Heart-Aligned Leadership: Why Leadership Leaves a Biological Footprint

Leadership doesn’t just influence culture — it influences the body. Research on heart-aligned leadership shows that stress, lack of recognition, and unfairness can trigger real physiological reactions, affecting cardiovascular health. The HEART model closely mirrors Seligman’s PERMA framework, revealing that what supports psychological flourishing also protects the heart.
Healthy leadership isn’t soft — it’s biologically intelligent.