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!