Rising Tide

Maggie Olson: Tapping into Your Strength

Episode Summary

Maggie began her career with a question mark. While she had a deep passion for her dual majors in Spanish and Psychology she found herself post college in search of what she wanted to do. Throughout her 20s Maggie tried on different careers before an interview at Whirlpool that would change everything. Maggie is a Market Development Manager for Whirlpool and is a certified Insights Discovery Practitioner

Episode Notes

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Key Moments:

• 4:17 - Work she does at Whirlpool
• 6:55 - How playing HS sports was the biggest indicator of what her career calling was
• 10:17 - Figuring out what to be when she grew up in her 20s
• 22:27 - Landing at Stryker instruments - First introduction to Gallup’s Strength Finder
• 35:38 - Adjusting career goals as she learned new information about herself
• 38:23 - Holding the line between caring deeply about your people while driving results
• 46:33 - Communicating what you know to be true about yourself to help co-workers better understand you
• 52:14 - Thinking about your leadership legacy