Listen "OTS 291: Caring Enough to Step Up - Rebecca Zucker"
Episode Synopsis
Today’s guest believes growth requires both vision and action.
Her goal is to change the trajectory of people's lives and careers for the better. She works with C-level executives and other senior leaders who want to expand their professional and personal capacity; tackle bigger, more complex challenges; grow as humans so they can grow as leaders; to cross new thresholds of performance.
As an expert in executive coaching and career development, she coaches C-suite executives and other senior leaders across the globe. In addition to several venture-backed startups, her clients have included Clorox, DocuSign, Dropbox, and Google. She is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes.com.
Please join me in welcoming Rebecca Zucker.
In this episode we discuss:
her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is caring enough to step up.”
why she believes empathy is a huge part of leadership.
the restrictions she grew up with for being born female.
not being taken seriously as a woman in finance, including transferring to an international office within the company.
how she used her network of university and business school alumni all pre-internet.
how she navigated France as an ex-pat when she transferred to an investment banking career.
her year off, living in France, and becoming a gig worker, and how that led her to entrepreneurship.
how she began her coaching business in earnest after her current job was going under.
how she and her business partner, Heather, complement each other in business.
why she enjoys mentoring people and is always on the lookout for quality talent.
how she nurtures and sustains the outer levels of her network.
how she accomplished getting published consistently in Harvard Business Review.
what she’s looking forward to in the next year.
Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com.
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Her goal is to change the trajectory of people's lives and careers for the better. She works with C-level executives and other senior leaders who want to expand their professional and personal capacity; tackle bigger, more complex challenges; grow as humans so they can grow as leaders; to cross new thresholds of performance.
As an expert in executive coaching and career development, she coaches C-suite executives and other senior leaders across the globe. In addition to several venture-backed startups, her clients have included Clorox, DocuSign, Dropbox, and Google. She is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes.com.
Please join me in welcoming Rebecca Zucker.
In this episode we discuss:
her thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is caring enough to step up.”
why she believes empathy is a huge part of leadership.
the restrictions she grew up with for being born female.
not being taken seriously as a woman in finance, including transferring to an international office within the company.
how she used her network of university and business school alumni all pre-internet.
how she navigated France as an ex-pat when she transferred to an investment banking career.
her year off, living in France, and becoming a gig worker, and how that led her to entrepreneurship.
how she began her coaching business in earnest after her current job was going under.
how she and her business partner, Heather, complement each other in business.
why she enjoys mentoring people and is always on the lookout for quality talent.
how she nurtures and sustains the outer levels of her network.
how she accomplished getting published consistently in Harvard Business Review.
what she’s looking forward to in the next year.
Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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