Karyn Polak - Transamerica: Owning the Advice You Give

Karyn Polak views her career as a series of ever expanding circles.

After starting out in corporate finance and capital markets, she progressively expanded her circle into other skill sets, other types of companies, and other challenges.

This devotion to constant growth stems from a personal belief: Once you’ve been in a seat for a little while, that’s when it’s time to go outside your comfort zone.

It’s that growth mindset that has enabled her to flourish as SVP, General Counsel and Secretary at Transamerica, and it’s the reason why she gives her team ongoing opportunities to expand beyond their circles as well.

In this episode, we discuss:

- The importance of stepping outside your comfort zone

- Overcoming the challenges of a distributed workforce

- Three ingredients for a collaborative, high-performing team

- How diverse perspectives lead to deeper context

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