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Starting a new job can be nerve-racking , but it's also exciting. You're embarking on a new future, positioning yourself to write a fresh story on a clean slate.
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If it's a cliche to say that intellectual curiosity keeps your mind sharp, your senses alert, and your capabilities cutting-edge, that's because it's true.
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Even the mundane task may have something to teach you - especially if it's a task you haven't performed before.
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If you're not making use of even the most routine assignment to learn something, realize that many of your colleagues and coworkers are.
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Nobody gets through life without experiencing some form of rejection, which is why everybody knows how awful it feels.
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It's hard not to take it personally when being wait-listed, passed over for a promotion, or losing a client to a competitor. But while feeling aggrieved may be an understandable reaction, it's not productive - it's not a good use of the experience.
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The best thing we can do with rejection is to make it a learning experience - rejection is a great teacher.
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Rejection should ignite soul-searching, and the soul-searching must be absolutely honest.
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You can't be successful in business without taking risks. It's really that simple.
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By definition, risk exposes businesses to danger.
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The companies that choose to list on Nasdaq are among the most innovative, risk-taking businesses in the world, and they are proof to us all that prudent risk-taking drives our economy forward.
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New products, new markets, new investors, and new ways of doing things are the lifeblood of growth. And while each innovation carries potential risk, businesses that don't innovate will eventually diminish.
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Entry-level jobs are excellent opportunites to educate young women about the realities of the financial world and can prepare them for the next move up within the firm or another area of the financial industry.
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One of many strengths that I often see in successful women on Wall Street is a responsible balance between risk taking and risk mitigation - the ability to assess situations smartly and make the right medium-to-long-term decisions without being lured into reckless, short-term profit-taking.
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Regardless of how or where you enter Wall Street, use your inherent skills and strengths to succeed.
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It's important to experience as many parts of an organization as you can - because some day, you may have the chance to lead that organization.
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Many women try to advance in their careers by having all the answers; by being the go-to person for information and advice; or by building expertise in a particular field. However, as they progress, gain broader responsibilities, and grow into leadership roles, they realize that their span of control is too vast to be able to know every answer.
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Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.
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A leader who listens is one who is malleable and willing to refine her views and actions as she learns new information or hears a better idea.
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Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.
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Flat-out, the time I wasn't working I was spending with the kids and my husband.
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We need to make sure we are constantly staying ahead, thinking about what is coming.
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You can get wrapped up in that megamerger mentality.
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We definitely are a supporter of lowering corporate income tax and managing through the reprehension of cash for companies because we do think that'll give them more ammunition to grow their businesses and expand what they do.
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We tax our companies more than any other country in the world, so we really are not really encouraging businesses to grow and expand, and over time, that's going to make it so that we diminish our role in the global economy.
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The financial service industry has an image issue.
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If you really think about the fabric of the United States, or the finance of any economy, finance is a true underpinning of what makes the economy great - if it can be done successfully, responsibly, and with a client orientation.
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You never stop learning.
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There are a lot of jobs in the financial industry that do need a math major.
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To be the best CEO you can be, you have to be passionate about the business you're running. And I have true passion for the financial markets and the financial industry.
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