“I didn’t want to like Diane. In fact, I wanted the job she was moved in to. At the time, I thought I could do it better, that I had more knowledge, experience, credibility. Have you ever had an “ah-a moment”? I sure did. When she joined our small team at the Lubrizol Painesville site it didn’t take long for me to wake up, recognize and value Diane’s leadership. I was humbled, to say the least. She came into an environment where respect for HR and what we do was wildly unappreciated and took strategic action to rebrand and rebuild our team’s reputation. She confronted some of the toughest mindsets and intelligently persuaded significant change. She is fearless, confident, collaborative, and incredibly talented. One thing that has always impressed me about Diane is her strength and determination. At an early age, she left her family to come to the US with limited knowledge of US culture or of the English language, worked her way through college and created an incredible reputation, career, and legacy. When it comes to her leadership style, I often reflect on the direction she made clear to our team; “You can push back on me, you can disagree with me but when we walk out of this room whatever is decided, we are a united front”. I’d report to Diane again in a heartbeat. She’s fair. She listens. She will not allow you to bring less than 100% of the potential that you have, and you can count on her with confidence to do the same.”
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