I believe overcoming existential threats facing organizations and society requires
authentic leadership
Because organizations and society face ever bigger and faster development of existential threats that require diverse collaboration for all of us to thrive, I develop high performing teams that:
relentlessly push towards self-discovery and face fears to enable growth towards our best selves,
collaborate through authentic conversations, and
enact leadership models that work.
In my experience, the root of most problems goes back to people. If you get that right, mission or business results follow, including revenue growth and profitability.
I am Jared Petravicius
I was born in juxtaposition. With family roots in the Chicago melting pot, I grew up as a half Puerto Rican, half Lithuanian, half first generation and half second generation American. Much of my life’s journey focused on understanding identity and finding a tribe. Early on I realized I would have to see across groups if I was to find my place, because I only knew two other people with this heritage—my brothers. The three of us pondered how to connect the nude, humanesque women from distant lands painted with jagged lines on our Lithuanian grandfather’s house and the mystic Puerto Rican island lore we heard to our rural American life. We also witnessed the economic struggle of our parents to move from the inner city of Chicago to Union Pier, MI, a small Great Lakes beach town. Where did we fit?
Since those Union Pier days of 44 peers in my high school class, I studied at the University of Michigan earning a B.S. in Economics, and at the Yale School of Management earning my MBA. I have since lived in a 1,000 year old abbey in France, surfed with great whites in South Africa, and traveled to remote villages in India to advise a telemedicine startup. I have worked in politics, finance, and started my own company. Today, I consult with federal clients at IBM.
I grew to understand humanity connects us all, and I bring this leadership model to organizations.
If you would like to connect, please email me at jpetrav.leadership@gmail.com.