Jul 20, 2021
Today’s conversation with Maya Gershon takes you through her story of making the transition from being a successful engineer working in R&D to CEO of Vade, an innovative startup. In this episode, you’ll hear the many lessons she learned on her journey. She shares how she worked on herself to become a leader because it didn’t come naturally to her. Her employees knew her only as of the taskmaster and didn’t really know her as a person. So she shifted her perspective and started to share more about herself. How to micromanage respectfully but still give your employees more freedom? Can you develop the characteristics of the leader as you go? This episode is full of tips on how to develop yourself from a results-driven manager to a people leader.
Timestamps:
2:40 Always think outside the box
4:45 Moving into a leadership position
5:35 Trusting intuition
8:13 When you know something is not a fit for you
11:16 The halo of being smart
12:20 Learning how to be a manager
15:42 Realizing you need to expand as a leader and as a human being
19:38 Employees want to be part of the leader’s mission
21:32 Developing leadership
24:09 Get off the dancefloor and see the big picture
25:03 Asking for the advice- trust and connectivity
27:41 Our lives are packs of cards
29:18 Work in progress
32:09 Shift perspective; what would it look like for them?
35:29 Leadership habits- best and worst
39:40 “Always aim higher. Do more!”
Resources:
PODCAST WEBPAGE:
www.daphnahorowitz.com/podcastlive
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/maya-gershon-5110a11/?originalSubdomain=il
https://www.topionetworks.com/people/maya-gershon-5fd33d4978e0025773762a74
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