Communications and Public Speaking CoP: Compassionate Servant Leader in the PM World

Abstract: Servant leadership is a leadership approach that puts serving others above all other priorities. Rather than managing for results, a compassionate servant leader focuses on creating an environment in which their team can thrive and get their highest-impact work done.

Learning Objectives:

• Difference between traditional and servant leadership
• Benefits of fostering an atmosphere of trust
• How to combine leadership skills with empathy

Speaker:  Rene Daughtry

Speaker Bio:

A 27-year veteran of the company, Rene Daughtry has inspired many at Cisco with his innovative leadership on the Research Triangle Park campus and in communities across North Carolina. Rene Daughtry has started various support teams in Cisco within the Worldwide Technical Support as well as in the Customer Experience (CX) Organization. In past roles in Cisco he had to be innovative and creative in ways Cisco support its customers and create ways to enhance the service offering.

His current role is that of the Customer Experience Solution Validation Services Lead Program Manager and  PMO Team Lead overseeing advanced technology testing to Cisco ‘s top 100 customer base He oversees engineering teams in the US and in India. Each project is scoped at of $10+ million annually.