Career Advice For Difficult Times From 5 Women Leaders

 "Your job isn't to know the answer. Your job is to ask all the right questions of where the business is going and…Don't be afraid…(Align) with people who could see the possibility of (your) experience…Take that stretch job and just remember you're in the room to ask different questions, and that's perfectly fine. So, take the stretch and then lean into your experience that allows you to have a different lens and a different perspective."

Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at Workiva on Electric Ladies Podcast

 

When the economy feels tough or you feel like things are spiraling, it's a good time to remember that you have agency. You can control what you think about, focus on and even your emotions – yes, you can. This is one of our periodic career collage episodes with valuable reminders from five extraordinary women who were interviewed on Electric Ladies Podcast over the past year.

Listen up and let us know what resonates with you, texting it to us @joanmichelson on social media.

You'll hear advice from:

·       Ann Canela, Head of Niagara Cares and Director of Corporate Giving at Niagara Bottling, the largest bottler in the U.S.

·       Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer at software conglomerate Workiva.