When Salesforce’s head of philanthropy needs advice, she turns to fellow corporate leaders—and a mentor she’s known since she was 8 years old
In Personal Board of Directors, top business leaders talk about the people they turn to for advice, and how those people have shaped their perspective and helped them succeed. Previous installments from the series areEbony Beckwith occupies a powerful perch as chief philanthropy officer of Salesforce . com Inc. and head of its nonprofit foundation.
The highest Black executive at the business-software giant leads a global operation that disbursed more than $65 million in charitable grants during the year ended Jan. 31. She reports to Chief Executive Marc Benioff, a rare setup among corporate philanthropy officers. Yet Ms. Beckwith feared she might get fired soon after joining the San Francisco-based company’s information technology department in 2008. Her supervisor, Kirsten Wolberg, criticized her for failing to finish projects and not requesting help.
“I thought I should know better,” the 44-year-old Ms. Beckwith explains. “Sometimes, that led to analysis paralysis.” The reformed perfectionist now knows she can perform better by seeking assistance—especially from mentors like Ms. Wolberg.
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