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Episode 034 – Janet Foutty, Author & Executive Chair, Deloitte US

Today on the Executives’ Exchange we’re joined by Janet Foutty, Deloitte US Executive Chair and co-author of Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership and Tara Montgomery, Executive Producer and Head Content Creator, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network’s. Janet shares specifics about the 7 Key Practices, as well as, the experiences from her career that inspired the book. Tune in to learn how she succeeded by embracing her authentic self and how nothing hard is ever done alone. 

00:00 – Intro
01:20 – The inspiration behind “Arrive & Thrive”
04:27 – The 7 Key Practices
05:12 – The 2 Main Key Practices Foutty follows the most.
10:30 – The practice that disrupted Foutty’s thinking the most.
12:00 – What Foutty learned about writing her book.
13:40 – The story that resonated with Foutty
15:55 – Foutty reads three sections of the book.
20:50 – Word from our sponsor, Shure.
22:50 – Foutty describes her own leadership style.
26:20 – Foutty talks about the kind of people we want to rise in our companies nowadays.
29:15 – The challenges of women and how to support them.
31:20 – The importance of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
36:55 – How does Foutty manage herself when working with a difficult person or situation?
39:00 – Some advice on how to achieve impact.
41:52 – In terms of women’s leadership, what do you know for sure?
42:35 – Outro

Episode link: Deloitte | Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership
Guest Host: Tara Montgomery, Executive Producer and Head Content Creator, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
Producer: Eva Penar, Chief Content & Communications Officer, The Executives’ Club of Chicago

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