Episode 33. Letting Go And Claiming Joy: Insights From A Harvard MBA - Marguerite Orane

Looking for insights from an leader who had exposure to some of the top business minds during her MBA program at Harvard Business School but then decided to go down the path of entrepreneurship, writing and coaching? Marguerite Orane, discussed this and much more on episode 33 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast In this episode, we will learn about: Taking over the management of her family business and being successful, despite her youth, Her experience at Harvard Business School and earning an MBA, Meeting President Barack Obama, Becoming comfortable with reaching out to people and not being attached to the outcome, especially if negative, Taking a conscious decision to leave corporate life and start her own business, Not allowing fear to hold her back from making decisions and taking action, Her interest in strategy, facilitation and the balanced scorecard and how she applies it to a wide range of businesses, Her passion for meditation and mindfulness, training as a meditation teacher and creating an online program, Viewing aging positively and focusing on the opportunities to learn from younger colleagues and share knowledge, Her enjoyment of blogging and how she turned this into her first published book, Becoming clear what success means to you and not being distracted by other people’s ideas, and Applying principles of stoic philosophy to make the most of life and gratitude for small joys. Marguerite advises and facilitates leaders of growing firms in getting clarity on the results they want and implementing strategies for success with the added bonus of joy! An insightful and results-focused leadership coach, she has an outstanding record of empowering executives and their teams to envision a compelling future, articulate strategy, implement aligned organizational change and boost profitability. She leverages her family business upbringing, 15 years in general management, over 20 years in consulting and exposure to the greatest business minds during her MBA program at Harvard Business School, to delight her clients. She is recognized as an articulate and inspiring coach with an engaging personality, relentless questioning and an ability to simplify complex issues. Marguerite is an expert in Strategy articulation and Culture alignment, and in particular in the Balanced Scorecard. She has added value to organizations in the private, public, nongovernmental and educational sectors, including Cable and Wireless, TUI Marine, National Commercial Bank, City of Hamilton, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, Inter American Development Bank (IADB) and the Government of the Netherlands. Marguerite is a trained practitioner of Transformational Coaching, Strategic Intervention Coaching, Group Process Facilitation and the Balanced Scorecard. In addition, she is a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader who knows that laughter releases creativity because she laughs … a lot! She has studied Improvisational Theatre at Second City Toronto and uses it to build teams that have each other’s backs! Marguerite is the author of 2 books: “Forget It! What’s the Point?” and “Free and Laughing: Spiritual Insights in Every Day Moments” and is an avid blogger at www.margueriteorane.com  "What does success mean to you, no one else? Sometimes people climb the ladder of success and find it's the wrong ladder for them and so become very clear about what really brings you joy, it's your own path of success because that's what keeps you going … get very clear on what success means to you not just only in terms of work but in all aspects of your life", Marguerite Orane shared with me on the episode.   Resources & People mentioned Bob Marley President Barack Obama Dorie Clark Dr Christian Busch Archbishop Desmond Tutu Meditations - Marcus Aurelius   Contact Marguerite Website: https://margueriteorane.com/  Linked