{"id":5,"date":"2019-09-16T15:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-16T15:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faculty.som.yale.edu\/heidibrooks\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:00:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:00:03","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.som.yale.edu\/heidibrooks\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\"Heidi<\/strong> Heidi Brooks teaches and advises on the subject of everyday leadership: the everyday micro-moments of impact that shape our lived experiences<\/strong>. Fostering courageous and effective organizational communities is a particular passion of hers. Dr. Brooks specializes in large-scale culture change projects focused on individual and collective leadership effectiveness in organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Interpersonal and Group Dynamics, the MBA elective she has taught for 20 years, is one of the courses most in demand at Yale School of Management. Recently, Dr. Brooks pioneered the Everyday Leadership course at SOM. She has also taught Emotional Intelligence, Power & Politics, Managing Groups & Teams, and Coaching Skills for Managers. Dr. Brooks received her Doctorate in psychology from the University of California at Berkeley and a Bachelor\u2019s degree from Brown University. She is a lifelong experiential learner; you can find her as a student in classrooms as far-ranging as improvisational theater and immersion language lessons. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Follow on LinkedIn” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fin%2Fheidi-brooks%2F|target:_blank” el_id=”LinkedIn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_text_separator title=”Select Media” title_align=”separator_align_left” border_width=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\u201c<\/span>Why Your Team Should Be Talking About Social Norms<\/span><\/a>,\u201d <\/span>Forbes<\/span><\/i>, March 10, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Experience Is The Curriculum: Leading When The Map Won\u2019t Hold<\/span><\/a>,\u201d <\/span>Forbes<\/span><\/i>, February 24, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>In 2026, Align Your Actions With Your Values<\/span><\/a>,\u201d <\/span>Forbes<\/span><\/i>, December 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Burnout Is Not Just About Overwork \u2014 It\u2019s About The Space Between Us<\/span><\/a>,\u201d <\/span>Forbes<\/span><\/i>, September 29, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n

“Heidi Brooks of Yale School of Management On How the World\u2019s Best Leaders Build Burnout-Free Workplace Cultures<\/a>,” Authority Magazine,\u00a0<\/em>April 3, 2025<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Why Organizations Should Tailor the Workplace to Empower Gen Z and Share Benefits Across All Generations<\/span><\/a>,\u201d I by IMD<\/em>, February 6, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>How to Talk Politics at Work Without Upsetting Anyone<\/span><\/a>,\u201d The Washington Post<\/em>, September 11, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>How to Keep a Workplace Happy in a Divided Political Moment<\/span><\/a>,\u201d Yale Insights<\/em>, September 4, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n

“5 Things You Must Do to Treat Yourself With Kindness After a Layoff, According to a Yale Management Expert<\/a>,” Inc.<\/em>, January 19, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n

“5 Things the Best Bosses Always Do During Layoffs, According to a Yale Management Expert<\/a>,” Inc.<\/em>, December 15, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cLeadership Lessons from Retiring Tennis Star Serena Williams<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Forbes<\/em>, August 20, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cA New Work Anxiety: Will I be penalized for working from home?<\/a>\u201d\u00a0NPR Morning Edition<\/em>, August 18, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cEmpathy: A CIO\u2019s force multiplier,<\/a>\u201d\u00a0CIO<\/em>, April 29, 2022<\/p>\n

\u201cHow to Start Making Real Change in Your Organization,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Yale Insights<\/em>, June 11, 2020[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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