A Passion For People: Valda Tsang on how to lead by example

10/17/2022




Valda Tsang Tolentino, Head of Indirect Sourcing, Maxeon Solar Technologies is passionate about people. She loves to build diverse and inclusive teams with a particular focus on personal development, particularly supporting women of colour.

In this interview, we hear how Valda believes the ‘culture of innovation’ has two paths - organisational encouragement and an open mindset. We discuss the top 5 reasons for gathering teams in strategic planning, how to identify a team's desires and objectives in order to motivate them into action and the importance of ‘leading by example’.

Listen in for insights into:

  • The importance of being clear about your company’s values - acting as role models
  • How you can reflect company values in your day-to-day and embodying the organisation’s values
  • Valda’s perspective of negotiations and having the right mindset to be an effective negotiator


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