This Human is evolving.
Like the leaders we inspire, we are changing too.
We are currently redesigning our digital home to better serve leaders who are shaping the future.
Thanks for your patience while we build something that reflects the depth and clarity of the work we do.
We’ll release more about this in the coming weeks, look out for the article that explains why.
Leadership isn’t what you do.
It’s who you’re becoming.
This Human is a space for leaders doing the inner work.
The quiet work. The deep, often invisible work that shapes what we shape.
You’ve already achieved success.
You’re experienced, capable, respected.
And yet, something in you knows there’s more.
More depth. More clarity.
More integrity between your impact and your inner state.
More resonance between who you are and how you lead.
This Human exists for you.
We work with leaders who are ready to lead from wholeness.
Leaders who are no longer satisfied with just managing complexity, but who want to meet it with wisdom, presence, and courage.
Through coaching, programs, writing and community, we invite you into a different kind of leadership:
- One that begins inward
- Moves through your body
- Listens to what’s real
- And creates conditions for deep and lasting transformation.
You don’t need more tools or techniques — You need more of yourself: this human.
What We Offer
Deep Leadership Program
An intensive 7-month journey for senior leaders ready to step beyond performance and into lasting transformation.
Leadership Coaching
One-on-one, neuroscience-informed coaching for those who want to integrate awareness, embodiment, and impact.
The Embodied Leader
A somatic experience to enable a truly embodied leader. One who is influential and embraces a quiet confidence.
“Dr. Senova knows what she’s talking about. Here’s a body of work you can treasure, savor, and revisit at every stage of your creative life.”
Marty Neumeier Best-selling author of the Brand Gap and Zag. Director of CEO Branding @ Liquid Agency
This is leadership for a world in transition.
If you’re ready to lead with more clarity, courage and coherence—
Welcome. You’re in the right place.
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Grounded insights and practices to support your leadership journey from the inside out.
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