Building Communities within Corporations with Cindy Elkins
This week\u2019s episode focuses on leadership and having an attitude of gratitude. My guest,
Cindy Elkins, joins me to share how her experiences at Genentech and as a board member of Weight Watchers International, have shaped her perspective on life. Cindy acknowledges she didn\u2019t always bring her whole self to work, but during her journey, she did create environments where people could flourish within corporate communities. Binding people together without using functional, structural strategies is what makes Cindy\u2019s cultural leadership qualities a powerful asset in life and in business.
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Key Takeaways:
[3:14] What does the phrase \u2018bring your whole self to work\u2019 mean to Cindy?
[7:29] Cindy is acutely aware of what it feels like when someone doesn\u2019t feel safe to bring their whole self to work.
[12:37] Sometimes people in senior roles need to be vulnerable.
[21:57] How Cindy came to be on the board at Weight Watchers.
[27:55] The body image differences between men and women.
[37:11] Practical strategies to link the corporate world to a world fueled by gratitude.
[49:44] Intangible cultural leadership attributes are hard to quantify.
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