Episode 33. Letting Go And Claiming Joy: Insights From A Harvard MBA

"What does success mean to you, no one else? Sometimes people climb the ladder of success and find it's the wrong ladder for them and so become very clear about what really brings you joy, it's your own path of success because that's what keeps you going … get very clear on what success means to you not just only in terms of work but in all aspects of your life", Marguerite Orane shared with me on Episode 33 of the Reframe & Reset Your Career podcast.

Marguerite advises and facilitates leaders of growing firms in getting clarity on the results they want and implementing strategies for success with the added bonus of joy! An insightful and results-focused leadership coach, she has an outstanding record of empowering executives and their teams to envision a compelling future, articulate strategy, implement aligned organizational change and boost profitability.

She leverages her family business upbringing, 15 years in general management, over 20 years in consulting and exposure to the greatest business minds during her MBA program at Harvard Business School, to delight her clients. She is recognized as an articulate and inspiring coach with an engaging personality, relentless questioning and an ability to simplify complex issues.

Marguerite is an expert in Strategy articulation and Culture alignment, and in particular in the Balanced Scorecard. She has added value to organizations in the private, public, nongovernmental and educational sectors, including Cable and Wireless, TUI Marine, National Commercial Bank, City of Hamilton, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, Inter American Development Bank (IADB) and the Government of the Netherlands.

Marguerite is a trained practitioner of Transformational Coaching, Strategic Intervention Coaching, Group Process Facilitation and the Balanced Scorecard. In addition, she is a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher and a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader who knows that laughter releases creativity because she laughs … a lot! She has studied Improvisational Theatre at Second City Toronto and uses it to build teams that have each other’s backs!

Marguerite is the author of 2 books: “Forget It! What’s the Point?” and “Free and Laughing: Spiritual Insights in Every Day Moments” and is an avid blogger at www.margueriteorane.com 

Marguerite and I had an enjoyable conversation and talked about the following:

Her love of Bob Marley and why “Three Little Birds” is special to her,

Taking over the management of her family business and being successful, despite her youth,

Her experience at Harvard Business School and earning an MBA,

Meeting President Barack Obama, who also follows her on Twitter,

Becoming comfortable with reaching out to people and not being attached to the outcome, especially if negative,

Her experience as the Managing Director of a business in the food industry,

Taking a conscious decision to leave corporate life and start her own business,

Not allowing fear to hold her back from making decisions and taking action,

Her interest in strategy, facilitation and the balanced scorecard and how she applies it to a wide range of businesses,

Her passion for meditation and mindfulness, training as a meditation teacher and creating an online program,

Viewing aging positively and focusing on the opportunities to learn from younger colleagues and share knowledge,

Her enjoyment of blogging and how she turned this into her first published book,

Becoming clear what success means to you and not being distracted by other people’s ideas, and

Applying principles of stoic philosophy to make the most of life and gratitude for small joys.

Resources & People mentioned

Bob Marley

President Barack Obama

Dorie Clark

Dr Christian Busch

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius

Contact Marguerite

Website: https://margueriteorane.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margueriteorane/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MargueriteOrane 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joyenabler/ 

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