The unconventional beginnings of Dr. Waqaas Al-Siddiq’s CEO journey has shaped who he is and how he faces the challenges of leading Biotricity, Inc. Waqaas grew up as an “analog” kid loving the outdoors, heading off to university at 14 years old and now leads an organization recently named as one of the world’s most innovation companies. In this facinating conversation, we dive into topics like diversity, inclusion, confidence, empowerment and many other topics that most leaders aren’t discussing. These include…
Childhood Environment Shapes Your Leadership – 1:44
Merit Driven Diversity and Inclusion – 4:35
Building a Complementary Senior Team – 7:57
Breaking the CEO Stereotype – 9:08
Operating at the Same Intensity Level – 11:16
Office of CEO, Not Position of CEO – 11:46
Dicotomy of Confidence and Openness – 14:44
The On-Ramp to Selt-Awareness – 16:00
CEO Must Be A Life-Long Learner – 19:40
The Values of Ownership & Initiative – 20:51
Get it to 80% – 24:28
Challenge of Hiring Senior Leaders – 28:32
Am I Really Empowered? – 29:32
C-Suite Leaders Must Be Deeply Interested – 31:14
Conversation With My Pre-CEO Self – 35:27
To learn more about Waqaas, go to – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-waqaas-al-siddiq-dba-5a0b682/
To learn more about Biotricity, go to – https://www.biotricity.com/