If you can get comfortable with leading people in technology, then you will be in an excellent position for the future.
Samantha Lomow, a seasoned leader with over 25 years of experience in toys, entertainment, and fashion, shares her experiences transforming Hasbro's business model by adding storytelling and partnering with Hollywood filmmakers. She also discusses her experience working with Foot Locker during a critical transition period for the company.
This conversation delves into the topic of leadership in a changing world. Samantha highlights the importance of creating, communicating, and collaborating for positive change and that nurturing people and ideas with emotional intelligence and social skills is crucial for success. Organizational values and strategy, coupled with the current technology, make a successful organization.
Join us as we learn from Samantha's wealth of knowledge on leading through change while staying true to your leadership values!
In this episode:
- Samantha's insights on leadership and transformative business culture
- Creating, communicating, and collaborating for positive change
- Articulating organizational values and integrating play into work
Main takeaways:
- Values are the DNA of an organization
- Leadership is about leading through change in a volatile market
- Teams need to create, communicate, and collaborate for positive change
- Communication drives culture and enables progress
- Successful leaders nurture people and ideas with social skills and emotional intelligence
- Employees want to feel connected to their work and seek meaning from it
- The future of leadership involves leading people with technology and ethics
Quotes:
"We do need role models to help become better mentors." - Samantha Lomow
"Leadership is all about leading through change, and those are the types of opportunities that excite me the most. Now more than ever, we need to help our teams create, communicate, and collaborate around how to make positive change for the future." - Samantha Lomow
"Values are the DNA of the organization." - Samantha Lomow
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