Cynthia Williams on Getting Leaders to Support Your Career

9 to 5ish with theSkimm

theSkimm

Entrepreneurship, Careers, Business

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Cynthia Williams is the third generation in her family to work in the auto industry. After joining Ford in 1992, she’s now the company’s Global Director of Sustainability, Homologation and Compliance. The key to rising to a top position in the org? Support from higher-ups. This week, Cynthia told us how she navigated and grew her relationships with company leadership, and got their guidance and support for her career journey. In this episode, Cynthia shares: Why the best opportunities come to people who have career flexibility What to do whenever you get the opportunity to talk to a key leader at your company Her advice for negotiation What homologation actually means Her experience leading a team through a rapidly-changing auto landscape

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0:00.0	Leadership is a journey. It's not going to happen the way you think it's going to happen.
0:05.5	And just don't identify positions that you want. Identify key skill sets that you want to learn that can be transferable to any position.
0:16.8	I'm Carly Zaken and I'm Danielle Weisberg. Welcome to Nine to Five is with the skin
0:22.8	We've run into so many questions over the years
0:25.7	and had so many moments where we needed advice
0:29.0	and we got it from women who'd been there. And that's what we're bringing you with this show.
0:34.0	Each week we're helping you get what you want out of your career
0:37.0	by talking to the smartest leaders we know.
0:40.0	Because we know your work life is a lot more than 9 to 5.
0:44.7	All right, let's get into it.
0:48.8	Today, our guest is Cynthia Williams.
0:51.4	She is the Global Director of Sustainability, Homologation, and Compliance for Ford.
0:57.0	Cynthia started at Ford back in 1992 and has dedicated her entire career to sustainability and the auto industry.
1:05.8	Under her leadership, Ford is working towards some big goals,
1:09.9	including investing more than 50 billion dollars in electric vehicles through 2026
1:16.1	and pledging to become carbon neutral no later than 2050.
1:20.8	Cynthia, welcome to 9 toto-5-ish.
1:23.0	Thank you, Danielle.
1:25.0	It's a pleasure to be here.
1:27.0	It is a pleasure to have you on.
1:30.0	Let's dive in with a quick lightning round a bit of a warm-up quick questions quick answers ready
1:38.8	Okay first job you got paid for
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