- Leadership today requires authenticity under pressure.
- Opening the door isn’t enough; leaders must actively develop others.
- Advancing women in leadership is a shared responsibility.
Top Takeaways
During a reception hosted by Rocket, moderator Laura Granneman, Executive Director of the Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation, led a discussion with leading women of Michigan as they offered powerful, candid insight on what it takes to lead — and lift others along the way.
View the full video below.
Sen. Sarah Anthony on Leading Authentically
“We are told that we have to get the most education, the most training, we can’t just go in places and be mediocre. We have to be the best of the best. And even with all of that, we still struggle with imposter syndrome and still question if we’re enough.”
– Sarah Anthony, Michigan Senator (D-Lansing)
Joi Harris on Building Up Others as a Leader
“It’s not enough to just open the door. You got to open the door, you have to walk them [young women] through the threshold, sit them at the table, and help them take their seat. No longer is it enough to just provide the access.”
– Joi Harris, President and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy
Portia Roberson on Making Space for the New Generation
“We have to learn to get out of our own way, of their way… I’m really challenging myself to know when it’s time for me to move aside, I make sure that somebody else is ready to take on the role.”
– Portia Roberson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Focus: HOPE
Laura Granneman on the Importance of Elevating Women
“There could not be a more important topic for us to be tackling this year when it seems like there are so many forces working against not only women in leadership but just leadership.”
– Laura Grannemann, Executive Director, Rocket Community Fund and Gilbert Family Foundation
This session was sponsored by Rocket.