{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Teresa Colaneri","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog","author_name":"Teresa Colaneri","author_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/author\/\/","title":"What's the Heart Got To Do with Leadership? - Teresa Colaneri","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"xmLQ5aFiNN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/whats-the-heart-got-to-do-with-leadership\/\">What&#8217;s the Heart Got To Do with Leadership?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/whats-the-heart-got-to-do-with-leadership\/embed\/#?secret=xmLQ5aFiNN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What&#8217;s the Heart Got To Do with Leadership?&#8221; &#8212; Teresa Colaneri\" data-secret=\"xmLQ5aFiNN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"What&#8217;s the Heart Got To Do with Leadership Valentine\u2019s Day tends to frame the heart as sentimental. Leadership culture often treats the heart as irrelevant. Both miss something essential. Modern neuroscience and psychophysiology point to a powerful truth: the heart is not just emotional \u2014 it\u2019s intelligent. And without access to the heart\u2019s intelligence, higher-level leadership thinking becomes biologically constrained. The Heart Is Not Just a Metaphor Research from the HeartMath Institute and leading psychophysiology researchers shows that the heart has its own intrinsic nervous system (often called the \u201cheart brain\u201d), with tens of thousands of neurons and a powerful influence on how the brain functions. The heart sends more information to the brain than the brain sends to the heart via the vagus nerve and other pathways. This means the state of the heart significantly shapes perception, emotional regulation, and cognitive clarity \u2014 especially under pressure. When leaders are chronically stressed or emotionally constricted:","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.teresacolaneri.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Copyrite-Heartmath-Institue-2023-500-x-790-px-800-x-533-px.png"}