Heidi Brooks, Ph.D Senior Lecturer, Yale School of Management Heidi Brooks teaches and advises on the subject of everyday leadership—the micro-moments of impact that shape human experience. She is particularly passionate about creating more courageous learning communities within organizations. Dr. Brooks specializes in leadership effectiveness, group dynamics, and learning through interpersonal experience.At Yale SOM, Dr. Brooks has taught Interpersonal Dynamics—one of the school’s most in-demand MBA electives—for over 20 years. She also directs the Program for the Practice of Everyday Leadership (PPEL, pronounced “people”) and hosts the Yale SOM podcast Learning Through Experience.Dr. Brooks earned her doctorate in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and her bachelor’s degree from Brown University. A lifelong experiential learner, she can often be found in classrooms ranging from improvisational theater to tennis to immersion language lessons.