Transition, Turnaround, Partnership and People (ft. Lisa Gable)

Transition, Turnaround, Partnership and People (ft. Lisa Gable)

Whether you’re changing the course of a 500+ person organization or helping transform the life of a single marginalized person, leadership is everything

OPENING QUOTE:

“If it’s too hard, if it just keeps being too hard, that means something is wrong, because nothing should be that difficult.”

—Lisa Gable

GUEST BIO:

Lisa Gable is the CEO of FARE, Food Allergy Research & Education, a U.S.-based organization dedicated to increasing education about and research into food allergies worldwide. Lisa has previously worked in the Reagan administration in the White House, worked directly for the CEO of Intel, and served in various positions in the Defense Department, as U.S. ambassador to the World Expo, and as US Representative for Women at the UN.

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CORE TOPICS + DETAILS:

[5:22] – Leaders Listen

Engaging different perspectives is essential for leadership

According to Lisa, one of the strongest attributes a leader can have is to incorporate the points of view of everyone within the organization and allow those perspectives to help guide the direction of that organization. Without input from the people that make a company run, the company will be directionless and lacking buy-in at every level.

[10:51] – If It Stays Hard, It Needs to Go

Friction points in business are a sign that something isn’t working

Oftentimes, ambitious people who come up against an obstacle take it as a challenge, one that can be overcome if you just keep pushing, keep attacking the problem, and never give up. But sometimes the answer is that if something is consistently hard, the best solution is to eliminate it. Nothing should be that difficult.

[19:03] – When Layoffs Happen

What no leader wants and every leader must face

You see the true quality of an organization and its leadership not by how they get people into the organization, but how they treat people when they have to put people out of the organization. Some handle this process much less effectively and humanely than others

[23:47] – Let Facts Be Your Stature

Be bigger than your size

Lisa Gable worked at the Pentagon as a 5’5” woman weighing less than 100 pounds. So, she let her experience and data stand up for her. She did her homework, understood the details, and didn’t try to compete by being the biggest or loudest, but by being the most prepared.

[35:24] – The Power of Mentors

When someone like you achieves your dream

Lisa Gable says that ‘leadership is not a moment, it’s a movement.’ If we want to keep seeing more women and people in marginalized groups succeed, we can’t just provide mentorship until they reach the level of higher education and then abandon them. Mentorship should be an ongoing part of career development, and those of us who have had success owe it to others to help them along their path.

RESOURCES:

[1:24] FARE[12:17]About the ‘Great Resignation’[45:26]Turnaround, by Lisa Gable

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