Kat Cole Quotes

The reason all these CEOs were willing to write recommendations for me is because I had given of myself for a decade. I had volunteered,

If you are leading and managing people who are at least a decade older than you are, you need to dress professionally, speak professionally and don't get drunk at corporate functions

For me this is a season of board and advisory work, and really taking my time to think about what is the next big thing. Will I run another large company? Will I found a small investment fund? I'm going to continue to lean into public speaking, and will work on a book," said Cole, who is 42, adding, "I want to enjoy this chapter. I have two babies, a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old."

But you want to avoid being in the position of having all of your employees thinking, "What took you so long?" When you make a tough call as a leader, "there are usually lots of people around you who have known that is the right thing to do for a long time,"

But if you get too thankful for what you already have, it can hold you back from dreaming bigger

The key, in business and in leadership, is staying really close to the other people who kind of know what is going on so that it doesn't take you too long for you to figure that out.

For me this is a season of board and advisory work, and really taking my time to think about what is the next big thing,

"What took you so long? It's about time." When you are the leader, you sometimes are the only one with the authority to make a tough call,

When I see people, everyone, every human, I understand that I am in the presence of greatness. Maybe potential greatness, or greatness unpolished, or greatness unfound, but every person has the ability."

As a leader, listen really closely to your employees

Be thankful for things not being worse, but never be afraid to work to make them better

Don't remind your colleagues that you are young,

Never say no to an opportunity.

When mentoring young entrepreneurs that Cole says become intimidated by risks, That puts your mind in a place where I think you act differently."

Even those people who have the good ideas, they hold back sometimes,