Deb Cupp, President of Microsoft Americas, shares her journey to becoming a female leader in tech and discusses the importance of teamwork, leadership, and diversity on boards.
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Deb Cupp's Career Journey
Deb Cupp began her career selling business forms, which taught her about workflow.
She later transitioned to SAP, specializing in healthcare and cloud acquisitions, before joining Microsoft.
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Team Crazy Leadership
Deb Cupp's leadership style, "team crazy", centers on leveraging team strengths.
She believes in arranging teams strategically for collective success, finding joy in their achievements.
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Leadership Advice
Leadership is not a role, but how one shows up: guiding, developing, and supporting others.
Be curious, create space for others, and take accountability for failures while crediting the team for successes.
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Deb Cupp, President of Microsoft Americas, joins Ann on this week's episode of Afternoon Cyber Tea. Deb is responsible for delivering Microsoft's entire product and services portfolio to customers in the United States, Canada, and Latin America. As a customer-obsessed technology executive, she wants to accomplish things people say can't be done. Deb gravitates towards complex challenges and is at her best when working intensely with customers to solve their most vexing problems. With a deep commitment to employee mentorship and development, she strives to make a lasting contribution to people's careers and lives.
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