Subject: KeyBank CIO Amy Brady on Seizing the Career-Defining Moments

Plus, the value of board experience

You learn a lot about leaders by how they perform during the challenging times. According to KeyBank executive Amy Brady, “It’s more important to be a leader through the tough times than the easy times.”

 

After our recent conversation for the Tech Whisperers podcast, Amy and I spent time discussing her career-defining “answer the call” moments, how she approached each of these forks in the road, and some of the leaders who’ve inspired her over the years to step up to the big challenges. Read the bonus Q&A for more from Amy about how these moments pushed her out of her comfort zones, the thought processes that went into her decision making, and the learnings she came away with. 

Coming Up Wednesday, March 5: “Leaders Make the Future”


Join me next Whisperers Wednesday for an inspiring and future-focused conversation with Bob Johansen, Jeremy Kirshbaum, and Gabe Cervantes, the brilliant authors of Leaders Make the Future: 10 Skills to Humanize Leadership with Generative AI.


We’ll explore the essential leadership skills needed to navigate a GenAI-driven world while keeping leadership deeply human-centric. Discover the parallels between today’s GenAI era and the revolutionary days of early flight, and learn how scalable foresight and ethical GenAI practices are transforming the leadership landscape. Be one of the first to dive into this game-changing, leadership-augmenting guide!