The core of work success is how your people feel, which means how YOU feel is vital. Hiba Tanvir brings a practice rooted in emotional intelligence to leaders, encouraging all of us to pause and play, play and pause. In a world focused on AI, Hiba reminds us to bring humans back to center both through the leader’s emotional regulation, and the way we gift that calm to others.

Guest: Hiba Tanvir

Creator of the highly distinctive Play & Pause™ Methodology, Hiba brings Emotional Intelligence out of theory and into lived, embodied practice. With an MBA and advanced resilience education from Harvard University and the Gottman Institute, she helps people stop performing emotions and start responding with intention. Using unexpected, tactile tools such as Play-Doh and wooden blocks, Hiba helps leaders, educators, and teams think clearly, lead effectively, and perform at their best—without burnout, disconnection, or reactivity—by teaching real-time emotional regulation.

Hiba’s work and thought leadership have been featured on NBC5, where she shared the power of the Pause and the real-world impact of her Play & Pause™ Methodology. She is also the co-author of The Career Breakthrough Playbook, an Amazon #1 New Release and four-time award-winning publication.

Her impact spans boardrooms and communities worldwide. She leads global initiatives such as the Man Up program for African youth and founded Hope Kitchen to create dignified work for women facing economic hardship—bringing Emotional Intelligence to life across generations and continents.

https://www.htcompassion.com/