Carol D. Poulsen, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Vice president of application services, global technology and operations,
- Employer
- RBC Financial Group
- Location
- Toronto
- First job:
- "I was the night secretary at a real estate office."
- Most valuable career advice:
- "Watch everyone for great skills and approaches to make your own (not just those who are senior to you)."
- Favorite vice:
- Reading
- Title you'd like to hold someday:
- CIO
- What do you love about IT?
- "The people in IT. Great imaginations and creativity."
- People you'd invite to your dream dinner party:
- Queen Elizabeth I, Mahatma Gandhi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Stephen Hawking
- Passion outside of work:
- "My children."
- Your recreational best:
- "Two par holes in one game of golf!"
- Favorite sport:
- Gymnastics
- What about you would surprise the people you work with?
- "I met my husband in Japanese language class."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "As a leader, my role is to give clear direction, get the best people in the right roles and let them meet our targets with all of their individual creativity, talent and teamwork. I grow new leaders, who in turn will themselves grow new leaders."