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Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't

Get ready for a deep dive into vulnerability with Mimi Park, a Field Chief Technology Officer at Databricks.

Mimi grew up in Korea, where she “essentially didn’t have a voice,” she tells us. So when she started her career in the U.S., “I wanted to be like everyone else, but me.”

Thanks to a personality assessment, Mimi learned it was ok to be herself and she began to open up to her co-workers. Today, Mimi leads with vulnerability to build trust and authenticity with her team and her boss.

“The thing about vulnerability is that it can only come from a sense of security,” Mimi says. She points out there’s a time and place to be vulnerable in the workplace and we discuss when it’s psychologically safe to do so.

Theme: Turn Your Adversity into Your Strength

Episode Highlights:

Change management to see the big picture
Growing up with no voice
Reacting to life with black and white thinking
DiSC personality assessment
Feeling not enough
Being vulnerable in the workplace
Leading with vulnerability
Managing as a servant leader

Mentioned In This Episode:

Mimi’s InformationWeek article: Maximizing AI ROI Through Change Management

DiSC personal assessment

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

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