Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

Agility is fundamental to leading a team through times of change.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

Saying you must rotate three crops a year, a certain percentage of your land must be set aside, and some of the other proposals, my sense is that it's a little anti-technology, and the ability of European farmers to feed Europe is reduced as a result.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

When I was not working, when our children were little, our life was all about our kids and our relationship. We didn't spend tons of time going off and spending time with friends and going on vacations alone.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

Managing through ambiguity can be difficult for even the most experienced leaders. Defining a clear set of goals for your team demonstrates that there is an end in sight. However, it's crucial during this time to move through the transition in phases.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

It's not about me. It's about the organization being successful.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

Anyone who ends up being a leader of a large complicated organization, whether you're a male or a female, you're working an immense amount of hours, and you can't do everything. You can't have complete work/life balance.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

It's critically important for Europe to have a different way to think about the role of agriculture in society and the economy here.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

'Women on Board' provides a roadmap for high-performing women leaders to join high-performing boards. It is a must-read for every sitting board director, man or woman, and for everyone who aspires to a corporate board seat.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

The reality is that unless you understand the regulatory environment and payment structure, you can't revolutionize it. I think most tech companies and startups have come to this realization: that you have to partner with people in the ecosystem.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

Most women I know who have been successful in business, it's because they've been willing to take on the risky challenge that other people would say, 'Oh, I'm not sure I want to do that.'

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

When I walk into a new organization and I don't know the industry or the people, which has always been the case, I do a few things. One is I think about the business from the outside in.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

One of the things I've learned is people are smart, and they understand what should be done. They understand what the challenges are, but they're not always able to have their voices heard.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

If you look at my career, I've taken on a lot of risky roles.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

I am very comfortable not being the expert and actually putting people who work for me forward. I don't need to know all the answers, and I don't need to be the one who's out there up front.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

I don't compromise at all on how people lead and manage other people. I don't want to work in an environment where people are belittled and berated.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

I don't believe in management by fear. I also won't sacrifice the future of a company for a quarter.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

I consciously make an effort to get to know some of the women who may be in the middle of the organization - they're not at senior management levels - and try to figure out whether there's a new opportunity they can take on that enables them to shine and succeed in a way they may not have in the past.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

Men don't quite know how to read women if they're not used to seeing them in a business environment.

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

As a woman, this is one of these areas where you have to walk a fine line: the classic, 'Are you soft and squishy, and you hug everybody, and you're a cheerleader?' versus, 'Are you the hard-nosed you-know-what female dog?'

Sandra E. Peterson
Sandra E. Peterson

The signal of the importance of something is whether you're actually measuring it and you're holding people accountable to improving those numbers.