Episode 7: Leandri van der Wat, UP alumna working at L’Oreal in Paris, on authentic leadership

Leandri van der Wat is a Product Development Engineer at L’Oreal International in Paris. She holds a Master’s in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Pretoria.

In 2013, she finished second in the TV show Masterchef South Africa, and she is the co-author, with her sister, of the cookbook Two’.

On this episode she speaks about:

• How she has grown and fostered her curiosity
• Masterchef teaching her to fearlessly go for her dreams
• That her job at L’Oreal International came at just the right time
• Her style as a leader being authentic but adaptive
• Working on the core issues in a team, and working with constructive feedback

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