May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in the U.S. To celebrate, we wanted to bring back all the amazing Asian voices that we’ve had on our podcast so far. When I counted, we had more than 10, and each person had such an amazing thing to share. This is part 2 of the 2-part special compilation of the golden nuggets from each of our guests with Asian heritage. If you missed it, check out part 1 for our previous special with a set of amazing guests. Thank you for listening to Boundaryless Leadership Podcast, I am excited to share the wonderful insights and takeaways from our past guests and celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with you. Enjoy!
Key Takeaways:
- Emotional intelligence is something that is not taught in school but is key to being a boundaryless leader.
- Speaking up and building relationships in the workplace, even if it is not how you were raised, is how you can get further up the corporate ladder in most US workplaces.
- We learn the most from our failures, even when they hurt. It is not about winning, it is about learning along the way.
- Much of the time, the Asian talent in your organization goes unnoticed and unrecognized due to a culture of humility. Take the time to recognize their contributions and talents on your team and you will be amazed at what they are doing.
“Having that emotional intelligence will just make you that much better of a leader. Because, at the end of the day, everyone’s human, and everyone’s got something that’s going on in their lives. And sometimes, being cognizant of that, meeting people where they are really will get them motivated to work for you.” — Allen Chen
“Sometimes you actually have to take a risk, and sometimes you actually have to fail. If you’re not doing that, if you’re not failing, sometimes your goals are probably aren’t big enough.” — Rob Ohno
“You don’t have to have all the answers, you just need to be able to orchestrate that to make sure things are getting done. But you don’t have to know everything.” — Nozomi Morgan