Many Paths to Happiness: Kathleen Hogan of Microsoft

This episode is in partnership with SAP SuccessFactors.

Kathleen Hogan, Chief People Officer at Microsoft, may oversee 160,000+ employees, but she never really planned on going into business. What the former Harvard mathematics major really wanted to  do was become a professor.

Although life took her down a different path, Kathleen doesn’t regret it. Finding she had a knack for business, Kathleen learned how to ascertain  when situations called for flexibility and when it was necessary to advocate for what she needed. Navigating a path to an executive position as a single mom through two bouts of breast cancer, Kathleen is a strong supporter of both intentionality and vulnerability  as a means to connect and grow with others. She has worked tirelessly at Microsoft to create a culture of inclusion that attracts and inspires the world’s most passionate talent.

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Big Ideas

• The pandemic has brought more humanity and flexibility into the workforce which will create new opportunity for women
• Being intentional about what you want and advocating for yourself in work and life.
• Growing in business as a single mom.
• Understanding that “work will fill the capacity you give it.”

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