Leadership Journeys [43] - Radmila Blazheska - "Leadership is the combination of determination and openness to listen to others."

This is the Leadership Journey series on the Choosing Leadership Podcast.I believe we all have a lot to learn from each other's stories - of where we started, where we are now, and our successes and struggles on the way. With this series of interviews, my attempt is to give leaders an opportunity to share their stories and for all of us to learn from their generous sharing. If you know a leader whom you would like to see celebrated on the show, please send me a message on LinkedIn with their name.In our conversation, we spoke about how moving from Macedonia to the UK has shaped her as a leader. We talked about resilience, persistence, and the difficult choice she had to make once she moved to the UK. We speak about how people are often surprised by her determination, and how she has learned to show vulnerability as well as be open to criticism.You can find Radmila at the below linkshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/radmilablazeska/In the interview, Radmila sharesEven if you are a successful person at what you did, There's always something that you can train and do a little bit better.If you have a passion, if you have ambition, don't give up on it. It doesn't matter when it's gonna pan out, it will pan out in the end.I also show that I'm vulnerable as well. I do mistakes and I honor them, and I also am open to criticism whether it's negative, positive criticism. I'm open to it.I am looking at everyone's on a level that we are all people, whether we are leaders, whether we are all working together for someone's objective.If there is a friction. You need to work on that section. Never let it go. Never let it just under the carpet because at some point in your life or your working career will come back and bite you.I guess the combination of my determination and openness to listen to other people in their opinion, I think that's the combination that makes me a good leader.And I think one of the key things is that also, even if you are in a boardroom and you're talking to your board and you know that you want to say something, but you are fearing to say that, say it's better to be said and done rather than keep it to yourself.