In this episode of the Vantage Influencers Podcast, we’ll understand how vulnerability, resilience, and authenticity are central to great leadership, beyond the coveted “strength”. We’ll get clarity on how vulnerability can build trust, strengthen teams, and inspire loyalty.
Joining host Susmita is Victoria Pelletier. Victoria emphasizes and discusses how leaders can lead authentically by harnessing vulnerability as a strength and ensuring all team members feel valued.
About the Speaker
Victoria Pelletier is a Vice President, Consulting - Enterprise Transformation & Global Change Management Leader at Kyndryl. Her philosophy centers on doing the right thing—creating value for stakeholders, focusing on the big picture, and being accountable to employees, shareholders, and communities. She is known for her ability to build diverse teams that bring various skills, experiences, and perspectives, fostering continual growth and positive impacts in various roles, whether as a leader, peer, community member, friend, partner, or mother.
Victoria challenges the status quo and embraces new challenges. At just 24, she became one of the youngest Chief Operating Officers and has since held roles as President and CEO. She has extensive experience managing operations for companies during periods of intense, transformational change and has been involved in nearly 40 M&A transactions. Her efforts have re-engineered organizational structures, operations, processes, and technology, driving revenue growth and achieving multimillion-dollar cost savings.
She has been recognized as one of the 100 Global Outstanding LGBTQ Executive Leaders by INvolve, a 2023 Woman of Influence by the South Florida Business Journal, and holds titles from CIOLook, World Magazine, Insight Magazine, and Women in Communications & Technology. In 2019, HSBC bank awarded her the Diversity & Inclusion in Innovation award.
As a sought-after professional keynote speaker, Victoria delivers motivational talks that instill confidence. Her keynotes cover building resilience, the importance of personal branding and networking for professional growth, the value of empathetic leadership in empowering employees, and the transformative power of DEI in corporate cultures.
Timestamps
(1:20) Embodying “Unstoppable and Dynamic: Born-to-Lead" Qualities in Leadership.
(3:19) The inspiration behind writing and the themes and messages explored through work.
(5:26) How has vulnerability played a role in building resilience?
(7:19) Common misconceptions about vulnerability and how leaders can embrace it as a strength.
(8:00) Encouraging Vulnerability: Advice for Leaders
(9:25) How can leaders ensure that all team members feel valued and included?
