Episode 215: ‘Whole Human Leadership’ with Amber Little
In this episode:
Christi, Angela, and Libby introduce guest Amber Little, chief HR officer at Nations Best Holdings in Dallas and author of the 52-week workbook Whole Human Leadership, sharing how the book helped her realize it’s okay to take a break and not be everything to everyone. Amber explains that whole human leadership means recognizing we are human before our roles and leading yourself first by understanding values, triggers, approval-seeking, and needed boundaries. The discussion covers how people quietly lose themselves by focusing on others’ needs, how high achievers tie worth to productivity, and how approval, perfectionism, and weak boundaries shape leadership behaviors like avoiding hard conversations and not delegating. Amber suggests starting with self-awareness questions and journaling, and shares where to find her book on Amazon and contact her via LinkedIn, Instagram (Lead From The Ashes), or email.
Supported by: Groundbreak Carolinas
Show Notes and Links:
00:00 Welcome and Transition
00:18 Introducing Amber and the Book
02:08 Amber’s Background
02:53 Why She Wrote It
04:31 What Whole Human Leadership Means
06:22 Sponsor Break
06:59 How We Lose Ourselves
08:54 Approval Perfectionism Boundaries
10:59 Where to Begin the Practice
13:53 What Readers Gain
16:50 Workbook Highlights
17:29 How to Connect and Buy
19:20 Final Thanks and Sign Off
About Amber:
Amber Little is the Chief Human Resources Officer at Nation’s Best Holdings, LLC, where she has helped build the HR function from the ground up while supporting the company’s growth from roughly 100 employees to more than 1,100 employees across 64 locations. With a career spanning talent development, organizational development, consulting, and HR leadership, Amber has worked across industries including retail, private equity, education, commercial real estate, energy, and the Department of Defense.
She is the author of Whole Human Leadership, a book focused on the internal work required to lead people well. Amber is passionate about helping leaders understand that leadership is not only about performance, strategy, and results, but also about resilience, self-awareness, emotional maturity, and the courage to lead as a whole human being.
Before joining Nation’s Best, Amber led Talent Development for Essilor of America and served as Global Training and Development Leader at Halliburton. She holds a master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from Emporia State University and an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Kansas State University. Amber lives in the Dallas, Texas, area with her husband and three children.
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