The current book by Felix Klemme
Heartwork
Leadership
How to lead yourself – and change everything. A book about the crack between the life you are living – and who you truly are. From the biology of the nervous system to the power of truth, all the way to the question of how real leadership emerges.
Perhaps you know
this feeling.
You are tired. You function. But something is not right.
It is late. The day is over. Your body is exhausted – yet something inside you is wide awake. There is this quiet, relentless feeling: the way it is right now is not how it should be.
From the outside your life works. You do your job, fulfil your role, hold things together. But somewhere between your sternum and your stomach there is a pressure, a knot, an unrest that no longer dissolves through doing more.
Not a guide.
A mirror.
The sentences in this book are intentionally dense. Many of them carry several layers at the same time: mind, heart, body and consciousness. It is not a book for casual reading. It is an invitation to slow down.
We need to learn again how to think more slowly. This does not mean we become slower – quite the opposite: we become more powerful. Within this slowness lies the gap we must close if we want to truly master leadership.
This book will shake you to your core, so that you can return to who you really are. There you will descend into your own ground and know what you are here for.
A night
that changed everything.
From Chapter 2 – “What Heartwork Leadership Really Means”
There was a period in my life when this in-between space was no longer just a quiet background feeling. It became brutal reality. My company was on the edge of private insolvency. The numbers were deep in the red month after month. I was afraid of conversations with my employees.
Night after night I woke up drenched in sweat. My T-shirt was soaked. The pillow and bed were damp. Inside my stomach there was a pressure that felt almost unbearable. My breathing was shallow, as if something invisible were sitting on my chest.
Then something happened that I had never experienced before. The despair did not remain still. It transformed into anger. A wave of clarity and determination rose within me: “I will not continue like this.”
In that sentence there was more truth than in all the attempts I had made to appear strong. With that sentence something inside me became free. The paralysis cracked. My mind suddenly became clear enough to ask a question that I had avoided for years:
“What exactly needs to happen now, Felix?”
It was the first time I had not only thought this question but actually felt it . A deep silence appeared within me. The answers were not grand visions. They were simple and clear. I stand up for myself. I stand up for the truth. I stop pretending.
During that night a form of leadership within me died. A form based on control, suppression and roles. And within that death something new began.
If these lines touch you, then this book is for you.
Order on AmazonWhat readers
say about this book
Reviews translated from the original German.
„A perspective on leadership everyone should dare to take“
For me this book is not a classic leadership book. It is more of an invitation to look at yourself honestly. In the end it always comes down to one honest question: are you already the person you yourself would follow?
„A book that sends you on a journey of discovery“
If you expect another leadership guide here, allow yourself to be surprised. What you need while reading is time and an open heart. Heartwork Leadership is for anyone who wants to get to know themselves better.
„A perspective on leadership everyone should dare to take“
For me this book is not a classic leadership book. It is more of an invitation to look at yourself honestly. In the end it always comes down to one honest question: are you already the person you yourself would follow?
„A book that sends you on a journey of discovery“
If you expect another leadership guide here, allow yourself to be surprised. What you need while reading is time and an open heart. Heartwork Leadership is for anyone who wants to get to know themselves better.
„A book that gets under your skin“
What truly impressed me: the honesty. No “higher, faster, better.” No superficial motivational talk. Real depth instead. It connects clarity with feeling. Mind with heart.
„Leadership begins within you“
Felix describes very vividly and clearly why “leadership by job description” cannot work. I could feel every word. I recommend this book to everyone who is allowed to lead other people.
„A book that gets under your skin“
What truly impressed me: the honesty. No “higher, faster, better.” No superficial motivational talk. Real depth instead. It connects clarity with feeling. Mind with heart.
„Leadership begins within you“
Felix describes very vividly and clearly why “leadership by job description” cannot work. I could feel every word. I recommend this book to everyone who is allowed to lead other people.
„Much more than leadership“
It moved me deeply – which I did not expect from a book about leadership. Everyone should read this book; it gives you a concrete path with practical exercises.
„New thinking in leadership“
Felix focuses not on titles or positions, but on you as a human being. He invites you to think from the heart, act authentically and lead in truth. The warmth, integrity and calm Felix radiates can be felt on every page.
„Much more than leadership“
It moved me deeply – which I did not expect from a book about leadership. Everyone should read this book; it gives you a concrete path with practical exercises.
„New thinking in leadership“
Felix focuses not on titles or positions, but on you as a human being. He invites you to think from the heart, act authentically and lead in truth. The warmth, integrity and calm Felix radiates can be felt on every page.
Who
this book was written for
- you physically sense that something is not right – tiredness, lack of energy, lack of focus
- you feel that a crack has appeared between the life you are living and who you truly are
- you are ready to lead yourself before leading others
- you understand leadership not as a position, but as an inner stance
- you know a lot, but have not yet embodied that knowledge
- you want to look honestly – without kitsch, without quick hacks
- you want to understand your nervous system, not just your mind
- you are looking for quick recipes for more success
- you prefer motivation as your driver
- you are not willing to become slower in order to become stronger
- you understand leadership only as a method
“This book makes no demands.
It invites you in.”
Heartwork
Leadership
145 pages that will not motivate you – but show you what is already within you.
- PriceSee Amazon
- Publisherepubli
- Pages145
- ISBN3-565-41835-4
- ReleasedApril 2026
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