Debbie Vavangas is the Global Lead of IBM Garage - the unit that is transforming the way work gets done inside IBM and with its clients. IBM employees hundreds of thousands of people Debbie is what she calls an “accidental lifer." Key takeaways : Keep learning Be the mistress of your own destiny. Make every step meaningful Don’t do what you’re told, do what’s smart Be brutally honest about what you’re good at, what you’re motivated by. Stick to your strengths even when people push you to be someone else Be real, you’ll get real back Create work environments where everyone can be wonderful weirdos Be bold. Dream big. Sometimes throw caution to the wind and follow your gut. That way lies transformational magic. Go to https://www.katzkiely.com/ for full transcripts and to sign up to the Humans Leading Humans newsletter and to send feedback and suggestions. Find out more about how beep supports leaders through cultural and operational change : https://wearebeep.com/ Katz on twitter : https://twitter.com/katzy beep on twitter : https://twitter.com/beepmindshift Find out about beep’s CREATE Framework and it’s uniquely effective approach to cultural and operational transformation here ; http://wearebeep.com/ Humans Leading Humans is brought to you in partnership with the Marketing Society. TMS inspire, accelerate and unite the worlds smartest leaders -  find out more and join the global community https://www.marketingsociety.com/ Thanks to SuperTerranea for the magical sting of stings: https://www.superterranea.com/