“Ask yourself – as a leader, where could you potentially grow or develop as a result of someone’s willingness to be candid? Then go ask for that candor. Offer it first – in a way that is constructive, relevant, and compassionate?’’

“By recognizing your own worth and being confident about it, you will make the best decisions about your career future. Fast forward your life at work five years. In looking back, are you the colleague or boss that you want to be?”

“Resiliency is about growing through challenge or opportunity to end up better on the other side. We often forget the strength we developed. There are individual triumphs—large and small. Recalling those can be very instructive”

“It seems like everybody is mean to women and girls and women and girls are mean to each other. We need to all be more kind. Kindness builds self-esteem and a high self-esteem is needed to accomplish a lot of things in life”

“The minute someone concludes something is impossible, they’ve given themselves an excuse for inaction. It’s not too simplistic to envision that our aspirations will expand in tandem with an increase in our productivity”.

“Our job as leaders isn’t to be perfect. Our job is to create meaning for others. Real leaders are close to the people they lead and ensure people feel valued”.

“We can limit ourselves based on our gender and as a result not fulfil our true potential. Seeing beyond gender would open up opportunities for both men and women.”

“The ability to scan the environment for threats and address them is a key part of the leader’s role. It takes mental and emotional strength and resilience to focus on what one can do.”

“We need to look at ways to let go, to give ourselves a chance to reflect from time to time on what we do well and what mistakes to avoid”

“Don’t lunch alone; network! And choose a few platforms where you participate in discussions. This will slowly establish you as an expert and opportunities will follow”.