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How a Newly Widowed Mom of Three Kept Her Career on Track
An interview with Sophie Vandebroek by Daniel McGinn
Quick Takes
- Exercise, eat, and get enough sleep
- Keep your family’s routines intact
- Realize that downshifting at work isn’t always helpful
- Say no to opportunities that don’t align with your priorities
- Allow yourself to grieve
Sophie Vandebroek, formerly the chief technology officer at Xerox and now the founder and owner of Strategic Vision Ventures, was a 34-year-old rising executive in 1996 when her husband, also a tech executive, died during a family campout in the Adirondacks, leaving Vandebroek with three children, ages 8, 5, and 3.
When I met Vandebroek nearly a decade ago, her colleagues marveled at her ability to remain ...
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