Women of the C-Suite: Rebecca Rogers Tijerino Of Spherion On The Five Things You Need To Succeed As A Senior Executive

An Interview Phil La Duke

As a leader, you have to give your team room to make mistakes. People are people. Everyone is going to fail and make mistakes. The best thing you can do is set clear expectations and, of course, hold people accountable — but to truly grow a company — you’ve got to give them the leeway to make mistakes and the confidence that you are in their corner. If they fall, you have to be there to have their back and help them pick themselves up again. Let them experiment, learn, and take risks. That’s the best thing to help them grow!

As a part of our series about strong women leaders, I had the pleasure of interviewing Rebecca Rogers Tijerino.

Rebecca leads a network of franchise owners, operating more than 200 staffing offices, with teams dedicated to making a positive impact on the job candidates they place, the…