Vasu Jakkal l Corporate Vice President l Microsoft, Security, Compliance, Identity and Privacy joined me for a conversation on leadership.   

Vasu is responsible for the $15B+ Security, Compliance, Identity, Management & Privacy business and marketing at Microsoft, serving as the Directly Responsible Individual [DRI] to Microsoft CEO & Senior Leadership Team, working across all functions to drive Microsoft's security strategy and growth. During this session, it was pretty special to learn about her journey, the investment made in growth, learning and skilling along with the enablement of diversity and inclusion in Security.   

Thank you, Vasu for the incredible conversation.    

Recently I had the honour of connecting with Nina Harding l Corporate Vice President l Microsoft, US Global Partner Solutions for an incredible conversation on Leadership. Nina and her organization at Microsoft are responsible for empowering partners to unlock more for customers - enabling more agility, efficiency, and innovation – and transforming the Microsoft US partner ecosystem into a strategic asset to drive digital transformation.

Kevin Peesker l Microsoft l President, Small, Medium, Corporate and Digital recently joined me for a conversation about Leadership. As President of SMC & Digital at Microsoft, Kevin is responsible for leading a global team in the delivery of Cloud, Data & AI, Business Applications, Modern Workplace and security solutions for Small, Medium and Corporate business and government customers across North America, Latin America, Europe Middle East Africa and Asia. 

Over this session, Kevin shared some of his stories from his early days in the Prairies in Canada, and the importance of foundations and values around respect, integrity and humility. In addition, it was inspiring to learn about his approach of bringing together multiple businesses within the organization, on being unified around a single vision for Small, Medium, Corporate & Digital businesses,  and his philosophy on cultural adaptability while driving performance consistency across different cultures. 

As a long-time member and most recently Chairman of Canada’s Tech Nation, Kevin is a huge proponent of tech skilling and it was great to learn how he is approaching tech skilling on a global scale, and the role that Microsoft plays.

Thanks, Kevin for the remarkable conversation. 

RB

Rodrigo Kede Lima l President of Latin America at Microsoft joined me over this session to discuss his leadership journey, lessons learned, principles he lives by and the broader impact he aspires to achieve.   Rodrigo has had a tremendous Leadership journey working across the US, Latin America, and Asia with some amazing learnings and experiences working with different cultures and people. Some of his roles were as President at IBEF Sao Paulo, to WW VP at IBM, President at TOTVS, and also a Board Member and Advisor.   Rodrigo, obrigado por nos inspirar tanto nessa conversa e por ser tão autentico com a sua sabedoria e filosofia de liderança. Eu agradeço seu tempo, e espero continuar aprendendo contigo   Thank you, Rodrigo for the great discussion.   RB

Deb Cupp, President, Microsoft US joined me over this session and discussed her Leadership Journey from sales rep to President of Microsoft, US. Deb also shared her approach on Leading with Insatiable Curiosity, Leading with Empathy and the value of learning and creating experiences by going out of the comfort zones.  Thank you, Deb for the incredible conversation and for the impact you're making to people and society every day!   RB

Ashley Haynes-Gaspar l COO of US Business Applications & Industry Clouds at Microsoft joined me over this session to discuss her Leadership journey, the importance of building a personal brand. In addition, Ashley shared some really great insights on creating a space for authenticity and some vital ideas on how to deal with burnout.   Thanks, Ashley for the great conversation!   RB

Lillian Barnard, Managing Director / CEO at Microsoft South Africa on her Leadership Journey, Diversity and Inclusion, the Importance of Resilience and much much more..

Tamara Myles, Author, Speaker, Researcher; Positive Psychology Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania. Tamara provides Peak Productivity leadership training and consulting for clients like Microsoft, Anytime Fitness, and Unilever. She is the author of "The Secret to Peak Productivity: A Simple Guide to Reaching Your Personal Best" and an international keynote speaker. Tamara helps leaders design systems and create cultures that make work meaningful and enable individuals and teams to thrive.