{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Grounded Engagement","title":"SE01 E03 How to Lead Through Uncertainty Without Losing Your Team | Rick Hefner","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2718,"description":"What separates leaders who build lasting impact from those who simply solve problems?\nIn this episode of Grounded Engagement, Liberating Leadership, Kristina Katayama sits down with Dr. Rick Hefner, Senior Director at the Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education, to explore what it truly means to develop people, create learning organizations, and lead through uncertainty.\nDrawing on over 45 years of experience in aerospace, systems engineering, organizational transformation, Lean Six Sigma, AI adoption, and leadership development, Rick shares powerful lessons on building trust, creating psychologically safe teams, managing change, and shifting from being the expert in the room to becoming a multiplier of others' potential.\nWhether you're a new manager, an aspiring leader, or an experienced executive navigating change, this conversation offers practical insights into leadership, innovation, resilience, and lifelong learning.\nIn this episode:\n✅ The difference between fixing problems and developing people\n✅ Leading organizations through uncertainty and change\n✅ Creating psychological safety for innovation and experimentation\n✅ How to manage resistance to change and technology adoption\n✅ The transition from expert contributor to servant leader\n✅ Building high-performing teams through trust and shared purpose\n✅ Why lifelong learning is the most important leadership skill\n✅ Lessons from aerospace engineering, Lean Six Sigma, and AI transformation\n✅ Turning conflict into collaboration\n✅ Leadership failures that became powerful learning moments\nKey Takeaway\n\"The real work of leadership isn't about driving change—it's about building the capacity that remains after you're gone.\"\nAbout Dr. Rick Hefner\nDr. Rick Hefner is a leadership expert, systems engineer, researcher, author, and Senior Director at the Caltech Center for Technology and Management Education. Throughout his career, he has helped organizations improve performance, adopt emerging technologies,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/x5xkfdWuX9GmdCJn0ZFNdlTGkxLQjykc0Gn5Spyy9dg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYzVl/NzgyOGI0ZmRiYjZm/YjMxNzEzYjZlOGYy/ODlmNy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}