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About the author: Shellye Archambeau, author of Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms, is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high-performance teams, and organizations. Ms. Archambeau currently serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. She is also a strategic advisor to Forbes Ignite and the President of Arizona State University and serves on the board of two national nonprofits, Catalyst, and Braven. She is also a Forbes contributor and the protagonist of the Harvard Business School Case Study: Becoming a CEO.
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When Shellye Archambeau walked into her first meeting as a board member of Verizon, she felt a moment of panic. “Do I actually belong at this table?” she remembers thinking. Shellye, one of the first Black women to work as the CEO of a tech company in Silicon Valley, has struggled over the years with what’s commonly known as “impostor syndrome” the feeling that you are a phony, despite all evidence to the contrary. On this episode of How To!, Shellye, the author of
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Teresa Carlson-Amazon Web Services, VP, Worldwide Public Sector There s enough stress already, said Carlson, referring to the COVID-19 pandemic. Allow your team some time to decompress, remind them they don t always need to be in the work zone. We are trying to be flexible and make sure we re taking care of our employees, and customers, every day. If you re on a video conference and your cat walks across the table or your children want to sit on your lap-fine. Let them come in. We have to operate with grace.