Leadership is not just about decisions, strategy, or authority. It is shaped by something far deeper—our emotions, upbringing, and unconscious biases.

Between Heart and Hierarchy reveals the hidden inner world that drives leadership behaviour. Through powerful real-life experiences and conversations between the Heart (empathy, intuition) and the Hierarchy (authority, structure), Seema Chauhan shows how cultural conditioning, childhood beliefs, and unexamined emotions silently influence how leaders act at work.

The book uncovers why even well-intentioned leaders may dominate, avoid conflict, fear high performers, or struggle with boundaries. It explains the fine line between guiding a team and controlling it, between compassion and people-pleasing, between confidence and insecurity.

Designed for leaders, managers, HR professionals, and anyone responsible for people, this book helps you:

Recognise your unconscious biases

Balance empathy with authority

Build trust and psychological safety

Lead confidently without losing compassion

Create a workplace where people feel valued and heard

Between Heart and Hierarchy is a journey of self-awareness and conscious leadership—because true leadership begins when you start listening to yourself.