Be INSPIRING: Move beyond “Proving Your Value” to multiply your impact and embrace your full leadership potential
Do you engage the commitment of others? Are you an authentic leader?
The “Proving Your Value” hurdle impacts women when they overwork themselves—taking on too much, under too great expectations—in order to prove themselves as a leader. Women leaders tend to fall into this trap: 81% of women say “yes” to all work requests (even unreasonable ones!), and 66% of women say they are a “perfectionist” in how they approach work.
During this session, we will explore the “Inspire” leadership competency, which is all about authenticity—knowing who you are, what you believe, and acting in accordance with those values. Inspiring leaders bring out the best in their people and teams. Regardless of how “tough” their style is, inspiring women leaders balance this with warmth and compassion.
They effectively engage and inspire the commitment, collaboration and contributions of others—instead of trying to do it all themselves.
Carla Harris
Carla Harris is Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley having finished an 30+ year career as a Vice Chairman and Managing Director. Throughout her career she managed and executed billions of dollars of equity and equity related transactions, including the IPOs of UPS, Martha Stewart Omnimedia and the Immunex Corporation. She was also Chair of the Morgan Stanley Foundation from 2005 to 2014 and sits on the boards of several community organizations. In August 2013, Carla was appointed by President Obama to chair the National Women’s Business Council. She is a gospel recording artist, with 4 commercially released CDs under her belt, 5 sold out concerts at Carnegie Hall, 2 at the Apollo Theatre and a popular public speaker who gives impactful career guidance to corporate audiences based on her books, Expect to Win (2009), Strategize to Win (2014), and Lead to Win (2022). She sits on the boards of the Walmart Corporation, Cummins Corporation and MetLife. Carla joined Morgan Stanley in 1987 after completing an AB in economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and an MBA from Harvard Business School, second year honors.