HUMAN LEADERSHIP

The Courage to Face Ourselves and Each Other

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Praise for the Book

  • "Through honesty, humility, and hard-earned wisdom, Kristen Hadeed demonstrates that lasting leadership growth begins with the courage to face who we are and who we can become.

    A valuable read for leaders at every stage of their journey."

    ―Marshall Goldsmith

    Thinkers50 #1 Leadership Thinker and New York Times bestselling author

  • “We spend so much of our lives becoming who we think we should be.

    Not without tenderness and fierce compassion does Kristen Hadeed remind us that the real work of our lives is remembering who we've been all along. This book is generous, courageous, and what’s most meaningful to me: deeply human.”

    ―Jennifer Pastiloff

    Best-selling author of On Being Human and Proof Of Life

  • “Human Leadership shows that to lead others well you must lead yourself well.

    You can’t give from an empty bucket. You must fill yourself up to fill others up. I highly recommend this book!”

    ―Jon Gordon

    19x bestselling author of The Carpenter and The One Truth

  • “With remarkable honesty and vulnerability, Kristen Hadeed explores how the patterns we develop to succeed can slowly disconnect us from who we truly are.

    This book offers an inspiring path back to authenticity, courage, and a more human way of living and leading.”

    ―Dr. Nicole LePera

    Author of the #1 NY Times Bestsellers How to Do the Work, How to Be the Love You Seek, and Reparenting the Inner Child

  • “Kristen Hadeed’s Human Leadership shows us all how to lead with heart through the ups and downs of the entrepreneurship journey.

    In the book she shares the authentic personal story of how she became a Great Human Leader by practicing empathy, experimentation, and, especially, vulnerability. If you’re a leader who wants permission to be human, grab a copy of this book today.”

    ―Erica Keswin

    Bestselling Author and Workplace Strategist

  • "If you've ever looked successful on the outside while privately wondering why it doesn't feel that way on the inside, this book is for you.

    Kristen Hadeed gives language to an experience countless leaders share but rarely admit, and in doing so, reminds us that achievement means little if it comes at the cost of ourselves."

    ―Morra Aarons-Mele

    Podcast host and author of The Anxious Achiever

  • “Trust grows when our words, actions, and values align.

    Kristen Hadeed's Human Leadership is a powerful reminder that the most effective leaders don't strive for perfection. They strive for authenticity. This book will challenge you to lead with greater honesty, humility, and purpose."

    ―Frances Frei

    Harvard Business School professor and coauthor of Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader's Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You

For more than a decade, Kristen defined herself as a SERVANT LEADER. As the founder and CEO of a company widely recognized for its Compassionate culture and the author OF PERMISSION TO SCREW UP, she made sure her people came first, ALWAYS.

Kristen’s journey shows that leadership doesn’t have to mean endless sacrifice or self-abandonment. Human Leadership offers a different path—one where courage, honesty, and humanity become the foundation of meaningful leadership and a meaningful life. Part memoir, part invitation, Kristen’s story will empower you to:

  • Recognize the values, fears, and limiting beliefs driving your leadership choices

  • Communicate more honestly with yourself and the people you lead

  • Navigate change, guilt, and difficult decisions with greater compassion

  • Build trust and connection without abandoning your boundaries or yourself

  • Recognize when frustration is pointing to an unmet need or necessary change

  • Create a fulfilling and authentic version of success

Human Leadership is for anyone who has ever poured everything into others and woken up wondering where they went. Kristen reminds us that our relationship with ourselves informs our relationships with others and that the most human way to lead begins with refusing to abandon yourself.

But after years of pouring everything she had into her business and her leadership, Kristen came face-to-face with a hard truth: Behind closed doors, she felt trapped beneath the weight of carrying it all. She had built a career around putting others first and abandoned herself in the process. The work she once loved was now tangled up in a web of pressure and expectations.

From the outside, she appeared to have it all together. But inside, she was falling apart.

Human Leadership is Kristen’s raw, personal account of losing herself in service to others and the difficult work of finding her way back. It’s a story of burnout, ambition, resentment, grief, reinvention, profound self-examination, and the courage it takes to share what you discover with the people around you. By learning to face herself, tell the truth, and take ownership of her choices, Kristen became a more courageous, compassionate leader and built a life and business that would take care of her, too.

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