Don't let 'having it all' be defined by someone else.
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Decisions made centrally, thousands of miles from the markets clients are operating in, will likely not be as attuned to local market realities.
Technological advances are changing what clients need, the services we provide, and how we interact with them.
I wouldn't be a CEO today if I didn't do different things to build capabilities and build experiences because to come a leader, you need varied experiences.
As you think about the workforce of the future, women and minorities are such an important part of that future.
In an age of exponential change, we need the power of diverse thinking, and we cannot afford to leave any talent untapped.
In the global marketplace, women remain the most untapped natural resource.
I've been fortunate in life to benefit from family, educators, work colleagues, and a set of mentors and sponsors, all of whom did not hesitate to offer and support me with every opportunity to achieve what I set out to do.
To be sure, technology will change what we do. Tasks that are highly manual, routine, and predictable will be automated. But jobs are made up of many tasks. So the nature of existing jobs will change, and new careers will be created.
We're all drowning in data. We all need moments of recovery. For me, that includes not going right to my phone when I wake up in the morning.
You cannot be insightful if you're deluged with information.
The advice I give, no matter male or female, is not being afraid to step outside your comfort zone and think more long-term about your career than maybe the next year.
Ultimately, this is about having fun at work. You want to enjoy your job. You're going to have higher-performing employees.
Sponsorship is sometimes about people behind the scenes who are sitting in rooms determining your assignments and your next career step, and you don't even know who they are.
Seek out counsel and be a mentor to people, because then they learn how to be mentors.
My confidence came from always needing to compete.
I'm probably a little bit of an outlier for women because I don't believe that you have to self-promote to get where you're going.
My becoming the CEO is a testament to our long commitment to diversity inclusion. And I intend to really focus and really pay that forward for our future diverse leaders at Deloitte.
Over the years, I paid careful attention in client meetings and jotted down things that quite didn't make sense. And I had the courage to raise questions and to be skeptical when something didn't add up.
