Episode 35: Actuaries in the C-Suite with Daphna Horowitz
“It's really important not to ignore the people leadership stuff. Don't think that because you're really good at what you're doing and because you've really been on that fast track of promotion and career development, that you've got it all sorted out, because it's at that point where you're going to see that you need some other skills to really get to that success and leadership.”
Daphna Horowitz,
Actuary & CEO Coach
Daphna Horowitz is a qualified actuary currently based in Israel. But these days you won’t find Daphna calculating insurance premiums or reserves – she is a Master Certified Coach who helps high-performing CEOs to up their game in business and become confident, inspiring leaders. Daphna works with leaders and teams across the globe to transform leadership effectiveness and workplace culture by digging deep into leadership habits of self-awareness, leading people, purpose, strategy, leading change and enabling extraordinary leadership in themselves and their teams.
She’s worked across Africa, Europe, China and India, with large organisations such as Barclays Bank and Coca-Cola.
Before establishing her coaching career, Daphna worked in insurance and consulting, quickly rising to Director level. She held the position of Lecturer at the two largest universities in Johannesburg while managing her own actuarial consulting company and corporate event management company.
Daphna hosts the Leadership Live podcast and is a published author of Courage to Lead: Leadership Lessons from Kilimanjaro and Weekly Habits for Extraordinary Leaders.
In this interview Daphna shares:
How she helps actuaries make the transition to the C-suite,
Common challenges she sees actuaries making as they transition to the C-suite,
What a CEO coaching session looks like and how it typically works, and
Her top tip for actuaries aspiring to C-suite roles.
Learn more about Daphna and her work here.
Connect with Daphna on LinkedIn.
Read Daphna’s books: “Weekly Habits for Extraordinary Leaders” “Courage to Lead: Leadership Lessons from Kilimanjaro”
Read “What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful” by Marshall Goldsmith.
