”The inspiration to venture Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd. came from a deep-seated burning desire to transform the way leadership is perceived and practiced. Throughout my extensive career in executive roles, I experienced a critical gap in leadership that focused more on hard work than heart work®. This realization inspired me to develop a comprehensive philosophy based on solid laws focused on heart-centered leadership.”—quotes Heinz.
The corporate leadership journey of Heinz Kaegi, the CEO of Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd., began over three decades ago. Throughout the years, he discovered that traditional leadership paradigms often fell short in addressing the complexities and disruptive quick changes in the business environment. This realization motivated him to further explore the fundamentals of effective leadership, leading to the creation of heart-centered leadership principles.
In his Swiss bestseller “Wanted: Leaders”, Heinz explores how authentic leadership can transform organizations by shifting the focus from mere hard work to heart work®, which is key to unlocking and harnessing the innate power of true potential. This philosophy serves as the foundation of Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd., where leaders are inspired, encouraged, and challenged to embrace their true purpose and lead with integrity and passion.
Musical Beginnings
Heinz Kaegi was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, where he was influenced by a mix of Swiss-German, French, and American cultures. His diverse upbringing has allowed him to successfully lead executive teams from various backgrounds toward impactful success.
Throughout his early years, Heinz faced challenges such as strict parents and setbacks in school and enjoyed playing in a band. His career began with influential bosses and a multilingual officer position in the Swiss army. He experienced both successes and failures in his career, and made contributions to the community as an executive politician. In his limited free time, he spent quality moments with his three daughters, enjoyed rowing, forming friendships with colleagues, and singing in the opera choir.
Transitioning to self-employment, Heinz conquered challenges together with his international clients on three continents in three languages and ultimately succeeded in a seemingly impossible hotel project that he brought back thanks to an exceptional crew after two bankruptcies on the Top 3 in the Country. Playing the piano inspired him deeply, and he spent a decade as an entrepreneur in Florida. Participants in his LEX Leadershift Excellence™ Program thrived under his guidance, and he found solace in riding his Harley despite the sad loss of his younger brother. His German book became a bestseller and received top ratings with the support of mentors who believed in his potential.
As an expat, Heinz remained connected to Switzerland, contributed to leadership development, and valued his dear spouse, Regina. One notable experience was conducting an orchestra performance of “Le Nozze di Figaro.” Despite facing first signs of burnout, he discovered his true path and is now focused on inspiring and empowering leaders’ transition from hard work to heart work®. This journey continues to inspire and transform leaders worldwide.
Transforming Leadership
Heinz established the company with a belief in the power to drive meaningful change. Initially, breaking through entrenched traditional leadership paradigms among international clientele was challenging. However, the launch of the globally unique LEX Leadershift Excellence™ Program marked a pivotal moment. This comprehensive framework has resonated on several continents, earning widespread recognition and adoption.
Specializing in transformative leadership development, Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd. offers the flagship LEX Leadershift Excellence™ Program alongside tailored corporate future design processes, workshops, top executive coaching, and keynote speeches focused on heart-centered leadership. Its services aim to uncover leaders’ true purpose, leaping their vision competence dimensions forward, and nurture authenticity and empathy. Self-driven and consistent evolution and client-centricity drive their innovative initiatives, ensuring they evolve to meet the leadership needs of tomorrow while staying true to their core values.
The Seven Laws of Leadership
“Success critical qualities not only determine a leader’s effectiveness, yet also their ability to ignite, inspire, and orchestrate meaningful organizational change and further development.”
Heinz Kaegi has identified fundamental key qualities of a successful leader in his Swiss bestseller “Wanted: Leaders.” as the seven laws of leadership:
- No Purpose – No Power: Deeply understanding oneself and recognizing one’s identity & mission.
- No Vision – No Passion: Discovering one’s burning desires that are shaping the future. Contributing to making the World into an even better place to grow at for our children and the next generations
- No Clarity – No Freedom: Allocating and aligning all resources towards the “ONE” big aim, crystallizing true visions from potential illusions based on our core values.
- No Commitment – No Achievement: Enabling self-determined engagement of all co-creators from within, based on our deeper motives that are exemplified through consistent and reliable deeds.
- No Team – No Success: Orchestrating individual talents to lead our performance up to the level of common strategic impact.
- No Mentorship – No Leadership: Sharing the wisdom of success and inspiring the identified future-shapers to take the stage and reach beyond to grow beyond.
- No Heart Work – No Excellence: Doing what we do as a leader with exceptional authenticity, expressing who we are at the level of mastery by embodying today what we want to see tomorrow.
Heinz Kaegi embodies his leadership philosophy in the core promise “from hard work to heart work®,” which highlights the passion for the future, courage for new paths together, and responsibility for long-term evolution. This approach is based on the seven laws of leadership outlined in his Swiss bestselling book “Wanted: Leaders.” To ensure this philosophy is ingrained in the organization, Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd. incorporates it into all aspects of its culture and operations. Its new initiative, “LEADERS’ PULSE – join the heartbeat of success,” provides a platform for ongoing learning and connection, reinforcing these values within this international community.
Building Authentic Leadership
Heinz Kaegi has introduced a new initiative called “LEADERS’ PULSE – join the Heartbeat of Success” which aims to revolutionize the leadership development of executives and companies. This online platform is designed to build authentic relationships and promote growth among leaders, setting it apart from traditional methods. It offers a space for open dialogue, personal development, and the sharing of best practices across various industries.
Participants in LEADERS’ PULSE will have access to interactive sessions and valuable content to further develop their leadership competence and navigate challenging business environments effectively. On the other hand, the LEX Leadershift Excellence™ Program equips leaders with tools and frameworks to remarkably strengthen their consciousness about success-critical leading from the future, and experience the cutting-edge transformation of these seven laws of leadership into tangible results.
Sustainable Success through LEX
According to Heinz Kaegi, the LEX Leadershift Excellence™ Program is recognized as being globally unique in its approach compared to traditional leadership programs. Instead of focusing solely on skills, LEX combines deep personal growth with professional development. The program is based on a 3D model that incorporates the seven laws of leadership, providing a comprehensive framework that addresses both the mental and emotional aspects of leadership. In addition, LEX uses scientifically developed assessments to track leaders’ progress, ensuring targeted growth. Heinz emphasizes how the program encourages leaders to push beyond their comfort zones. This shift takes them from simply working hard to what he calls “heart work®,” promoting lasting success and nurturing the future of the next generation leaders.
The Future of Leadership
Heinz Kaegi envisions a future of leadership that places greater emphasis on empathy, inclusivity, and sustainability. He experiences that leaders shall prioritize their teams’ well-being, promote innovation, and communicate a visionary approach that ensures long-term value for all stakeholders. Central to this evolution is heart-centered leadership, which encourages deep connections with purpose and people.
Heinz highlights the principles outlined in “Wanted: Leaders”. Programs like LEX Leadershift Excellence™ and TEX as the sought-after strategic island retreat for top executives, play a pivotal role in nurturing individual potential and a supportive leadership culture. The LEX Leadershift Business(™)Program offers executive teams Vision competence and transformation power to lead from the future. The corporate ONE Vision – ONE Team – ONE Voice(™) Program.is a groundbreaking future design process that brings the strategic issues to the point of commonality and clarity in order to lead the company to the pinnacle of its uniqueness.
Recognizing Unique Strengths and Potential
Heinz Kaegi knows from over 3 decades on 3 continents in 3 languages that identifying and developing talent within the organization begins with recognizing each individual’s unique strengths and potential. Using a mix of practical proven assessments, personal development scripts, and continuous feedback, the company nurtures talent and harnesses potential that eventually brings true people empowerment and leads the company to the pinnacle of its uniqueness.
Mentorship, as emphasized in the organization’s LEX Business Leadershift ™ Program, is central to this process, guiding individuals to discover their purpose and develop their leadership competence. By adopting a mentorship culture, Heinz ensures that knowledge and experience are shared, creating a supportive environment where everyone can thrive with heart, hands, and mind leading to the sustainable future of the organization and all involved.
Foundations of Growth and Leadership
Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd. has emerged from the parent company founded in 1999. Since its establishment under the leadership of Heinz Kaegi, the international group with its holding company has experienced significant developments, expanding its client base intercontinentally with many thousands of executives participating in its programs. The company has designed and conducted over 1,000 compelling future design processes for companies, top executives, and their management teams, leading lectures in international corporate leadership academies, and keynote speeches like TEDx throughout Europe, Asia, and the USA. A key indicator of the organization’s success is the positive feedback and high retention rates from clients, who frequently report advanced progress both in their personal and professional lives and for their companies.
This ongoing client loyalty speaks to the impact of Kaegi-Leadershift’s heart-centered approach to leadership. Its enduring success is attributed to its steadfast dedication to authentic, purpose-driven leadership, which has established a solid foundation of trust and credibility. Furthermore, the organization’s ability to take the lead and innovate is demonstrated through initiatives such as “The Next Generation Leaders Incubator (™) Program for visionary companies.” This ensures consistent advanced fulfillment thus creating value in pursuing the uniqueness of visionary companies and leaders in the context of the changing needs of leaders worldwide.
Balancing Innovation and Tradition
Together with his international partners, Heinz continues to design and implement evolutionary leadership development strategies that focus on heart-centered approaches and holistic growth. Unlike traditional methods that mostly focus on skills, its programs seamlessly integrate high-end personal and professional development. The LEX Leadershift Excellence™ Program inspires and challenges leaders to embrace purpose, empathy, and authenticity, leading to organizational dynamics focused on transforming yesterday’s naked performance into a soulful impact for all involved co-creators.
Heinz’s strategic framework balances innovation and tradition through the “ONE future design process” that leads from vision to strategy, culture, and structure, all the way to the bottom line of KPI’s – the key progress indicators to put the power on the road of unique success and tangible embodiment of the core values. This promotes a culture of continuous learning and open communication, allowing Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd. to effectively navigate challenges and capitalize on chances. Heinz Kaegi and his team drive transformative initiatives that provide significant value to clients and stakeholders by combining innovation with stability and emphasizing purpose-driven leadership.
Building a Global Community
Heinz focuses on staying innovative by actively monitoring market trends and embracing continuous learning. Kaegi-Leadershift Ltd closely engages with international clients to anticipate and understand evolving needs, shaping their research and development efforts accordingly. Its focus on heart-centered leadership drives initiatives such as “LEADERS’ PULSE,” and nurtures a dynamic visionary community where leaders globally connect, share insights, and learn together in real-time.
The Impact of Purpose-Driven Leadership
Sharing a success story that highlights the impact of the company’s programs, Heinz Kaegi mentions, “A board member from a major financial institution recently joined the LEX Leadershift Excellence-for-Life™ Program. His shift from a task-oriented to a purpose-driven leadership consciousness and competence has had a compelling positive impact on his leadership from the future, personal harmony, and effective team dynamics. It demonstrates the power of inspiring greatness through heart work®.”