Episode Description
Leadership today requires more than strategy. It requires presence. Founding Member Donna Lucas breaks down how to manage multi-generational teams, the underrated power of listening, and what it means to show up with intention in every room.
Drawing from decades of experience advising governors, first ladies, and leaders across industries, she shares practical insight on balancing ambition with well-being, building meaningful relationships, and knowing when to push forward or pull back.
Essential for anyone navigating growth, leadership, and the evolving demands of modern work and life.
“Don’t be the smartest person in the room. If you are, you need to find a new room.”
Key Takeaways
- Why listening beats talking, even when you think you know the answer
- How to manage four generations in one workplace
- The power of physical presence in an increasingly remote world
- Flipping your health priorities at 50 to transform everything
- How to stand up early in your career—and help others do the same
- Why life is a dance between hard work and intentional rest
Guest
Donna Lucas is the Founder & CEO of Lucas Public Affairs, Co-founder of SheShares, a conversation series featuring trailblazing women leaders. Donna serves on the Executive Committee on the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. She is Chair-Emeritus of the Public Policy Institute of California and serves on the boards of the Crocker Art Museum, John Burton Advocates for Youth, College Futures Foundation, All About Sacramento, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and Maria Shriver’s Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement. She is routinely named one of Sacramento’s 100 most powerful people and is often listed among the state Capitol’s most influential people.
