Why Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer took a big risk

Why Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer took a big risk | 4 keys to equitable leadership development programs | 3 ways to help employees avoid burning out Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( October 12, 2022 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT A Leader's Edge [] [Why Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer took a big risk]( [Why Walgreens CEO Roz Brewer took a big risk]( (Jason Redmond/AFP via Getty Images) Walgreens Boots Alliance CEO Rosalind Brewer leaned on the lessons she learned as chief operating officer at Starbucks when she decided to leave for Walgreens in the middle of a pandemic. "I just felt like it was time for me to take everything I've learned and put it against one of the biggest problems I thought I was going to ever face in my life," Brewer said during Fortune's 2022 Most Powerful Women summit. 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Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (10/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [3 ways to help employees avoid burning out]( Leaders can assist employees battling burnout by helping them develop skills to regulate their emotions, feel more empathy and become aware of thought patterns that help or hinder performance, write Rengin Firat, Amelia Haynes, Ashita Goswami and Jean-Marc Laouchez of Korn Ferry. "In adjusting to the 'new normal,' leaders must reject the notion that a burned-out employee population is an acceptable norm," they write. Full Story: [Chief Executive]( (10/6) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] ["When Women Lead" author on the traits of top women leaders]( The best leaders stay true to themselves, prioritize data over ego, and follow a purpose, according to CNBC reporter Julia Boorstin, who interviewed around 120 female CEOs, entrepreneurs and investors for her new book, "When Women Lead." "I was impressed to find these women deploying characteristics that would seem like they could detract from strong leadership -- like introversion, empathy or gratitude -- to their advantage," Boorstin writes about how varied successful leadership styles can be. 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