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Sophia. Relationships, Mentors, Role Models and Heroes

I asked Sophia to tell me about the experiences in her early life which she believes had the greatest impact on her work life and career. She replied it was her parents who had the most significant impact on her work life and career. She explained that she believes that she is successful because she works very hard and she thinks she got her work ethic from her parents. I asked her to tell me about the milestones and roadblocks in her career which stand out when she looks back and what she learned from them. Sophia said when she graduated with her MBA in 1982, it was the time of the last major recession and prior to that time when you ...

Lauren. Relationships. Mentors, Role Models, Heroes and Leaders

I asked Lauren about the relationships in her life which have had the biggest impact on her work and career life. And she said: “I think my mentors had a big impact.” Lauren was very junior when her first mentor walked into her office, sat down and said: “you know Lauren, you just make sure that you tell them exactly where you want to go, don’t be in a job longer than two years at a junior level.” He was terribly senior and he took the time to encourage her, telling her “come on, you can do it, you can do it” and she has never forgotten it. At the time he walked into her office and sat down she says ...