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The most common characteristic of childhood building toys is that they snap together in one way or another. Technology is constantly shifting, and we should make sure that whatever we build is interoperable and pliable.
Cathy Engelbert
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Games are often won or lost on the free-throw line. This isn't about slick moves or great skills. It's about practice, muscle memory, and being able to keep a cool head under pressure.
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The fundamentals of your business are like free throws: emphasize and practice them to perfection.
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You don't have to be the biggest, the strongest, or the most talented player to be successful, but you do need to be a step ahead of the competition.
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You don't have to always be the smartest person in the room, but if you listen and absorb what you are hearing, you will be ahead of the game.
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When you build your network, keep yourself open to new ideas, concepts, and theories. Some of them may even contradict and challenge long-held points of view. This isn't beneficial only to someone in my profession, but to every line of work.
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Disruptors are the ones with a keen sense of how the world is changing and how to get in front of change, driven by curiosity. The disrupted - not so much.
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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.
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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.
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We can all think we're discriminated against, and I'm sure many of us are. But I see a ton of optimism in corporate America around the advancement and retention of women.
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My confidence came from always needing to compete.
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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.
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