Charlene Keys
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| November 1, 2013
Area VP, Operations – South Carolina
Time Warner Cable
A past president of the WICT Carolinas Chapter and a Betsy Magness grad, Keys has a passion for women in technology and even speaks to college students about tech careers. Over the past year, she has led her team through significant operational and organizational change, while maintaining customer satisfaction and employee morale. Her tip for work-life balance? “Continuously cultivating and maintaining a high degree of emotional intelligence,” she says.
What’s your favorite part of your job?
Creating and leading high-performance teams.
How do you define success in the workplace?
I define workplace success as having an environment that values integrity, provides opportunities to do interesting and meaningful work, is rewarding—both financially and emotionally—and is flexible.
Best trick for maintaining the personal-professional life balance?
Continuously cultivating and maintaining a high degree of emotional intelligence.