Brought to you by IBM’s Executive Search & Integration team, Inspiring Voices is a podcast series that showcases great leaders who tell their personal life story, career trajectory and how they’ve made an impact throughout.

In this episode, we listen to the story of Kitty Chaney-Reed, IBM’s Chief Leadership, Culture and Inclusion Officer. In her own inspiring and humble words, Kitty shares her journey, her aspirations, inspirations, mentors and – ultimately – how she got to where she is today. She also provides her view on leadership and success factors, inspiring us to make an impact both personally and professionally.

If you want to hear more from Kitty Chaney Reed, check out her interview about allyship in the BE EQUAL podcast.

Key Takeaways:

• [00:08 - 00:25] Welcome to Inspiring Voices
• [01:47 - 04:59] Why IBM, and Why IBM still.
• [04:59 - 06:14] What stands out in the IBM culture
• [06:14 - 11:14] How being set up for success can look like
• [11:34 - 14:18] One of those defining moments
• [14:54 - 18:00] The power of mentorship
• [18:11 - 20:57] Where inspiration comes from
• [21:09 - 23:30] Making an impact as a leader
• [23:33 - 26:25] There is no such things as a Healthy work life balance
• [26:24 - 27:45] Our guests advise to her 21-year-old self