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t m c » p u l s e | s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 6 26 Q | What advice do you have for young executives who aspire to be leaders and still have a great home life and raise a family? A | I always say that early in your career, you need to be really good at what you do. Don't spend so much time thinking about your ascent to CEO-hood. You miss the table stakes along the way, which is being capable and credible and reliable. I think the key is to be the person that people can call on to do what needs to be done. If there's a problem, call me. If there's an opportunity, call me. You deliver on that. I've taken on some pretty unattractive assignments because I could see that it needed to be done, and I thought, "I can do that." Looking back, some of those things were the opportunities that got me exposure and credibil- ity that it would have taken ten extra years to get if I would have said no thank you. Don't think small, think big about what's possible, because what's possible is amazing. TMC3 is an example of that. Why would we ever assume we couldn't do that? Of course we can. MenningerClinic.com | Named a National Best Hospital in Psychiatry 27 Consecutive Years When someone in your family needs help to regain mental health, our specialists are ready to assist with: One-stop comprehensive psychiatric assessments for ages 6 and older with physician-led specialists Individual, family and couples therapy Medication management Addiction counseling Find the best outpatient mental health partners at Menninger Consultations for ADHD, suitable education or vocational setting, autism spectrum disorder and more Scheduling appointments within 1 to 2 weeks. Call today. 713-275-5779 Affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine Menninger OPS ad for TMC Pulse 8-12-16.indd 1 8/12/2016 3:36:12 PM Then you have to have sponsors, people who help you along the way. I don't know of people who have a great, successful career who do it on their own. The relationships you develop are critical to moving you along that path. I also think that's what makes it fun. When I reflect back on my career, someday, I think it will be the relationships and what people did to help me and what I did to help other people that will be the most meaningful. Q | I remember someone once told me that you should never worry about your first job, but rather focus on your first boss, as you want to find someone who is confident enough in themselves to be your advocate. A | I couldn't agree with you more. I think the best leaders are the ones who are always looking to make somebody else look good. The person who works for me, I want to make them look good. The person I work for, I want to make them look good. Q | Tell me your thoughts about Houston. A | I love Houston. I really do love this city. I think this is a city of people who help each other. People are accessible, and they're open; they're non-judgmental and they're accepting and they're more than willing to help or to have a conversation. I love the diversity of our city. I think that is a huge strength for us. Houston, to me, is optimistic. We are a can-do city. Whatever the problem we're facing, whether it's municipal finance, or it's flooding, or it's the workforce gap, I have confi- dence we'll figure it out. We always do. I think the best leaders are the ones who are always looking to make somebody else look good. The person who works for me, I want to make them look good. The person I work for, I want to make them look good. — GINA LUNA Managing Director for JPMorgan Chase in the Houston Region