Philosophy

Leadership is a practice not a position. Like being a musician, a martial artist, or an athlete, you cannot just love the idea of leadership. You have to love the gritty everyday details of practice and participate intentionally with the objective of continuous improvement.

Style

I view leadership as a combination of facilitation, coaching, and holding space. When teams and leaders co-create deepens understanding on each side. While it is the team’s job to execute the plan, the leader’s job is to help frame, guide, remove obstructions, and find resources. When individual team members encounter difficulties or have questions, a leader should encourage, support, and provide guidance for problem solving. Even in a virtual setting, a leader can hold the space by being present in a way that supports the focus of the work and model behaviors that set the tone for team activities and relationships.

Experience

I have been leading teams and projects since 2006. This has ranged from small groups of creators and vendors to global teams focused on transformative technology. Most recently I worked with a team of managers at Amway to share foundational knowledge and curate education which would prepare them for the transformation to content at scale. Prior to that, I led cross-functional teams focused on the modernization and update of our global DAM (digital asset management) and the mar-tech ecosystem which included system evaluation, user research and UX requirements, DAM vendor evaluation, metadata and taxonomy update, asset inventory, and global leadership and market communication.