S2. E6. The merits of finding your authentic leadership style with Nomad Food´s Antje Schubert

Antje reflects on the first part of her career, where she followed the path mapped out, and was focused on progressing up the ladder occupied with the task at hand.  But the turning point came when one boss challenged her and asked “Why are you not yourself?”

Interestingly, it took her time to realise that there was merit in the question and to begin the self-reflection: to move from external validation to internal validation, and to realise that admitting vulnerability led to support from others and ultimately better solutions.

In the cultures she worked in, she had to constantly prove herself throughout her career.  Now, as a “leader of leaders” she takes a different approach and believes that “knowing that your boss is trusting you, enables you to do magic”.

She is a huge believer in intuition and has grown to trust her own.  Ultimately a nice legacy from her old boss.

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