Kala sreekumar subramanian

Christine Heenan, Flagship Pioneering Chief Communications Officer and Executive Partner

On charting your own course… Societal expectations can give you the sense that there is only one “right” way through life and in a career.

With so much information available to us, you can see exactly the path that others have taken, assuming you must also walk that path to be successful. While data gathering and input from others are valuable, they should really be balanced by turning up the volume of your own voice.

I made a lot of choices in my career that only made sense in retrospect, but I made those choices because I trusted my instincts and did what felt right.

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I took input from others, but also listened to myself. If a choice ultimately feels wrong, it’s also important to recognize the mistake and pivot.

On “protecting the asset”… Women are often the anchor of their professional teams and the center of their families, which positions us with a lot of other people and ta