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Nina Ajemian

A pioneering AT&T CEO rejects inclusion and belonging as soft skills

(Credit: Courtesy of Anne Chow)

Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Kate Middleton finishes chemotherapy, Beyoncé gets snubbed, and Fortune’s Nina Ajemian speaks to former AT&T Business CEO Anne Chow about the importance of inclusion. Have a great Tuesday!

– Leadership legacy. When Anne Chow first joined AT&T in 1990, she thought she’d stay for five years. She certainly didn’t intend to stay for 32. Over her three-decade career at the telecommunications company, Chow held 17 roles. She worked under 26 bosses. And she ended her tenure as AT&T Business’ first female CEO, which also made her the company’s first internal female CEO of color. She oversaw 35,000 employees at the $35 billion unit.

Chow has translated the leadership lessons she learned along the way into her new book, Lead Bigger, which publishes today. 

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