Author Information
Hema Vyas, Haven Leadership + Wellness, United KingdomAbstract
High-performing leaders often achieve external success yet experience “silent heartache,” a subtle but persistent misalignment between achievement and inner fulfilment. This phenomenon reflects unresolved emotional patterns, limiting beliefs, and unprocessed experiences that constrain both personal and collective potential. Drawing on over 30 years of applied practice with executives, entrepreneurs, and social leaders across global contexts, this presentation explores the intersection of heartbreak, emotional regulation, and conscious leadership. Heart intelligence, the integration of emotional, cognitive, and intuitive capacities, offers a framework for cultivating coherence, empathy, and aligned decision-making. Evidence from neuroscience supports the heart’s active role in processing information, guiding intuition, and influencing relational and organisational outcomes. Leaders who cultivate heart intelligence demonstrate enhanced creativity, resilience, and capacity to foster thriving teams and communities. This presentation synthesises personal narratives, applied insights, and emerging scientific findings to demonstrate how addressing unresolved emotional patterns can expand consciousness and elevate leadership effectiveness. Practical strategies for integrating heart intelligence into leadership development, organisational culture, and decision-making processes will be discussed. Healing silent heartache not only enhances individual well-being but also promotes collective growth, ethical decision-making, and sustainable impact. By embracing heart-centered leadership, individuals and organisations can navigate complex challenges with greater clarity, purpose, and humanity, embodying a model of leadership that bridges inner awareness with external influence.
Paper Information
Conference: ACP2026Stream: General Psychology
This paper is part of the ACP2026 Conference Proceedings (View)
Full Paper
View / Download the full paper in a new tab/window
To cite this article:
Vyas H. (2026) Healing the Heart for Conscious Leadership: Harnessing Heart Intelligence for Human and Organisational Flourishing ISSN: 2187-4743 – The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences 2026 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 295-299) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2026.26
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2187-4743.2026.26
Comments
Powered by WP LinkPress