A leader's strategy is only successful when it can inspire the entire team. When employees see how their role connects to something bigger, purpose becomes something they can act on. For Fortune 100 CEO Thasunda Brown Duckett, purpose is the driving force not just in her career, but in her life.
Behind the wheel of her Range Rover, it’s about the moments along the way. It’s a place to recharge and spend time with family that helps make her better in her career. Join Bloomberg and Range Rover for a look into Duckett's leadership philosophy as she connects these two parts of her life together.
Leadership is about connection.
As president and CEO of a Fortune 100 company,
I have the privilege of leading about 15,000 associates around the world.
If that doesn't inspire you to get up every day as a leader
and to do your job with excellence, I got nothing else for you.
When you are setting a vision,
people have to see themselves in it.
My dad, Otis Brown, he was working over 30 years at a company
and never contributed $1 to his 401k plan.
Every leadership capacity that I am in
you never forget the Otis Brown's.
That benefit... Is it connecting to the person furthest removed from the CEO?
Making impact as a leader is not just running companies.
It’s purpose.
I am a philanthropist, a mother.
All of those things I carry with me no matter where I go.
My daughter will be a junior at college.
She's interning every summer.
You have told me just everything about joy and character.
I just admire the young woman you're becoming.
But it's always about getting the lesson, getting the learning and the leveling up.
The ability to do my job with excellence,
to connect to something higher than the work...
It's all about just taking a breath.
My Range Rover is where I get to really have
some beautiful, quiet moments on my way from A to B.
It's a reminder of not missing the moment.
My drive to lead is purpose.
I want people to feel that Thasunda
wasn't just here to make sure that we had a great company.