

I want adventure in the great wide somewhere. // Data@GE. Analytics@NEU. Math@BC. // Boston based, universally curious.
…is sentiment in a conversation I had with her. Her comments actually sparked this piece. She said: “The most effective leaders in The Emergent Era will be the ones who can operate across multiple contexts and turn apparent chaos into simple opportunity. They’ll be the ones with the courage and grit to see potential in the unknown.”
The good news is…
…t’s worry about step 40 another day.” His perspective saved the day more times than I can count.
I am on a mission — for myself and for those I work with — to develop the capabilities and courage to navigate ambiguity, to be okay with not already knowing the answer, to try things even when we don’t know the outcome, and to develop stick-to-itness, despite how vague or hard the challenge may be.
Susan Peters, GE’s SVP of Human Resources recently echoed this sentiment in a conversation I had …
… but my own career as a marketer has been helped by my study of biology and a love of art & design. We all have things we do just for fun or the love of learning, and they almost always end up helping us out in our careers when we least expect it.
I believe innovation comes from the unexpected collision of ideas. We need collaboration betwee…