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In this episode of Wise Women & Good Men (Leaders on Leadership — Academic Focus), host Diana Peterson-More is joined by Peter Giulioni and Dr. Sonya Sharififard for a wide-ranging conversation about leadership, learning, and what it means to lead in a rapidly changing world.

Peter shares a career journey that spans launching a change-management firm in the mid-1980s, partnering with Deloitte, serving in leadership roles at USC Marshall School of Business, teaching internationally in Singapore, and ultimately bringing his expertise full circle back to Southern California Edison—where he helped build an internal change-management function before retiring (again!).

Dr. Sonya Sharififard reflects on her path from being raised by Iranian immigrant parents in New Jersey to becoming an educator and researcher teaching leadership ethics and social entrepreneurship. She explains how mentorship shaped her leadership identity—and how a pivotal college moment revealed the hidden reality of food insecurity among students. Sonya expands the definition of food insecurity beyond hunger to include access, distribution, cultural inclusion, and belonging—especially in higher education and workplace environments where food is often central to community and culture.

Together, Diana, Peter, and Sonya explore:

~Whether and why to pursue a PhD (purpose, contribution, and the difference between consuming vs. creating knowledge)

~Essential leadership skills for the 21st century, including authenticity, accountability, trust, culture-building, and lifelong learning

~The challenge of leading across cultures, and how change-management practices must adapt outside Western norms

~Why leadership is less about what we say—and more about what we model through our actions

The episode closes with a call to “lead beyond the job” through community involvement, service, and giving back—because leadership shows up everywhere.

Guests: Peter Giulioni | Dr. Sonya Sharififard