RICK AND SUSAN GOINGS
Conversations in Leadership
In September, the Colin Powell School launched a new national speakers’ initiative, the Rick and Susan Goings Conversations in Leadership Series. The program features discussions with marquee names from every sector who have taken unconventional paths to success at the highest levels of their professions. The inaugural event featured Gayle King, host of CBS Mornings and editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine. Ms. King reflected on her personal journey to success, the challenges she faced as a woman of color, and the many rejections she had to overcome early in her career in order to succeed. “Look at failure as an opportunity. You can learn a lot from failure, but don’t let it deter you,” Ms. King advised students. She highlighted the
importance of counting on the support of mentors and loyal friends throughout her professional career, sharing some of the advice she herself received from Maya Angelou: “What you need to do right now is say thank you. Whining is so unbecoming; it lets them know there is a victim in the neighborhood.” The event was moderated by Susan Porcaro Goings, an award-winning journalist, former TV anchor, and close friend of General Powell. She and Ms. King shared stories of their time with General Powell and reflected on the impact of his leadership and legacy. Watch the full conversation here. For the second Rick and Susan Goings Conversations in Leadership, on November
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