Welcome to Authentic Leadership for Everyday People, the podcast that investigates the connection between effective leadership and authenticity. Kathy Dyer has decades of experience managing large global firms and serves on a number of corporate and non-for-profit boards. Kathy talks about how she developed and cultivated her leadership style throughout the years, lessons she’s learned from key mentors and the importance of being well-rounded. Finally, Kathy talks about the work she’s done at CARE, shares her passion for travel and provides advice and best practices to listeners on how to hone and develop their leadership skills.&nbsp;Key Takeaways:01:07 – Dino introduces today’s guest, Katharin Dyer, who joins the show to discuss lessons she’s learned throughout her career, including an abrupt exit from Advanta&nbsp;07:38 – Katharin speaks to how her leadership style has been rooted in courage&nbsp;11:06 – What authenticity means to Katharin and mentors who have shaped who Katharin has become&nbsp;14:54 – Katharin shares what success means to her and how she measures it&nbsp;17:17 – Katharin speaks to the work she does with CARE and lessons she’s carried over into her business career&nbsp;22:03 – Katharin defines her leadership style and identifies which traits she looks for in other leaders&nbsp;25:19 – Katharin recalls a personal crisis she faced and how it shaped her as a leader&nbsp;27:32 – Advice Katharin would give to listeners on leadership&nbsp;30:49 – Katharin talks about her how her passion of travel has influenced her personally and professionally&nbsp;32:28 – A key business phrase that Katharin absolutely hates34:09 – Katharin shares some food for your soul&nbsp;38:08 – Dino leaves the audience with ‘Can’t Chase a Train,’ a song written and performed by Susan Cattaneo&nbsp;&nbsp;Tweetable Quotes:“In my case, it was to really find myself that I could always act with courage. And the courage might be to talk about things that aren’t easy to talk about whether it’s giving someone feedback or speaking truth to power or speaking up at a time when if you don’t there will be bad consequences for others later.” (08:15)“People invested in me in my career. And, it’s just so easy and gratifying to know that you might invest in others and because of it there may be a skip in their step or wind at their back.” (12:05)“Success for me is really two things: Has my tenure in a role resulted in progress for the business? Has it resulted in progress for the people I have been entrusted with?” (15:10)“I think it’s important to be a whole person, not perhaps just narrow and focused on a career or an industry.” (18:49)“In a leader I look for energy. I look for ambition. I look for integrity. And, importantly – consistent with this whole conversation – I look for what I call, ‘whole people.’ Yes, I want people who are good at their jobs, but it is my belief that people are more effective and seen as a role model and an aspirational leader to their team if there are multiple dimensions.” (24:11)“I think good leaders master feedback in an advocacy mode. So learn to give feedback so that people want it from you and are not dreading it from you.” (27:51)“How many times have you heard an organization say, ‘Our mission is to exceed our customers’ expectations?’ Do you know what that means to me? That organization has punted on strategy. The hard work is to actually do the work to set the proper expectations and meet them.” (32:49)Links Mentioned:Dino’s EmailDino’s Instagram<a href="https://twitter.com/al4edp" rel="noopener...

Our guest today is venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur Raj Kapoor, who joins the show to share a conversation about authenticity, vulnerability and leading by making adjustments. Raj is the Chief Strategy Officer at Lyft and Founder of World Without Covid, a nonprofit health initiative with a goal to connect individuals to urgent clinical research trials to end the pandemic.In this episode, Raj talks about how the values of the founders at Lyft set the tone for its vision of making the world better through transportation. He goes deep into how these values influence the way choices are made daily at Lyft. They discuss Raj’s personal journey as a leader, how he’s adjusted and evolved, and his passion for giving back. Raj opens up about his experience contracting COVID-19 and the decision to launch, World Without Covid. Finally, Raj provides listeners with advice on personal development and shares how his passions outside of work influence how he shows up at work.&nbsp;Key Takeaways:01:11 – Dino introduces today’s guest, Raj Kapoor, who joins the show to discuss authenticity, his strengths and weaknesses and the biggest challenges he faced when he joined Lyft&nbsp;10:16 – Raj discusses how the values of Lyft’s founders have influenced the way choices are made daily at Lyft&nbsp;12:20 – Raj speaks to how Lyft maintains its culture and hires the right people&nbsp;15:46 – Facing and overcoming the challenges posed by COVID-1920:10 – Raj discusses how Lyft has fostered a sense of transparency and trust throughout this global pandemic&nbsp;21:51 – How Raj defines success and what initiatives are most important to him&nbsp;26:03 – Raj opens up about his frightening battle with COVID-19&nbsp;29:48 – Dino takes a moment to let listeners know where they can learn more about World Without Covid30:02 – Raj describes his ever-evolving leadership style&nbsp;31:26 – Raj talks about his experience as a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist&nbsp;36:48 – Advice Raj would give to listeners on personal development and vulnerability38:16 – Raj talks about how his outside passions have influenced how he shows up at work&nbsp;39:58 – Key business words and phrases of this era that Raj absolutely hates40:56 – Raj shares some food for your soul&nbsp;42:03 – Dino thanks Raj for joining the show and Raj encourages listeners to learn more about World Without Covid&nbsp;43:59 – Dino leaves the audience with ‘Work Hard, Love Harder,’ a song written and performed by his wife, Susan Cattaneo&nbsp;&nbsp;Tweetable Quotes:“Authenticity is really being, acting and saying who you really are versus what you think others want you to be. Being authentic is really doing it from a place that is devoid of fear of judgement and devoid of fear of reprisal.” (04:24)“I would say that getting a company that’s kind of in somewhat of a rut, but to get out of that and go into the virtuous cycle was a great learning just to observe that and playing a little role in that along the way.” (10:03)“At its core, [Lyft] is a founder-driven company and it came from the founders. They have strong beliefs that we’re here to improve people’s lives with transportation, not just provide transportation.” (11:29)“Now that activity is resuming in some areas, we made it a ceremony of asking for their hand back and we put out a carpet and asked them if they will come back to us. And it was quite beautiful to see that.” (21:26)“I think the hardest part in going through that [battle with COVID-19] was the emotional toll of waking up every morning and wondering if it’s gonna be worse and not knowing what’s gonna happen the next day.” (26:58)“The parts of my leadership style that I think have worked are being direct, setting clear goals and...