Is Kindness the New Leadership Superpower?

​Can kindness and inclusion be measured, developed, and scaled as core leadership capabilities? Drawing on neuroscience, organisational psychology, and global leadership practice, this session explores why kindness is no longer a “nice to have” but a strategic necessity for leaders navigating complexity and change.

​In this one-hour deep dive, we’ll examine how inclusive leaders override the brain’s bias for sameness, create psychological safety, and unleash innovation. Through evidence-based insights and reflective dialogue, participants will explore how to demonstrate kindness in practice — offering clarity with care, listening with fascination, recognising effort without ego — while staying strong on boundaries and accountability.

​Discover how culturally grounded concepts like Māori manaakitanga and Ubuntu sit alongside modern data from HBR and Gallup showing the business impact of kind leadership, and learn how to avoid the common pitfalls of over-kindness that can stall performance.

​Join us to challenge outdated models of toughness and reimagine leadership for the next decade — where the leaders who thrive won’t be the toughest, but the kindest.