Merichem CEO on the advantage of leading collaboratively

How coach Emma Hayes leads like a project manager | Merichem CEO on the advantage of leading collaboratively | The value of compassionate, courageous leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 15, 2024 CONNECT WITH NEXTUP  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( €‰€‰[Tik tok]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equity news from NextUp, Advancing All Women in Business [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [How coach Emma Hayes leads like a project manager]( [How coach Emma Hayes leads like a project manager]( Hayes (Stephen McCarthy/Getty Images) Leaders can adopt different styles and strategies, but success always starts with knowing how the organization works and how each person's role furthers the collective goals and values, writes Emma Hayes, the coach of the US Women's National Soccer Team. "There are so many different challenges, and some of them you simply don't see coming. Your response in real time is the key to keeping everyone moving in the right direction," says Hayes in an excerpt from her book, "A Completely Different Game: My Leadership Playbook." Full Story: [Fast Company (tiered subscription model)]( (8/13) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Today's leadership [] [Merichem CEO on the advantage of leading collaboratively]( A commitment to collaborative leadership, being an active listener, embracing diversity and relying on her strengths as a woman in the male-dominated world of oil and gas has helped Kendra Lee, chairman and CEO of Merichem, succeed. "[A]s I've gotten older, I've come to acknowledge my strengths and talents and can say, 'it doesn't matter that I'm a woman, I have just as much to contribute to the conversation as a man does,'" Lee says. 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