25: An Organic Path to COO with Founder of Constellary, Suzan Bond
Sep 19, 2023
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Guest Suzan Bond, Founder of Constellary, is interviewed about her organic path to becoming a COO. Topics covered include her childhood memories and influences, fascination with human behavior, leadership beyond profit, organizational growth and change management, defining success, pursuing passions, and seeing the world through different lenses.
Listening to instincts and trusting your path is vital in becoming a leader
Building strong relationships and open communication are key aspects of effective leadership
Regular reflection time and understanding different perspectives foster better relationships and collaboration
Deep dives
Focusing on Personal Growth and Reflection
Susan emphasizes the importance of listening to your instincts, trusting your path, and building in regular reflection time to make well-thought-out choices and align your actions with your values.
Creating Better Work Environments
Susan's passion lies in making work environments better, and she achieves this through her coaching and consulting work, helping leaders and teams develop and become more cohesive.
Guiding Principles of Leadership
Susan's leadership style is guided by principles of open communication, strong relationships, and a deep understanding of the emotional and mental journeys individuals go through during times of change.
Building Constellary and Leaving a Lasting Legacy
Susan's future aspirations include scaling her business, Constellary, to support and provide leadership development for more leaders and leadership teams, leaving a positive and lasting impact on the world of work.
Advice for Career Journeys
Susan advises listeners to trust their instincts and build in regular reflection time, as well as actively listen to others and understand their perspectives, fostering better relationships and collaboration.
The most organic path to becoming a leader is to follow your values, with no aspirations of leadership.
At least that was my experience, as I found my way into a COO role. What I seldom share on Leaders Unscripted is the path I paved to get there.
In this episode the tables are turned on me, as Extrology podcast host Lee Cooper steps in to interview me on my own journey, uncovering my formative experiences, philosophies and morals.
This episode covers:
My early challenges and formative experiences
How the ‘bushwhacking’ career path organically evolved into a COO role
Career influences and books that have guided my journey
The superpower of seeing the world through different perspectives