78. Leading with Vulnerability

What Rules!?: A career podcast for women of color

Get ready for a deep dive into vulnerability with Mimi Park, a Field Chief Technology Officer at Databricks.

Mimi grew up in Korea, where she “essentially didn’t have a voice,” she tells us. So when she started her career in the U.S., “I wanted to be like everyone else, but me.”

Thanks to a personality assessment, Mimi learned it was ok to be herself and she began to open up to her co-workers. Today, Mimi leads with vulnerability to build trust and authenticity with her team and her boss.

“The thing about vulnerability is that it can only come from a sense of security,” Mimi says. She points out there’s a time and place to be vulnerable in the workplace and we discuss when it’s psychologically safe to do so.

Theme: Turn Your Adversity into Your Strength

Episode Highlights:

• Seeing the big picture through change management
• Growing up with no voice
• Reacting to life with black and white thinking
• DiSC personality assessment
• Feeling you're not enough
• Being vulnerable in the workplace
• Leading with vulnerability
• Managing as a servant leader

Mentioned In This Episode:

Mimi’s InformationWeek article: Maximizing AI ROI Through Change Management

DiSC personality assessment

Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek

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