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Cultivating good power with longtime IBM CEO Ginni Rometty

2023/5/9
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Ginni Rometty discusses her early aspirations and how she never envisioned herself as the CEO of IBM, focusing on the importance of letting life unfold and the realization of her potential later in life.

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Ginni Rometty rose through the ranks at IBM to become their first female CEO. After leading the iconic tech company from 2012 to 2020, Ginni chronicled the experiences and lessons learned in her memoir, “Good Power.” In a candid conversation at the Authors@Wharton series, Ginni talks with Adam about cultivating and harnessing influence, leading change through highlighting what will stay the same, and her cautious optimism about the future of AI. Transcripts for ReThinking are available at go.ted.com/RWAGscripts).