Brain Based Biz: Donna Mah Delaugheter - Innovative Leader

Fliesdive-bombed Dr. Ellen Weber`s hair as she attempted to capture curiosity from her young students. Irritated by relentless insects, Ellen asked a few boys in class if they`d get rid ofsluggish fallflies. Within minutes the whole class joined in, slamming books on themonstrous clusterflies, who'd unfortunately picked Ellen`s classroom as a home to spend winter.

Suddenly imaginary flies apparently alighted on many students` heads, since text books batted heads like bats to ping pong balls. In a few minutes, chaos subsided, buzzing ceased, laughter quieted and class resumedwith questions about leadership that differs. Donna Mah Delaughter, a scholar in that year over 30 years ago, retold the tale recently. Through laughter and colorful stories about Ellen's challenges to pass beyond barriers, Donna attributes many of her own marked leadership skills. Her abundant risk- taking qualities and innovative mind sharpened through Ellen`s facilitation during her top role on the debate team. Donna and respective of her peers on the team went forth to win a national trophy. As a new teenager in a Canadian school at the time, Donna began a travel that launched life-long learning and never looked back. Donna recognized her mother as a mortal who prodded her to believe beyond stereotypes. He and his family found their way to Canada after they emigrated from China. He wanted his children to be all they could be and though women in his nation had been restricted, he envisioned much more for Donna. He said she could even be a physician if she wanted. Donna Mah Delaughter worked her way up the ranks to reach a top level position as Account Manager for Siras P.I. a subordinate of Nintendo. Her quickness and innovative spirit flow unsparingly at the petition of Siras` President. She hopes to give a bequest in animation and in work, and in this capacity enjoys mentoring new employees as good as volunteering her sentence to counsel teens in her church. Donna gives much of her time and talent out and in that office has gained much and benefited all! In A Totally New Mind, Daniel Pink shows that in the new Conceptual Age in which we live, we want to go beyond the idea that merely crunches numbers. We now need people with a very different sort of mind-one that is both creative and good of empathy. Donna has amazing power to see what makes fellow workers tick. She forges many relationships and cares for others. She recognizes patterns as she mines data from many data banks and makes new meaning from it. And better of all, Donna loves to work with ideas, challenges and possibilities. Duringher interviewDonna challenges us to consider of ourselves as the real owner of the company where we work. Below Donna shares insights that serve us see the sum and someone of her innovative leadership.