Leaderly quote: Brand your ideas so no one can hijack them.
By Jo Miller
Luann Pendy, Ph.D. is senior vice president of global quality at Medtronic, where she leads quality operations and ensures that medical devices for patients worldwide are of the highest quality and reliability. Pendy was recently named one of The National Diversity Council’s 2015 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology.
She has also done a lot to support our community of emerging leaders, both as a webinar guest speaker and in frequently allowing me to quote her in articles like this one about leading in meetings when you’re not the meeting leader.
Here’s another of Pendy’s suggestions for how to show up as a leader in meetings:
If you want to be known for your ideas, describe them in unique and memorable terms so that no one else can claim them as their own.
“Brand your ideas, so no one can hijack them,” says Pendy.
Jo Miller
Jo Miller is a globally renowned authority on women’s leadership. She’s dedicated two decades to helping women advance into positions of influence by leveraging their leadership strengths. Based on her work with hundreds of thousands of women, she developed a pragmatic and powerful roadmap that guides women to become the leaders they aspire to be. Jo shares this proven process in her book Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive (McGraw Hill, 2019.)
Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.com and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.

By Jo Miller
Luann Pendy, Ph.D. is senior vice president of global quality at Medtronic, where she leads quality operations and ensures that medical devices for patients worldwide are of the highest quality and reliability. Pendy was recently named one of The National Diversity Council’s 2015 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology.
She has also done a lot to support our community of emerging leaders, both as a webinar guest speaker and in frequently allowing me to quote her in articles like this one about leading in meetings when you’re not the meeting leader.
Here’s another of Pendy’s suggestions for how to show up as a leader in meetings:
If you want to be known for your ideas, describe them in unique and memorable terms so that no one else can claim them as their own.
“Brand your ideas, so no one can hijack them,” says Pendy.

Jo Miller
Jo Miller is a globally renowned authority on women’s leadership. She’s dedicated two decades to helping women advance into positions of influence by leveraging their leadership strengths. Based on her work with hundreds of thousands of women, she developed a pragmatic and powerful roadmap that guides women to become the leaders they aspire to be. Jo shares this proven process in her book Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to Build Your Brand, Establish Your Legacy, and Thrive (McGraw Hill, 2019.)
Jo is CEO of leadership development, consulting and research firm Be Leaderly. Learn more about her speaking engagements at www.JoMiller.com and follow @Jo_Miller on Twitter.