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Godiva CEO on the lessons that guide her leadership | Boldness got this Home Depot executive noticed | Benefits that support diversity, equality in the workplace Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( July 30, 2020 CONNECT WITH NEW  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( €‰ [NEW SmartBrief]( [NEW SmartBrief]( Gender equality news for retail, CPG, financial services and tech [SIGN UP]( â‹… [SHARE]( [] Top of the week [] [Godiva CEO on the lessons that guide her leadership]( Godiva CEO on the lessons that guide her leadership Young-Scrivner (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images) Godiva CEO Annie Young-Scrivner credits her leadership style to experiences she had as a child learning English and with different executives she encountered over the course of her career. Young-Scrivner shares the lessons that guide the way she leads, such as the importance of listening to employees and not assuming she understands their needs or how best to run an organization. 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