Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Everyone Loves a Success Story

At least I do.  This one is typical American, except no success stories are typical.  This one is about a phenomenal lady who started as a secretary in a small company to rise to the first female CEO of a Fortune 50 firm.  Pretty impressive.

Yet we have more, she did it in 23 years. Unfortunately, the article does not dwell much on her early years. The focus is her time as CEO and after, including a couple of runs for political offices.  

These years are are definitely important and one can certainly learn from her years as a CEO and political activity.  Making hard decisions are part of life for a CEO, emphasis on strategy is important, and implementation skills are crucial. 

As I read articles like this, I am more interested in how and who helped any successful individual up a career ladder. More than likely, we cannot do it on our own.  Just be sure to read very last paragraph. 

Still, this is a very interesting profile.  In fact, she is definitely someone to continue watching and to learn from.  

The article is by Dave Gordon. Link to article:

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