Posts Tagged ‘personal growth’
Activate Your Remarkable™: The Bold Shift From Apology to Authority
We all have the potential to be remarkable. Most of us know this intellectually. We’ve earned impressive degrees, landed the great roles, led teams, and navigated difficult moments that required grit, resilience, and courage. From the outside, our careers and lives may even look impressive. And yet, for many high-achieving leaders, the very moments that…
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We all want to activate the remarkable in our people — to see them soar, perform at their best, and stay engaged. But here’s the truth: none of that happens without growth.
I was talking to Michele Corsini at Comcast in preparing to speak at the WICT Network National Leadership Conference on October 19, and she told me a story that perfectly captures this.
When Michele was just 26, she was asked to automate subscriber reporting for Comcast’s finance division. One small issue: she didn’t speak “finance.” But her leaders saw potential. They gave her a seat at the table, mentored her through the learning curves, and trusted her to figure it out.
That trust changed everything. Michele went on to build Comcast’s first automated subscriber reporting system — the foundation for its national data warehouse. More importantly, she learned a lesson that shaped her entire career:
“With the right support and perseverance, you can do anything.”
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