Fairygodboss Of The Week Laura Peterson

Fairygodboss Of The Week Laura Peterson Laura Peterson is a model of determination, fortitude and initiative. She has ascended to the most noteworthy positions to turn into a Managing Director at Accenture, and she tries supporting ladies all through the organization and helping them rise. Laura has a positive vitality that is simply infectious. We are fortunate to have her an individual from the Fairygodboss Advisory Board, and an individual from our work tribe.Fairygodboss of the Week: Laura PetersonManaging Director, AccentureNew York, NYFGB: Tell us about your profession. How could you get to where you are presently? LP: I went to the University of Colorado Boulder and considered Marketing, International Business and Economics. Regardless of my majors, I had no clue about what I needed to do, yet I thought Consulting looked intriguing, so I sought after it. Who might have realized that 16 years after the fact Id be at Accenture, driving customers through huge scope programs that are changing their organizations. Ive ha d the chance to take on an assortment of jobs and thinking back I never thought Id land in deals, however I think that its extremely energizing. It ended up being an incredible fit with my skills.Ive burned through the greater part of my vocation out and about, yet following quite a while of going for work, I was floating towards needing to invest energy with customers over a more drawn out term in one spot, as opposed to seeking after the fervor of taking on new undertakings in various areas. I was feeling a feeling of temporariness, similar to my life was in a bag. What's more, my child felt it as well. So I worked with Accenture to investigate chances to move into another job driving customer accounts, which would permit me to travel less. I wound up finding such a job, however there was a trick: my customers would be in New York City, not Denver, so we would need to move. Furthermore, we did. Quick forward and Im driving Accentures associations with a few NYC based customers and , above all, Im in one spot with my family. FGB: What is an achievement that you are pleased of?LP: Ive sought after a flighty way all through my vocation with Accenture, taking on jobs outside of Consulting in BPO, Operations, Sales, beginning once again with new initiative groups and partners regularly. I understand my excursion is whimsical, however my way empowered me to propel my profession, yet to find out such a great amount about our business, our customers and myself. FGB: What is a test that youve confronted and overcome?LP: Moving to New York and taking on another job inside Accenture around two years back which, to me, wanted to begin once again. It was an extraordinary open door for me to roll out an improvement, yet in addition a gigantic test. Moving by then in my vocation and individual life was extremely startling modifying a system, a command post, finding another emotionally supportive network, all really busy learning another job and new group was inconceivably t roublesome. I had astounding individuals around me who I knew were in my corner, yet the hardest part was confiding in myself to be sufficient to do it and being caring to myself when things werent great. Lightning Round:FGB: What do you do when youre not working?LP: Either hanging with my exceptionally fun child, meandering the areas of NYC, or Im on a plane to Heathrow, on the way to see my fianc and awesome prospective stepdaughter who live in England. FGB: If you could eat with one well known individual - in any condition - who might it be?LP: Margaret Thatcher. What she accomplished for the period in which she lived is astonishing. Id love to hear her accounts. FGB: What is your karaoke song?LP: Alive by Pearl Jam.FGB: What is your most loved movie?LP: The Holiday, with Cameron Diaz and Jude Law.FGB: What book would you carry with you on a desert island?LP: The Edge by Dick FrancisFGB: What is your shopping bad habit? What might you purchase on the off chance that you won the l ottery?LP: Amazon Prime for everything. Be that as it may, new baggage will in general be a thing for me. Im consistently on the mission for the ideal PC sack. In the event that I win the lottery, Ill purchase a summer home in Mallorca. My fianc and I both love the island. It would be some place extraordinary to go with our children and meet up as a family. FGB: Who is your Fairygodboss?LP: One of my best sweethearts, Amy Stuart. Shes had my back unequivocally since our senior year of school. Shes my greatest team promoter, consistently has a motivational speech prepared and has dropped everything to travel to New York when I truly required some help. She claims her own business, is engaged with the network and brings up three children while as yet seeing time as her I am in awe.FGB: What is the #1 vocation tip you'd prefer to share? LP: Find your work family, your clan of the two ladies and men who get you, make you chuckle and draw out the best in you. We as a whole invest such a great amount of energy at work, so these are the individuals who not just make life increasingly fun, they assist you with being you and consistently have your back. This family will be there with you at three in the first part of the day, rescuing water of the pontoon when it begins spilling (which it will at some point). Fairygodboss is about ladies helping other ladies - so every week, we commend a lady who had any kind of effect in another womans vocation. Is there a lady who has had any kind of effect in your career?Celebrate her and express gratitude toward her by choosing her here.