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Katarzyna Moritz
Rider Operations Lead (EMEA), Uber
We have so many choices in life, to move abroad, to stay, to choose a certain career. For me, when I made specific and intentional choices for myself are moments when I feel limitless and authentic.
Pascale E. Nakhlé
Founder & CEO at PEN Consultancy
It starts with recognising one’s inherent strength and acknowledging that it is already present within oneself.
Patricia Zhao
Deputy Director, GovTech Singapore
I now look inwardly to ask myself what I want, and remind myself of the reason I am striving for certain things. This has helped me reshape my narrative and how I present myself to others.
Anar Andani
Global Medical Affairs Director, GSK
Be open to getting out of your comfort zone. Embrace challenges as they can promote growth and clarity. Finally, never compare yourself with others – focus on your own journey and celebrate every step of the way.
Claire Johnsen
Head of ESG and Innovation in the care industry
Education is a useful tool because it introduces you to a new network, it gives you confidence, it gives you insights—everything you need to reinvent yourself comes with education.
Geraldine Conti
People Engagement Accelerator at BNL BNP Paribas
This brings to mind a song that has always resonated deeply with me: ‘It's the end of the world as we know it.’ This song has always filled me with a sense of positivity and optimism, because it speaks of the power of embracing change, leveraging our past experiences and legacies to build something new and exciting – something I'm deeply passionate about.
Annette Saller
Director Program Management – Business Transformation
The opportunity to get coached by a professional alumni enhanced the experience because it sparked so many inspiring ideas. This, along with the opportunity to connect with peers from around the world and different businesses, is what makes an INSEAD programme so valuable.
Varushka Singh
Senior Finance Markets Specialist
We have a responsibility to ourselves and the future generations of women to live in a way that aligns with what we define as values and on our own terms.
Rena Chai
Executive Director, Family Business Network Asia
It starts with having a purpose and knowing your values.
Huey Tyng Ooi
Independent Director, AIG Asia Pacific; Independent Director, Maxis Berhad; Board member, Food from the Heart; Board of governors, Raffles Institution.
I’m able to more effectively bring across my views… Understanding the difference between the board and management role has helped me ask the right questions at the strategic level, and not go into execution. I know when to stop and not to meddle with management. I believe all of this has given me a lot more competency in the boardroom.
INSEAD CMO Severine Guilloux sat down with alumnae to explore their stories in a series of inspiring fireside chats. Though they hail from different cultures, countries and generations, each story is both familiar and unique.
The Challenge of Leadership
International Directors Programme
Transition to General Management
Masters in Business Administration
Global Executive MBA (GEMBA)
Master in Management
Balancing family and work life on the Advanced Management Programme
For Maiza Goulart, being able to balance family life with work life is a top priority. When it comes to her commitment to learning, it is no different. Taken into a programme bubble of 4 weeks on the Advanced Management Programme, Maiza had to balance bringing her daughter to France from Brazil and committing her time and energy to the INSEAD learning.
Thankfully, she found at INSEAD a very inclusive environment which allowed her to divide her time between developing my career and participating in her daughter's growth.
This podcast is part of Ambition Has No Gender - Stories of Vulnerability And Courage.
Am I Good Enough? Re-thinking Imposter Syndrome in Women
Feelings of insecurity at work and the nagging worry that we are not quite as smart, informed or competent enough as we ought to be or as others might think are familiar to most of us, irrespective of our gender. However, there is a perception that feelings of insecurity are more prevalent in women. In addition, feelings of self-doubt are often seen as a personal failing, leading individuals to turn inward in an attempt to overcome them.
However, there’s actually plenty of evidence that insecurity is a social problem - a rational reaction to cues from our environment. When understood this way, in order to overcome our insecurities we need to reach outward, forging more authentic connections with those around us.
