Success Leaves Clues: Ep 304 - Stop Managing, Start Coaching with Christine Vigna, Chief People Officer at Dejero

Success Leaves Clues with Robin Bailey and Al McDonald · 2026-08-20 · 34 min

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What if the greatest thing a leader could give their team was not an answer, but the space to discover one? In this episode of Success Leaves Clues, Robin Bailey and Al McDonald sit down with Christine Vigna, Chief People Officer at Dejero, to explore leadership coaching, employee empowerment, workplace culture, governance, and the connection between employee experience and business performance. Christine explains why Dejero developed its leaders to become better coaches instead of simply better managers. By moving decisions away from leadership bottlenecks and empowering employees to solve problems, the company has strengthened engagement, accelerated development, improved customer experiences, and achieved employee retention two to three times longer than the average stay in the technology sector. She also shares why culture cannot be separated from business performance, how ego quietly erodes psychological safety, and why confident leaders create space for other people’s ideas rather than needing to be the smartest person in the room. This conversation offers a human-centered approach to leadership that does not sacrifice accountability or results.