Soul & Science: Fast Forward Your Marketing Mind #8: GE CMO Linda Boff | Success Through Reinvention
May 2, 2022
26:51
GE CMO Linda Boff joins the pod this week to tell us about achieving success through reinvention. Through her career, including 18 years at GE, Linda has continually revitalized both career and company through practicing a restart mindset, knowing the difference between being recognized and being relevant and tapping into the innovation and marketing chops of Thomas Edison. Linda has one of the biggest jobs in marketing, overseeing global marketing, brand content, digital and sponsorships. Linda is also GE’s Vice President, Learning and Culture, meaning she manages the company’s legendary GE Crotonville center, and she is President of GE Foundation.
In this episode you'll learn:
In this episode you'll learn:
- How to climb the corporate career ladder when there’s no ladder in sight
- The re-start mindset
- What reinvention looks like at a global corporation
- The difference between being recognized and being relevant
- How to combine the fresh with the familiar
- A new take on Edison’s classic 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration formula
- How believing in people and living strong values pays off
- Why to always assume “good intent”