Women of the C-Suite: Jackie Mitchell On The Five Things You Need To Succeed As A Senior Executive

An Interview with Phil La Duke

Have a personality and don’t ‘over-professionalize’ yourself with ideals. I mentioned this earlier. I didn’t realize that you can have a personality and be professional at the same time. I thought I was protecting myself from being taken advantage of and thought that I would be taken more seriously if I were ‘uber-professional’. I didn’t realize that I was doing more harm than good. As I mentioned before, when I became more relatable and ‘humanized’ myself I was able to connect with people on a deeper level and build more of a trusting relationship.

As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jackie Mitchell. Jackie Mitchell, certified professional career/life coach and mom of three, thrives anytime she can be of service to another individual. After a successful career of over 15 years in IT Project…