The Vulnerability Advantage: A CEO's Guide to Transparent Leadership with Fali Sidhva

In this episode of The Executive Hustle Podcast, Fali and Kirsten talk about his journey across healthcare sectors and how this unique set of experiences shaped Fali’s uncommon leadership approach. Moving from dialysis to veterinary care to autism services, Fali developed a philosophy centered on "results through relationships" that challenges traditional leadership models.

What makes our discussion particularly compelling is Fali's willingness to expose his own struggles with control and inadequacy. He shares the inner dialogue that haunts many leaders, but few discuss openly, offering a refreshing counterbalance to the typical executive narrative.

Listeners will discover how transparency with team members - even sharing complete financial information - builds the foundation for authentic relationships.

 

FALI SIDHVA BIO:

Fali Sidhva is the Chief Executive Officer of Helping Hands Family, an organization providing autism services across 5 states in 40 clinics serving over 900 children a year. Fali is a motivational leader with a record of facilitating the growth of healthcare companies. He instills a positive, supportive, organizational culture of autonomy and accountability - delivering consistent results. With his guiding philosophy of "Results Through Relationships," Fali has established a reputation for driving exponential growth. Previously, as President/COO of Community Veterinary Partners, he led 600% revenue growth and expanded from 11 to 50 locations in just 3.5 years. His leadership approach emphasizes creating cultures of autonomy and accountability, developing scalable systems, and building authentic relationships with clinical partners. A University of Bombay graduate with distinction in Chemistry, Fali is an avid video game enthusiast and a ’decent’ racquetball player!

 

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KIRSTEN YURICH BIO:

Kirsten is a licensed behavior analyst, speaker, author, and retired CEO who partners with business leaders to help them achieve more of what matters most to them. Kirsten’s clients are high performing CEOs, founders, and executives looking to “level up” in life and business.

Kirsten share’s her expertise in leadership, performance management, and learning with executives through coaching or consulting, peer groups, and speaking.

For more info, check out Kirsten Yurich HERE.