Core values are the foundation and serve to guide our intentional work legacy journey. Deb’s core values are personal: family first, the healthy living habits of sleep and eating well, and attention to relationships; and externally, having the back of people in your community. The pandemic has emphasized how important these values are.

Deb has taken her own lessons and corporate experiences – good and bad -  without mentors, and added research to help aspiring and emerging leaders accelerate their career tracks and go beyond their “potential.”In her Quality and Operational Excellence roles in the Flavors and Fragrance industry, she had many challenges as she worked very hard but lacked the opportunities she wanted to prove the potential she was told she had. She didn’t want to see others struggle without support on their career paths. So she views her legacy as serving the leaders of tomorrow with a support system tailored to them and to point out blind spots. She has recently developed the Drop-In CEO Academy as a mechanism toward that end.

The roles at any level according to Deb are to provide opportunities for mentoring, strong customer service, and close the gaps, including the disconnects caused by pandemic work conditions in new and old ways. This all starts with good conversations. Her legacy journey to impact more people and keep the needed conversations going forward includes putting herself out on social media with her messages more frequently and consistently and to provide expanded mentoring.

Takeaways

Find someone to support you and have a few conversations. Then have some more.

Invest in your professional development and growth and start by doing one thing differently.

Confidence and mindset lead to greater visibility.

Take back some time for yourself to avoid burnout. (Deb did that with the sport of curling to develop more strength and teamwork.)

Quotes

“You have the power to take control.

Message to CEOs: “People are the greatest tool in your toolbox.”

Bio

Dr. Deborah Coviello is an advisor, author, podcast host, “Drop-In CEO and Founder of Illumination Partners, a consulting firm for CEO’s navigating change. 

A trusted partner to C-Suite Leaders, Deb brings 25+ years of experience and strategy in Quality and Operational Excellence roles combined with her 20 years in the Flavors and Fragrance industry to support her clients as they work together to identify, assess, and solve the issues that are preventing their business growth. Deb is the author of the new book, The CEO’s Compass: Your Guide to Get Back on Track.

Deb teaches: Why confidence and mindset lead to higher visibility;
How to be influential when presenting information and get the outcome you want with a powerful focus on legacy, chaos, survival, and teamwork, which have inspired leaders facing burnout to use actionable strategies for reducing stress, reigniting passion for leadership, and achieving results in days, not weeks, to get back on track. 

Certified as Lean and Six Sigma Blackbelt in Process Improvement, she has developed programs devoted to helping CEO’s identify emerging leaders and understand “people’’ are their greatest tool in their toolbox. 

Deb is a board member of Women in Flavor & Fragrance Commerce, (WFFC), and an avid Curler with the Cincinnati Curling Club.  She is a mother of three and resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with her husband of 32 years. 

How to Reach Deborah Coviello

Email: deborah@coviellocm.com

Website: https://dropinceo.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deborahacoviello/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IlluminationPartnersLLC/

Twitter: @DropinCEO

Instagram: dropinceo