Marcia Daszko – Question Everything to Bring the Joy Back

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marciadaszko/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Marcia Daszko</strong></a> is one of the world’s leading business strategists and catalysts for leadership and organizational transformation. She believes and teaches innovation in leadership thinking. She has 25 years of proven success as a Founder and CEO of a consulting firm,<a href="https://www.mdaszko.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Marcia Daszko &amp; Associates</a>, and is an executive team workshop facilitator.</p><p>She is also a researcher and graduate-level teacher, a keynote speaker, an award-winning writer and communicator, and an executive advisor to Fortune 500 corporations, private companies, government agencies; educational institutions; and global non-profit organizations. She is most recently the author of<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pivot-Disrupt-Transform-Leaders-Survive/dp/1635764742" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Pivot, Disrupt, Transform: How Leaders Beat the Odds and Survive</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“Break down the barriers, silos, and hierarchies. Get out of the traditional mindsets that you have created, and instead ask yourself if you’re getting the results that you want.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Marcia Daszko</p><p class="ql-align-center">&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>Marcia was a stickler to societal norms. She went to school, got good grades, made it to the dean’s list, and went on to get a good job.</p><h3><strong>Never questioning the system</strong></h3><p>Throughout her career, Marcia’s goal was to do the right thing and be the best employee possible. She concentrated on performing well in her performance appraisals, so she followed the rules. She was ok with the way her life was going and never questioned the system.</p><h3><strong>Forming her way of thinking</strong></h3><p>One day, Marcia’s boss sent her to attend Dr. Edward Deming’s four-day seminar in San Diego. S