automation, and skills-based hiring, true leadership development starts from within.
In this solo episode of Leadership From The Heart, Romie explores the soul-centered strategy that separates transformational leaders from the rest—and why the most powerful leadership moves happen when you understand the leader behind the leader.
Because here’s the truth:
Most leadership problems are not leadership problems.
What if these aren’t failures of leadership skill… but symptoms of deeper internal patterns?
After nearly 20 years in operations leadership, Romie challenges conventional executive coaching models and breaks down why strategy, execution, communication, and confidence alone are no longer enough.
Because authentic, heart-centered leadership demands something deeper:
And in a future increasingly shaped by AI and automation, the human side of leadership becomes even more important—not less.
In This Episode:
Why leadership problems are often human problems in disguise
The hidden emotional patterns affecting performance and culture
Why executive coaching sometimes misses the mark by focusing only on external performance
The connection between burnout, identity, fear, politics, avoidance, and emotional regulation
Why AI makes human-centered leadership more valuable than ever
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