Cox has been undergoing major transformations to its people operations over the past year, and Painter has been the steadying force through it all. There’s no doubt she is continuing to serve as an anchor as employees prepare for the completion of Charter’s proposed acquisition of Cox. Painter is passionate about learning and currently serves as Immediate Past President of C2HR and is a member of the Emma Bowen Foundation.
If you could bring one female historical figure into today’s corporate world, who do you think would thrive and why? Eleanor Roosevelt. She defined life by learning, which included sharpening one’s emotional intelligence to connect, taking responsibility for moving things forward and being in service to others—all things required to build successful businesses that could thrive in today’s competitive environment.
How do you push through impostor syndrome or self-doubt? By recognizing it is merely a crisis in confidence. Crises are temporary. You move through them by doing the work and giving yourself grace.