Episode 4: The Power of a Tiny Mosquito

We talk about the following:

A tragic accident that changed her life and taught her a different-style of leadership

How an unexpected disability caused one leader to take a closer look at both the culture of her organization, and her own leadership style

Disability does not have to be as limiting as you think it is, unless your personal disability is limiting yourself

Creating a shared language around cultural ideas—what does a ‘center of excellence’ mean, eg.

Important Quotes:

“I’m realistic enough to realize that if I hadn’t been disabled, we likely wouldn’t have built the culture we did, because I would have interfered too much”

“Sometimes people expect women just to be less hairy men”

“Power doesn’t mean diminishing the person next to you. If you’ve got genuine power, your power enables other people to step into their potential too.”

Gina’s #1 Culture Hack—“You have the power to change any culture that you don’t like. If you think you are too small, just remember what’s it’s like spending the night in a room with a mosquito

About Our Guest:

Gina Gardiner is a No1 International Bestselling Author, Motivational Speaker, Empowerment and Relationship Coach and Transformational Leadership Trainer with well over 30 years of experience helping people experience happiness, success and fulfilment. She’s the founder of the Thrive Together Tribe membership and personal and spiritual development program and The Enlightened Leadership Program.

Gina has learned to walk twice as an adult. For over 20 years, she ran her award-winning school, for the most part from a wheelchair. The gift of this experience was the development of a unique approach to life and the development of leadership. 

In 2004 Gina left Headship (Principal) and has since worked with countless individuals, couples, teams and organizations helping them to step into their potential, to learn the lessons from the past and to recognize that it is their choice to step into their power and live a fearless life. Gina is passionate about supporting people to live a truly happy, successful and fulfilling life.

Gina’s Social Media

Website (link): https://genuinely-you.com

Twitter (link): https://twitter.com/Genuinely_You

 Facebook (link): https://www.facebook.com/genuinelyyouprograms/

Linked In (link) https://www.linkedin.com/in/ginagardinerassociates/

You Tube : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSUvrwWOKQb6SrfYeXRZyHg

About Our Host:

Daniella Mestyanek (Mest-aa-neck) Young is an author, TEDx speaker and Organizational Culture-Hacker with fascinating life story and important insights into culture, socialization and group behavior. Daniella is the President of DMY Enterprises and the co-founder of cavnessHR.

Daniella was born and raised a third-generation member of the infamous religious cult the Children of God, known for promoting religious prostitution, pedophilia for God, and the end of the world. At 15, she escaped that life, moving to America and eventually becoming a US ARMY Captain.

During her journey, she was college valedictorian, served as part of the first group of women to conduct deliberate ground combat operations with all-male troops, deployed twice to Afghanistan where she also competed in, and won, a marathon, received the Presidential Volunteer Service Medal from President Obama personally, married an Army helicopter pilot, is raising a trilingual little girl in Seattle, WA and is hard at work on her forthcoming memoir, Uncultured.

Daniella’s Social Media:

https://daniellamestyanekyoung.com/

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniella-young/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniellamestyanekyoung

Sign up to join the waitlist for my memoir, UNCULTURED at https://daniellamestyanekyoung.com/

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