About this episode

Carlos Gutierrez discusses how his late ADHD diagnosis reshaped his understanding of his career and the advantages it provided in business.

Carlos Gutierrez spent 25 years rising from sales representative to CEO of Kellogg, then served as U.S. Commerce Secretary. He did it all without knowing he had ADHD. When he was diagnosed later in life, Carlos began looking back at his career differently. The disorganization, procrastination and impulsivity he had treated as personal flaws finally had a name. So did some of the traits that helped him succeed, including intense hyperfocus, intuition and an ability to connect with people. In t...

People in this episode

Host: Skye Waterson

Guest: Carlos Gutierrez

Topics covered

• ADHD
• business success
• leadership
• personal development
• career growth

Keywords

• ADHD
• CEO
• business
• Kellogg
• leadership
• hyperfocus
• intuition

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Kellogg, U.S. Commerce

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