Carolin Hafner - Inspirational stories of woman

Carolin Hafner

SVP, Global Product Manager

Switzerland

“Like many women, I didn’t have many great female role models early in my career. I worked in financial services and consulting, and these were very male-dominated industries. However, I did have my mother as a role model. She headed up our family business and led finance, marketing, and sales. Watching her and getting involved early on influenced my wish to become a business leader and to drive change in strategic roles.

“Overall, I learned that, as a woman, the more knowledge you have about your business—especially financial KPIs that drive the P&L—the more people will recognize you as someone who not only can talk your organization’s language but who actually understands the key levers. People will see you as someone with business acumen and financial savviness, which is important to work at the right level.

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“Over my career and as a leader, I have learned about the power of reciprocity. That it’s just as important to give to people as it is to receive. I really do believe that if I give something to someone, they will eventually give something back—be it to myself or someone else. I think this lends itself to the theme for International Women’s Day this year: #EachforEqual. This speaks to the fact that if we are a more gender equal world, we can be a more enabled world. We can do that through things like reciprocity.”

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