Ethan LockshinSales at NVIDIA focused on AI adoption

Scott Dietzen draws on parenting lessons to strengthen his leadership and service on boards for all!

Name: Scott Dietzen draws on parenting lessons to strengthen his leadership and service on boards for all!
Uploaded: 2025-12-11T14:21:57+00:00
Duration: 55 s
Channel: Ethan Lockshin
Description: Scott Dietzen, an executive and board member, learned delegation and servant leadership from raising two independent kids. He stopped trying to control…

11 Dec 2025 · 1 min

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Scott Dietzen, an executive and board member, learned delegation and servant leadership from raising two independent kids. He stopped trying to control outcomes and instead empowered his teams, setting clear boundaries while leading by example rather than command.

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You describe yourself as a geek, outdoorsman and a dad. Grounding traits in a high intensity career. What's something you've learned from parenting that surprisingly made you a better executive or board member?
I think it's really delegation for me. Try not to control outcomes, but really try to empower the team. Both my kids came out fiercely independent and, you know, wanting to get dad to fulfill whatever their whims are. And I was surprised by that. You know, I kind of expected dad to be in charge. The, the actual parenting experience for me for was anything but that. They saw, they saw dad as more their servant. And so obviously you have to have guardrails up to try to keep them in appropriate lanes. And I think you lead most of all by example. I can't tell my kids what to do, but hopefully I can show them what to do. And over time they'll, they'll follow that lead.