Forrest Kelly
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The MBA Means Almost Nothing to Her. Here's What Does Pt. 3
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The MBA Means Almost Nothing to Her. Here's What Does Pt. 3

The double standards, named plainly. Victoria Pelletier opens Part 3 with a site manager in India who would speak to her male employee but not to her, the most senior person in the room — then walks through the vocabulary problem every woman in leadership

India, twenty-some years ago: the site manager who addressed her male employee instead of her

Aggressive versus assertive — and the word that gets used on women

Guilt aimed at driven mothers; Canada's six-month, now one-year, maternity leave

Working the day she gave birth to her second child; back at the desk after two weeks

"Well, ask a man"

Being the only woman in the room, routinely

Forrest on golf, the email he never got, and what exclusion feels like from the inside

"I drive a mean golf cart and I buy drinks incredibly well"

Finding other avenues to build relationships

Hiring for real-life experience over polish; MBAs rank low on her list

The seven-out-of-ten rule, and the coaching that fills the gap

Agility, growth mindset, good humans, good fit

#Unstoppable and #NoExcuses — the philosophy in two tags

The books: Unstoppable (co-authored, opening chapter), a personal branding book, The Power of Whole Human Leadership, a leadership transitions book, and the new Influence Activated

LinkedIn ranked her the #1 social seller worldwide during her IBM years

Forrest's promise to the audience: the wine is coming

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