Are You Separating Your Personal and Professional Life?

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The full headline of the book is the urgent life. My story of love, loss and survival delves into your family, your loved ones, many painful moments. But it also touches on your life as a professional. And those two realms for you, are they separate? Are they the same? Have they become more the same? I think 20 years ago, we wanted them to be separate.

Being authentic defines strong leadership. Bozoma Saint John has continually challenged expectations, moving purposefully across multiple roles, from Uber’s chief brand officer to Netflix’s CMO, from Pepsico to Apple, from working for celebrated director Spike Lee to working for iconic Hollywood talent agent Ari Emmanuel. The wall between the personal and professional is artificial, Boz argues, and a barrier to leading what she calls The Urgent Life in a new book. The best leaders tap into their emotions and listen to their instincts, she says, which helps to drive a team and a business forward.

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