Irene Lucas, Chief Executive of Sunderland City Council, spoke at the PPMA conference on April 20, 2018 about valuing others and leadership across systems. She emphasized the importance of respecting individual roles, harnessing everyone's talents, and contributing beyond one's own organization. Lucas stressed that true leadership requires valuing all people across systems, whether on your team or not, and recognizing that together we can accomplish more than any one person alone.