In her book "Good Power," former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty challenges the negative connotations often associated with the concept of power. She argues that power can be a force for good, and that building belief is at the heart of good power. For leaders, this means creating an environment where people voluntarily want to do something, rather than being ordered to do so out of fear.
Rometty suggests that co-creating the future with your team, rather than dictating it, is essential for building belief. It's important for leaders to make the process personal by showing empathy and being authentic and honest about challenges. By sharing her experiences, like IBM's acquisition of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, she illustrates how empathy and authenticity can foster trust and commitment within a team.
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About Ginni Rometty:
Ginni Rometty was the ninth chairman, president, and CEO of IBM. Under her leadership, the 100-year-old company reinvented 50% of its portfolio, built a $25 billion hybrid cloud business, and established leadership in AI and quantum computing.
Rometty also drove record results in diversity and inclusion and supported the explosive growth of an innovative high school program to prepare the workforce of the future in more than twenty-eight countries. Through her work with the Business Roundtable, Rometty helped redefine the purpose of the corporation. She has been named Fortune's #1 Most Powerful Woman three years in a row, is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, and was honored with the designation of Officier in the French Légion d'Honneur.
Today Rometty serves on multiple boards and cochairs OneTen, a coalition committed to upskilling, hiring, and promoting one million Black Americans by 2030 into family-sustaining jobs and careers.
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