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Episode 40: Aimee Cardwell (recently of American Express)

Episode 40: Aimee Cardwell (recently of American Express)

FromAuthority Issues


Episode 40: Aimee Cardwell (recently of American Express)

FromAuthority Issues

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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Dec 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Aimee talk about:
* Dropping out of high school/not having a university degree
* The major importance of learning to type early on
* Loving the first taste of authority, building her own team
* Learning that people don't want to talk to sales if they can shop online
* Why the pop-up window is (technically) her fault :shaking-fist:
* Experiencing classic sexism from Japanese executives
* The fallout of the first dot com crash and taking a major step back careerwise
* Trusting your friends to tell you if you're being an asshole
* Learning how to frame recommendations for improvement without alienating people by telling them their baby is ugly
* Checking intentions for and expectations from going into management
* Recommendation for the book Performance Breakthrough by Cathy Rose Salit
* What 'visibility' means, and why you don't need someone to tell you to get it
* Authority's effect, and cultural differences in responses to it
* Watching this talk every quarter for inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqmdLcyES_Q
* How leaders should be the calmest person in the room and how meditation (including via cooking) has helped
* Trying on "leader onesies" to help decide how to respond in various situations
You can reach Aimee on LinkedIn as "acardwell" and find her blog post about here:
https://americanexpress.io/visibility/
Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3
Released:
Dec 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

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Welcome to Authority Issues, a podcast about leadership, management, and competitive prescription writing. Hosted by Rachel Perkins (aka piebob), and Kendall Miller