Profiles In Leadership

Key TakeawaysTammy transitioned from a successful corporate career to entrepreneurship after experiencing career dissatisfactionShe advocates for treating your career like a business and becoming the "CEO of you"Mindset shifts around failure, optimism, and finding joy are crucial for career fulfillmentOrganizations need to focus on employee aspirations, not just engagement, to unlock potentialTopicsTammy's Career JourneyGrew up in small-town New Jersey with modest beginningsStarted in temporary services industry at 18, without college degreeRose through corporate ranks to C-suite roles on Wall StreetExperienced "mid-career funk" despite outward successLeft corporate world at 40 to start her own businessCareer Transformation InsightsImportance of "power base" - network of influential contactsValue of taking on "third rail projects" - high-risk, high-reward initiativesFocusing on making "stars into superstars" rather than trying to fix underperformersGiving immediate, actionable feedback to develop team members