HAANA Institute for Leadership and Wellbeing exists to redefine business education by placing human flourishing, dignity, and wellbeing at the centre of strategy, culture, and decision-making. 

We have set out to make organisations a place of happiness and wellbeing, a place people love to go to day after day, a place people can thrive and flourish, experience fulfilment and meaning.

Vision & Mission

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Our Vision

We envision a world where people and organisations flourish, experience meaning, fulfilment, and wellbeing at work, and contribute positively to society and the planet.
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Our Mission

We provide transformative education, research, and practical tools that enable leaders and organisations to operate in a human-centred, regenerative, and values-driven way, while modelling internally the culture we teach externally.

Our Team

Strong mix of organisational development, human development, coaching, systems thinking and global practice. We are based in Australia, Germany, Brazil, and the UK.

Alejandro Villazon Pineda
Wellbeing and Collaboration Development
Alejandro is an experienced strategic and operations Business Analyst across diverse industries. His analytical mindset, stakeholder management expertise, and passion for process improvement have driven measurable results in complex corporate environments.

Driven by a deep commitment to human flourishing, he has the mission to bridge the gap between business performance and human wellbeing—helping organisations and communities build cultures where people can thrive, collaborate, and contribute to their fullest potential.
Jürgen Mohr
Programme Development and Student Communication
Jürgen is an organisational development specialist and transformation leader with extensive experience in German and international corporate environments. His work integrates systems thinking, people and culture development, strategy execution, and change leadership. 

Jürgen brings operational rigour, strategic insight and a strong European network, ensuring HAANA’s programmes are grounded in real organisational needs and future-ready business practices. He is a graduate astrophysicist who holds an MBA in General Management and is the author of the book From an Affluent Society to a Happy Society.
Liane Grassi
Entrepreneur and Programme Development
Professor Liane Grassi is a strategic entrepreneur and leadership educator with over 30 years of experience in organisational development. Founder of the On The Road Group, she integrates internationalisation, executive communication, and strategic growth.

Liane holds a Master’s in Strategic Business Administration, completed Black Belt training in Lean Six Sigma, and is a Certified Chief Wellbeing Officer, fostering purpose-driven, sustainable leadership.
Maria Marshall-Clarke
Strategic Integration and Wellbeing Architecture
Maria is a sociologist, executive coach, and leadership strategist specialising in human-centred leadership, emotional culture, and regenerative organisational design. With over 20 years of international experience, she integrates systemic thinking, strategy, and wellbeing to help organisations align purpose, governance, and culture.

Maria is a Partner at Happyforce, working in systems architecture and transformational leadership, and collaborates with Initiative One, supporting leadership teams in building high-trust cultures. Maria also serves as Global Strategy Director at The Grad Story and Advisor to the World Happiness Foundation.

Our Wellbeing Strategy

At HAANA (Human Awareness And Nature Alignment) Institute for Leadership and Wellbeing, wellbeing is not an additional programme or support service. It is the structural foundation of how we design learning, leadership, and organisational culture. We believe that meaningful education and responsible leadership emerge when human awareness, healthy systems, and natural rhythms are respected and integrated. Our wellbeing strategy therefore shapes everything we do, from governance and pedagogy to the everyday learning experience of students, faculty, and partners. Rather than focusing only on outcomes such as productivity or performance, we focus on creating the conditions in which people and systems can flourish.

Wellbeing as a Structural Foundation

Wellbeing is embedded in the design of the institution itself. Decision-making, leadership practices, programme design and community culture are all aligned with principles that support psychological safety, meaningful work, and long-term flourishing.

Sustainable Learning Rhythms

We recognise that learning, creativity and leadership development require space, reflection and balance. Our programmes are designed to respect human cognitive and emotional rhythms, encouraging sustainable engagement rather than pressure-driven performance.

Human-Centred Education

At HAANA, education is rooted in the understanding that people are not only learners but whole human beings. Our approach integrates intellectual rigour with emotional awareness, relational intelligence and ethical reflection, enabling leaders to understand both systems and the human experience within them.

Mental, Emotional and Systemic Literacy

Leadership today requires more than technical expertise. We cultivate the capacity to understand: personal awareness and emotional dynamics; relationships and organisational cultures; complex systems and social environments. This broader literacy allows leaders to navigate complexity with clarity, responsibility and care.

Governance Aligned with Wellbeing Principles

Our governance model reflects the same values we teach. Transparency, participation, reflection and ethical responsibility guide decision-making across the Institute. Leadership is understood not as authority alone, but as the stewardship of people, systems and shared purpose.

The HAANA Perspective

Our work is grounded in a simple insight. Wellbeing emerges when awareness and alignment are present. Just as a flower blooms when conditions are right, individuals and organisations flourish when their environments support connection, meaning, balance and growth. HAANA exists to help design those conditions in education, in organisations, and in society.

Wellbeing is not something we add to systems. It is something we design systems for.