S2E6 - From Power Rangers to Executive: Unexpected Leadership Journeys. A Discussion with Lidia Peterson

Lydia Peterson, Executive Director for Environmental Health and Safety at V2X, shares her extraordinary leadership journey from Power Rangers auditions to managing 300-person teams in Kuwait, revealing how relational capacity transforms leadership effectiveness.
 
 • Learning that relational capacity is good currency for collaboration and team building
 • Pivoting through multiple career transitions from martial arts to military to corporate leadership
 • Finding your voice and courage as a leader, regardless of physical stature
 • Making small adjustments that dramatically improve team loyalty and productivity
 • Balancing business needs with caring for people's individual motivations and circumstances
 • Understanding that effective leadership requires both learning to follow and developing your own style
 • Building credibility by communicating ideas and owning mistakes
 • Creating succession plans by developing team members to step into higher roles
 
 If you want to develop stronger leadership skills, focus on building relationships first. The investments you make in understanding and caring for your team will directly translate to improved business results and personal growth.

Included are some of the books mentioned in this episode with Lidia:
The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations: Kotter, John P., Cohen, Dan S.: 9781422187333: Amazon.com: Books

Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions: Kotter, John, Rathgeber, Holger: 9780399563911: Amazon.com: Books

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