EP 40 - Conversation with Maya Gershon: how to develop yourself from high-achieving manager to inspiring leader

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">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.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Timestamps:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">2:40</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Always think outside the box</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">4:45</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Moving into a leadership position</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">5:35</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Trusting intuition</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">8:13</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">When you know something is not a fit for you</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">11:16</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">The halo of being smart</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">12:20</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Learning how to be a manager </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">15:42</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Realizing you need to expand as a leader and as a human being</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">19:38</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Employees want to be part of the leader’s mission</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">21:32</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">Developing leadership </span></p> <p