Quotes from Cathy Engelbert

When you build your network, keep yourself open to new ideas, concepts, and theories. Some of them may even contradict and challenge long-held points of view. This isn't beneficial only to someone in my profession, but to every line of work.

Decisions made centrally, thousands of miles from the markets clients are operating in, will likely not be as attuned to local market realities.

The fundamentals of your business are like free throws: emphasize and practice them to perfection.

We're all drowning in data. We all need moments of recovery. For me, that includes not going right to my phone when I wake up in the morning.

Don't let 'having it all' be defined by someone else.

Ultimately, this is about having fun at work. You want to enjoy your job. You're going to have higher-performing employees.

As you think about the workforce of the future, women and minorities are such an important part of that future.

Seek out a personal coach or mentor in the workplace. He/she should push you when you need it by encouraging and motivating you. Don't be afraid of their honesty.

The innovation of our workplace is key to the development of innovative solutions that address the evolving complex challenges of our clients.

Women shouldn't aspire to a box or a title. They should look toward being leaders.

We were sent outside to our backyard to play sports together all the time - no boy and girl differentiation, just two teams playing.

We can all think we're discriminated against, and I'm sure many of us are. But I see a ton of optimism in corporate America around the advancement and retention of women.

The most common characteristic of childhood building toys is that they snap together in one way or another. Technology is constantly shifting, and we should make sure that whatever we build is interoperable and pliable.

Putting our heads in the sand won't stop the inexorable advancement of technology.

You cannot be insightful if you're deluged with information.

Golf instills incredible values, including collaboration, competitiveness, and integrity.

Being the first female CEO of one of the Big Four, I certainly intend to pay it forward.

As a former NCAA basketball player, many of the skills I now rely on as a leader took root on the basketball court: teamwork, integrity, and resilience are just some of the traits I've carried over into my professional game.

I was a Division I college athlete, and I grew up with five brothers and two sisters. I've always been a competitor.

Over the years, I paid careful attention in client meetings and jotted down things that quite didn't make sense. And I had the courage to raise questions and to be skeptical when something didn't add up.

Games are often won or lost on the free-throw line. This isn't about slick moves or great skills. It's about practice, muscle memory, and being able to keep a cool head under pressure.

You don't have to always be the smartest person in the room, but if you listen and absorb what you are hearing, you will be ahead of the game.

Disruptors are the ones with a keen sense of how the world is changing and how to get in front of change, driven by curiosity. The disrupted - not so much.

Consider one possible future that could occur soon, where autonomous trucks travel highways with a human 'monitor' in the cab who can assist with particularly challenging driving like navigating city centres and ensure goods are delivered safely.