Donna Corley — Staying Outside the Comfort Zone To Coach Career Advancement

On today’s show with your host Oz Rashid, is Donna Corley, Founder and CEO of Guiding Star Advisory, LLC.

Donna was with the same company for close to 27 years, where she experienced 15 different roles before setting up her current business. Now she coaches people who want to get to the C-suite level, guiding them as to how they can stay true to themselves on that journey.

We chat about her almost-27-year career with one company and how it was a two-way street of career progression. Donna explains in detail what it’s like being a Chief Risk Officer, which was her role before running Freddie Mac’s residential mortgage business and ultimately becoming an entrepreneur.

Donna shares her hiring philosophy which is based primarily on considering the current team composition, and how the candidate will complement it.

Insight and visibility with candidates are also top priorities for Donna. She says that it’s critical to align candidate expectations or you could end up hiring the wrong person. We share the same philosophy, for sure.

Donna parts with this little gem: “You need to always stay outside of your comfort zone but in your element.” (Listen to the podcast for the full details).

Resources mentioned:

Donna Corley’s YouTube channel

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