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Connection is the Antidote.

Whether you are a CEO or a stay-at-home-parent, we can not connect to anyone in inspiring ways until we connect with ourselves in honest ways.

I guide leaders to awaken, heal, and courageously lead at work and at home.

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Connection is the Antidote.

Whether you are a CEO or a stay-at-home-parent, we can not connect to anyone in inspiring ways until we connect with ourselves in honest ways.

I guide leaders to awaken, heal, and courageously lead at work and at home.

Order the BookConnect with Karen
Connection heals our wounds, awakens our souls, and invites us into our most authentic, courageous, and honest selves.

A different approach to leadership

The Connected Leader diagram: Connect Consciously, Listen Deeply, Exhibit Empathy, Celebrate Curiosity, Demonstrate Accountability, Navigate Chaos Comfortably, and Walk With Courage-Based Confidence
  • Leverages a Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary and a Masters in Clinical Social Work from Rutgers University to provide an emotionally-and-spiritually based approach to wholeness at work and in life.
  • Combines expertise with experience to offer Thera-Coaching™ to individuals and companies that want to “scale with spirit” and transform cultures and relationships.
  • Leads, coaches, and inspires others from a full and present heart as she shares her story and leads courageously.
Jay Wolverton
Former CEO of Wolverton & Associates
on Executive Leadership Consulting with KJH
"Hardwick’s inspiring message is there’s a more fully human way to lead rooted in emotional, spiritual, and relational wholeness. Connected leadership is the way of the future."
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— Ian Morgan Cron
Enneagram Leader, Author of “The Road Back to You," Host of Typology Podcast
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Companies that have connected with us

ESPN
UPS
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group)
Populous
KPMG

Here's how we can work together

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Executive Leadership Coaching

True transformation in organizations begins on an individual level. These services are for executive leaders who want to create a connected workplace culture, starting with the journey of self-connection.
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Book Club Study Guide

Change the landscape at work and in your personal relationships as you dig deep into the ways you can unlock the power of connection. Use this guide for small group discussions or for a self-paced exploration. Our gift will help you activate the power of being fully human, present, and connected at home and work.
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Preview of My Connection Manifesto journal

Connection Manifesto
3 Week Journey

This three week journaling workshop is designed to help you or your team hit the pause button and discover the powerful, meaningful connections in your life. Whether at home or at work, you have the power to create connection in your life and this guided process will help you awaken to your most connected self.
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Hello there, I'm Karen

I know what it’s like to feel lost in the dark. And I really know what it’s like to be disconnected from yourself and a deep sense of wellbeing.

We are not having a leadership crisis. I believe we are having a human being crisis and that the most impactful leaders are those who learn to lead from their own connected heart and soul.

Through my own professional, relational, and spiritual experiences, I am able to serve as a guide to help individuals, leaders, and organizations around the globe awaken, heal, and courageously lead, both at work and home.

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Other ways to connect

Book

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The Connected Leader shows readers how to use the 7 Strategies of Connection to connect to ourselves compassionately in order to enhance self-discovery.

podcast

Karen J Hardwick - Saving You A Seat podcast
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A podcast that digs deep into real, raw, and true stories with guests who openly embrace life’s messiness with grit and grace.

Speaking

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Karen featured in various media outlets.

Blog

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Ready To Learn
A free resource and tool for learning more about how you can connect to yourself, others, and the world around you.

Connect Weekly

Sign up for my weekly newsletter. It is inspiring content for all of us who have people entrusted to our care, at work and home. The newsletter invites folks to lean into the power of self-connection so to live our best life and help others do the same.

My hope: that the content lifts your spirits, elevates your relationships, and helps you to awaken, heal, and courageously live, lead, and love. Honestly. Authentically. More fully human.
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Celebrate The Connected Leader’s 1-year-anniversary & download our gift: A Study Guide for Small Group Discussion
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