Lead with Heart
Lead from Within. Lead by Example.
In today’s results-driven world, leadership is often measured by outcomes. But the most effective, impactful, and inspiring leaders don’t just drive performance — they lead from the heart.
Lead with Heart
Lead from Within.
Lead by Example.
In today’s results-driven world, leadership is often measured by outcomes. But the most effective, impactful, and inspiring leaders don’t just drive performance – they lead from the heart.
At the heart of resilience lies heart coherence, a state of harmony and balance that brings out the very best in us — physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. At the core of this principle is a faculty we all possess, one that can be harnessed with insight, guidance, and practice to recharge and align our system for optimal performance — and positively impact both ourselves and those around us. Heart coherence occurs when our body’s systems — our breathing, heart rhythms, brain rhythms, and hormonal responses — are in sync with each other. This synchronized state not only enhances physical well-being but also fosters mental clarity, emotional stability, and inner security.
By intentionally cultivating heart coherence throughout the day, we create a stable foundation for calm, confident responses, balanced decision-making, and authentic connection. This isn’t just about surviving challenges — it’s about thriving through them, even in the face of uncertainty, change, and pressure.
If you’ve ever wondered…
How do I stay focused and energized while navigating relentless demands?
How do I remain authentic and connected to my purpose as a leader?
How do I make clearer, more confident decisions that feel right and inspire trust?
How do I communicate clearly and inspire others during times of uncertainty?
How do I stay focused and energized while navigating relentless demands?
How do I remain authentic and connected to my purpose as a leader?
How do I make clearer, more confident decisions that feel right and inspire trust?
How do I communicate clearly and inspire others during times of uncertainty?
… then you’re ready for a new way of leading.
Resilient Leadership – Lead with Heart is an immersive 10-week coaching experience designed for leaders like you: seasoned executives seeking sustainable clarity, composure, and connection, and emerging leaders stepping into their roles with heart-led authenticity, inner confidence, and presence.
This program will guide you to step into a new leadership paradigm — one rooted in heart-alignment that cultivates greater resilience capacity, without burnout or compromise.
“Heart-led leadership is a powerful approach where clarity, composure, and confidence naturally inspire, motivate, and drive performance.”
– Lizl Groenewald
Is this for you?
Great leadership doesn’t start in the boardroom. It starts in how you manage your energy, your responses, your decisions, and your presence.
This program is designed for:
Seasoned Leaders
- Experiencing burnout or emotional fatigue?
- Feeling disconnected from your original purpose?
- Second-guessing yourself after making a call?
Emerging Leaders
- Feeling overwhelmed by new responsibilities?
- Struggling with rushed or reactive decision-making?
- Need tools to communicate not only effectively but authentically?
You might also be here because...
- You feel edgy, shut down or emotionally distracted after stressful events or interactions
- You’re constantly second-guessing your decisions
- You find it difficult to communicate coherently in tough conversations
- You no longer feel connected to your original leadership purpose
- You feel you’re meant to lead differently — but aren’t sure where to start
If you recognize yourself in any of these — this short, immersive program will support you in leading with renewed clarity, composure and confidence that not only drives performance, but inspires and uplifts everyone you meet — without burnout or compromise.
“The greatest shift in leadership happens when we stop pushing through, and start aligning within first, before we act.”
– Lizl Groenewald
What You'll Learn
Over 10 weeks, you’ll explore transformational themes designed to equip you with science-backed insights, tools, and strategies to help you lead with heart-led composure, make heart-led decisions, and communicate with heart-led intent sustainably — without burnout or compromise.
Each session is built to gradually introduce, teach and help you master heart-led resilience with personalized 1:1 support and guidance from a Resilience Specialist who’s certified, accredited and experienced.
Week 1
Setting the Foundation – Why Leading with Heart Matters
Introduction and Orientation.
Discover the program’s structure, goals and expectations, with concept introduction on heart-led resilience.
Week 2
The Energy of Leadership – Why Resilience Begins in the Heart
You can’t lead from an empty tank.
Learn the source of your resilience capacity, and why heart coherence drives performance — not just time management or toughness.
Week 3
The Intelligence of the Heart – A Leader’s Inner Compass
Stability under pressure begins with a regulated heart.
Discover how the different roles of the Heart help you reset, using a science-backed tool to balance your autonomic nervous system, quickly.
Week 4
Emotional Landscape – Mapping What Moves You
Emotional self-awareness is your leadership superpower.
Gain clarity on your emotional landscape and a science-backed tool to shift your emotional state by choice, on the spot.
Week 5
The Heart Set Point – Creating a New Resilience Baseline
Your nervous system doesn’t need to live in overdrive.
Create a new resilience set point for sustainable calm, clarity, and creativity — even in chaos.
Week 6
Sustained Resilience – Easy 3 Step Strategy
Heart-Led Resilience is not a one-off fix, it’s a daily practice, way of life
Learn an easy, repeatable 3-step strategy to maintain resilience capacity throughout the day.
Week 7
Heart-Led Decisions – Intuition Meets Intelligence
The clearest decisions don’t come from the mind only — they come from balanced wisdom.
Learn how to access inner intuition, for clearer decision-making that feels right.
Week 8
Coherent Communication – Speaking from Heart, not Reaction
People don’t just hear your words — they feel your energy first.
Learn how to communicate with heart-aligned dialogue, for greater connection.
Week 9
Crafting a New Leadership Paradigm – A sustainable Resilience Legacy
This isn’t just resilience — it’s living and leading from the heart.
Integrate your learnings into a long-term Resilience Action Plan that supports sustainable, heart-centered leadership.
Week 10
Heart-Led Resilience Beyond the Program
Integration & Next Steps.
Recap the core tools and techniques covered over the 10 weeks, decide on next steps to anchor the experience, and receive a program roadmap as a reminder of your journey.
By the end of this journey, you will lead with sustainable clarity, composure, and inner confidence. Additionally, you will positively impact those around you, inspiring them to do the same.
This is the essence of leading by example.
“Leadership that inspires, starts with how you lead yourself first.”
– Lizl Groenewald
What's Included
Resilient Leadership – Lead with Heart will teach you everything you need to build sustainable heart-led resilience — with science-backed insights, structured learning, and personalized guidance over 10 transformative weeks.
When you lead from the heart, you don’t just transform yourself — you create a culture of trust, connection, and high performance that uplifts everyone around you.
structured learning
10 x 90-minute coaching sessions (Total 15 hours) + Weekly Assignments.
valuable takeaways
- Resilience Roadmap for reflection and reminder of your journey
- Certificate of Completion
Practical Implementation
Your own personalized Resilience Action Plan, equipping you with a clear plan to immediately apply what you’ve learned.
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Post Program Support
Receive 1 x complimentary coaching session to address any follow-up questions or challenge.
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Flexible Participation
Offered both in-person and remotely via Microsoft Teams, ensuring accessibility for individuals anywhere in the world.
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Optional Special
Purchase a compact, mobile-friendly resilience-monitoring-tool for home use at a special rate, to help you practice and maintain heart coherence outside our sessions.
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By the end of this journey, you’ll not only lead with clarity, composure, and confidence — but also inspire those around you to do the same.
This is more than resilience; it’s a transformational shift toward leading from the heart, where calm meets courage and purpose aligns with performance.
“When leaders are connected to their heart, they don’t just lead – they uplift.”
– Lizl Groenewald
Key Benefits of the Program
When your heart and nervous system are aligned, leadership becomes more effective, intuitive, and sustainable.
Here’s what Resilient Leadership – Lead with Heart will help you achieve:
Build Emotional Stability
Make clearer, more confident decisions
Communicate more coherently
Avoid burnout
Inspire trust and loyalty
to lead with greater clarity, composure and confidence in pressure moments.
that feel right and align with the wisdom of your heart.
in high-stakes or emotionally charged conversations.
with sustainable practices and strategies that restore your energy throughout the day.
through heart-led leadership that sets a living example.
You’ll gain more than just strategies
You’ll develop a grounded way of being that instills calm, confidence, and clarity in everything you do — uplifting yourself and others in the process.
Key Benefits of the Program
When your heart and nervous system are aligned, leadership becomes more effective, intuitive, and sustainable.
Here’s what Resilient Leadership – Lead with Heart will help you achieve:
Build Emotional Stability
to lead with greater clarity, composure and confidence in pressure moments.
Make clearer, more confident decisions
that feel right and align with the wisdom of your heart.
Communicate more coherently
in high-stakes or emotionally charged conversations.
Avoid burnout
with sustainable practices and strategies that restore your energy throughout the day.
Inspire trust and loyalty
through heart-led leadership that sets a living example.
You’ll gain more than just strategies
You’ll develop a grounded way of being that instills calm, confidence, and clarity in everything you do — uplifting yourself and others in the process.
“Heart-led leaders access their heart’s intelligence to lead with clarity, composure and confidence.”
– Lizl Groenewald
Why Choose Heart-Centered Leadership?
Science-Based Tools
Learn easy, proven, practical techniques validated by neuroscience and HRV research.
Authentic Leadership
Align your leadership style with who you truly are — not just your job title.
Sustainable Change
Build habits that support your resilience capacity long-term.
Positive Impact
Inspire a workplace culture of authenticity, connection, and high performance.
Every technique and strategy you learn builds a new way of being
You will no longer lead and live from stress, but from grounded presence and heart-led stability that’s sustainable.
"You don't have to choose between high-performance and humanity. Heart-led leadership is both."
- Lizl Groenewald
The Science Behind the Program
This coaching journey is grounded in reliable, scientifically validated tools, techniques, and strategies developed by HeartMath® Inc., a globally respected institute that has spent over 30 years researching the power and intelligence of the heart and its role in fostering resilience and performance.
The techniques you will learn are designed to:
Improve mental clarity and emotional composure under pressure
Enhance decision-making and communication skills
Reduce burnout and restore sustainable resilience capacity
Boost emotional intelligence and greater self-awareness
At the core of this program lies heart coherence, a synchronized state that brings out the very best in us — physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Heart coherence occurs when our body’s systems — our breathing, heart rhythms, brain rhythms, and hormonal responses — are in sync. This harmonious alignment enhances physical well-being, mental clarity, emotional stability, and inner security.
Benefits of Practicing Heart Coherence:
Greater Self-Control
Strengthen your ability to manage responses with intention and calm.
Quicker Recovery
Bounce back faster from physical, mental, and emotional stress.
Sharper Reflexes
Enhance your reaction times and improve overall coordination.
System Harmony
Align your body’s systems for optimal functioning and reduced strain.
Mental Clarity
Boost your focus, memory and creativity for higher decision-making.
Restorative Sleep
Improve sleep quality that restores energy levels.
For leaders, heart coherence acts as your first leadership tool, enabling you to:
Stay Calm Under Pressure
Remain composed and grounded, even in high-stakes situations, inspiring trust and confidence in your team.
Make Balanced Decisions
Access intuitive insights that complement logical reasoning, reducing second-guessing and hesitation.
Communicate Authentically
Foster deeper connections and resolve conflicts effectively by approaching conversations with composure and compassion.
By intentionally practicing heart coherence throughout the day, you unlock the ability to lead with clarity, confidence, and resilience — qualities that define exceptional leadership.
Disclaimer: HeartMath® Inc. techniques are designed for personal growth and self-regulation and are not a replacement for medical or psychological treatment.
Program Delivery Options
This program is available:
Remotely
Ideal for global or time-constrained leaders.
In-person
In Cape Town RSA and surrounding areas (travel costs apply if outside 50km from Cape Town CBD)
Need a neutral location for in-person coaching? I’m happy to arrange an off-site meeting room at an additional cost.
"Resilient leadership starts with the heart – that’s where we find what we need to thrive."
- Lizl Groenewald
Personalized Leadership Coaching
Some leaders prefer a quiet, focused space to explore their personal challenges in depth. If the structured program format doesn’t suit your needs — or if you’re looking for more targeted support — I offer individual coaching sessions tailored to your unique goals and circumstances.
Here's what I can help you address in 1:1 coaching sessions:
Leadership Overwhelm
Regain balance and clarity when navigating relentless demands or high-pressure environments.
Leadership Decision-Making
Build confidence in making clear, heart-aligned decisions that feel right, inspire trust and drive results.
Leadership Communication
Enhance your ability to connect authentically, navigate tough conversations coherently, and foster collaboration.
Individual sessions are available post-program or as a stand-alone offering.
"Resilient leadership goes beyond simply enduring adversity - it's about thriving through challenges with a heart-led approach that uplifts self and others."
- Lizl Groenewald
Meet Your Coach
I’m Lizl Groenewald—a HeartMath® Certified Coach, accredited Master Life Coach Practitioner, and Resilience Specialist. Before transitioning into coaching, I spent over 20 years in business development, leading high-performing teams, closing complex deals, and navigating the relentless pressures that many of my clients face today.
But after experiencing burnout in pursuit of performance, I discovered something transformative: we lead best not from adrenaline — but from alignment. True leadership isn’t about pushing harder; it’s about aligning your heart, mind, and actions to create sustainable clarity, composure, and connection.
Today, I help leaders unlock heart-led resilience — a powerful state of being that supports emotional balance and mental clarity for sustained peak performance. My approach ensures you thrive under pressure without compromising your health, relationships, or values.
I invite you to join me on this transformative 10-week journey with Resilient Leadership – Lead with Heart. Together, we’ll explore how to lead from the inside out — with greater mental clarity, emotional composure, and authentic connection — so you can inspire others and achieve extraordinary results, even in the most challenging environments.
"When you lead from the heart, everyone benefits."
- Lizl Groenewald
Take the Next Step
Are you ready to unlock your full potential as a leader?
Whether you’re navigating relentless demands, making high-stakes decisions, or striving to inspire your team, Resilient Leadership – Lead with Heart will equip you with the tools and strategies to thrive under pressure, without burnout or compromise.
Take the leap - Lead with Heart today!
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Contact Info
lizl@empoweredcoaching.co.za
+27 84 695 6956
Online Consultations via:
MS Teams, Google Meet
In-Person Consultations:
Venue of your Choice
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 08h00 - 17h00 SAST
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Lead from Within. Lead by Example.
"The future of leadership isn’t harder. It’s wiser. It’s calmer. It’s heart-led."
- Lizl Groenewald
Send a Message
Contact Info
lizl@empoweredcoaching.co.za
+27 84 695 6956
Online Consultations via:
MS Teams, Google Meet
In-Person Consultations:
Venue of your Choice
Working Hours
Monday to Friday 08h00 - 17h00 SAST
Lead from Within. Lead by Example.
"The future of leadership isn’t harder. It’s wiser. It’s calmer. It’s heart-led."
- Lizl Groenewald