This Month’s Philosopher: Amy O'C. Fitzpatrick, WG’93
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LIFE LESSON
If I knew then what I know now, I would have...
invested more time learning to negotiate. During Wharton, I read Getting to Yes and participated in a few “mock” negotiations, which I truly enjoyed. In hindsight, I would have invested more time learning this important professional and life skill, applied it earlier in my career, and with a stronger voice.
If I knew then what I know now, I would NOT have...
spent an outsized amount of energy focused on what I did not know, but rather, I would have owned earlier what I did know. As an MBA/MSW, my career focus and prior educational background were out of the norm. Upon entering Wharton and the consulting field post-graduation, I had a steep learning curve. I placed great pressure on myself to learn and master as much as I could – which served me well. I spent less time bringing my unique lens forward in the early years. I understand now that each individual brings unique perspectives, talents, and knowledge, and truly great companies and teams are born when those differences are lifted up, early and often!
FAVORITE QUOTES
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“Daring leaders who live into their values are never silent about hard things.”
~ Brene Brown -
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
~ Winston Churchill -
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
~ Henry David Thoreau
RECOMMENDED READING
- Work Rules! (Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead by Laszlo Buck
- Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
- Dare to Lead by Brene Brown
- Untamed by Glennon Doyle
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