Category: Leadership Series

  • From Incarceration to Inspiration: Larry Miller’s Career Lessons from Returning Citizen to Chairman of Nike’s Jordan Brand

    From Incarceration to Inspiration: Larry Miller’s Career Lessons from Returning Citizen to Chairman of Nike’s Jordan Brand

    We often forget that privilege plays a big part in our life and career trajectories. Today’s blog post is for those of you who didn’t get the best start in life and may be struggling to find opportunities or inspiration to create a better future for yourselves in modern society.…

  • Leaving a Legacy: Career Advice & Corporate Culture with Former Microsoft EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Capossela

    Leaving a Legacy: Career Advice & Corporate Culture with Former Microsoft EVP & Chief Marketing Officer, Chris Capossela

    Since joining Microsoft, I’ve been inspired by incredible leaders in action who have personally impacted me. As an early-in-career who was a part of Chris Capossela’s marketing organization, I must say he was the world’s best CMO because of how he led with such authenticity, passion, and care — resulting…

  • Leadership Blog #6: The Journey of Reverse Mentorship

    Leadership Blog #6: The Journey of Reverse Mentorship

    It’s never too late to start learning from someone younger than you with a different perspective. It is inspiring to hear that even a leader who is as experienced and accomplished as Jean-Philippe Courtois, the EVP & President of Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing & Operations, is making an effort to…

  • Leadership Blog #5: Curiosity, Career, and Communication

    Leadership Blog #5: Curiosity, Career, and Communication

    Our final 2019 feature is unique because Cherian Varghese, Regional Managing Director & VP – ASEAN & South Asian Growing Economies at Oracle, was nominated by Geno Sher.

  • Leadership Blog #4: Today’s Technology, Tomorrow’s Transformation

    Leadership Blog #4: Today’s Technology, Tomorrow’s Transformation

    Richard Koh, Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft Singapore shares his insights and experiences within the tech industries in both Singapore and Silicon Valley.

  • Leadership Blog #3: Recognition and Resilience

    Leadership Blog #3: Recognition and Resilience

    Know your facts… Don’t make assumptions. Follow through with your commitments. Be impeccable with your words. I had the pleasure of attending Rola Dagher’s Female Leadership in the Digital Age workshop at the Collision Conference and she shared some insights about resilience and recognition in the workplace. Despite being turned…

  • Leadership Blog #2: Strategies for Success

    Leadership Blog #2: Strategies for Success

    Does strategy apply to our personal lives and careers? We hear executives talking about “strategy” all the time. Everything we do at work must align with the corporate strategy… and there seems to be a need for strategy when it comes to, well, everything! Earlier this summer, I sat down…

  • Leadership Blog #1: Conversation with the CEO

    Leadership Blog #1: Conversation with the CEO

    I still remember how nervous I was the first time I rode the elevator up to the 40th floor where all of the executives lived and breathed Husky. Even after a dozen or so times, I still felt different whenever I set foot on the executive floor… This time, I was…