41: Leaders with Heart Are Genuine, Allowing Those Who They Lead to be the Same

In this podcast episode, Heather speaks with John LaFemina, Director, Performance Management at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory about his leadership style, a time when he was not the best leader he could be and some great tips of being genuine and connecting with his team.

Key takeaways:

• Being a genuine leader gives permission for others to be the same
• Don’t believe the myth of the perfect leader
• Embrace yourself and be ok with yourself
• Create more human work relationships
• Embrace failure
• Believe that you need other people to accomplish things.
• Apologize when you screw up
• Leaders cant accomplish anything without being authentic

John was a fantastic guest. As a seasoned leader, his thinks of himself as the mirror for this organization, helping them measure the success of projects and initiatives. Listen in to learn from him!