What's Next! with Tiffani Bova Leading from the Heart with Claude Silver
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova.
This week, I have the pleasure of welcoming Claude Silver to the show. She is on a mission to revolutionize leadership talent and workplace culture. She is the world's first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX and partners with CEO Gary Vaynerchuk to drive their success. Claude has earned Campaign's U.S. Female Frontier Award and Adweek's Changing the Game Award. She is also the author of the new book, Be Yourself at Work.
THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…leaders who want to build high-performing teams without sacrificing humanity.
TODAY'S MAIN MESSAGE…in this conversation, Claude shares why she believes AI should enhance human potential and not replace it. She explains why burnout is often a leadership system's problem rather than a personal failure. And she challenges managers to create cultures where people feel safe enough to speak up, honest enough to name their imposters, and supported enough to grow.
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- AI should enhance human capability while preserving meaningful human connection.
- Emotional fluency allows leaders to choose their response instead of reacting impulsively.
- Energy management matters more than time management in preventing burnout.
- Psychological safety creates the conditions for belonging and high performance.
- Leaders scale culture by modeling self-awareness and vulnerability first.
WHAT I LOVE MOST…Claude reframes leadership as something deeply personal before it's organizational. You can't build belonging for others if you haven't built awareness in yourself. Her reminder that "you are the CEO of you" feels especially powerful in a world that's moving faster than ever.
Running Time: 26:15
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Claude's Book: Be Yourself at Work: The Groundbreaking Power of Showing Up, Standing Out, and Leading from the Heart