<p>Carla Harris started her&nbsp;extraordinary&nbsp;career on Wall Street in 1987 – right before the&nbsp;financial&nbsp;markets&nbsp;crashed that&nbsp;fall. In the ensuing&nbsp;nearly 40&nbsp;years, she persevered&nbsp;through and&nbsp;overcame&nbsp;challenges, rising to&nbsp;the top leadership echelons. Now the&nbsp;Vice&nbsp;Chairman&nbsp;of Wealth Management and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan Stanley, Carla is also a keynote speaker and author, generously&nbsp;with sharing&nbsp;with&nbsp;others&nbsp;insights into how to be&nbsp;a great executive that leads with courage,&nbsp;clarity&nbsp;and humility.&nbsp;You’ll&nbsp;also hear the surprising story of how&nbsp;she incorporates her lifelong love of gospel music into her busy schedule now and why she feels that in non-negotiable.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>YOU WILL LEARN:</strong>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>How&nbsp;giving&nbsp;up the need to do it all yourself will free you to do what you and only you can do best.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>How the combination of believing in who you truly are — along with a healthy dose of courage — can help you reach your dreams and goals.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>The importance of&nbsp;focusing on what you know to be true,&nbsp;instead of thinking about what&nbsp;may or&nbsp;may not happen, and what others may be thinking.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><strong>MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/s?k=carla+harris&amp;crid=3DGCX1VMHWCUV&amp;sprefix=carla+harris%2Caps%2C225&amp;ref=nb_sb_noss_1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Lead to Win: How to Be a Powerful, Impactful, Influential Leader in Any Environment</em></a>&nbsp;by Carla Harris&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:</strong>&nbsp;</p><br><p>“I want to as a leader, make people feel seen, make them feel like they're so important that they're the only person in the room.” — Carla Harris&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>“If&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;going to bother to do anything, deliver excellence. Sometimes your best&nbsp;won’t&nbsp;be enough, but you can always know you left it all on the floor.” – Carla Harris&nbsp;</p><br><p>“Serve,&nbsp;don’t&nbsp;sell. If you serve people well,&nbsp;you’ll&nbsp;have all the business you could ever want.” – Carla Harris&nbsp;</p><br><p>“Your people should never have to wonder where they stand with you. Be straight, be transparent, and close the loop every time.” – Carla Harris&nbsp;</p><br><p>“I say, but for the grace of God, I would not be sitting where&nbsp;I'm&nbsp;sitting today. And part of that grace was also not letting me focus on what&nbsp;wasn't&nbsp;happening or what somebody else must be thinking.” — Carla Harris&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>