Being a good leader is – among other things! – giving valuable advice to the next generation, tips drawn from the experience acquired after years of working and growing in business. This past November 17 in Paris, The A Effect team held a high-level meeting with a handful of top business leaders to discuss issues of equality and inclusion within organizations. We made the most of the opportunity to ask them several questions about ambition, including this: what advice would you have given yourself as a young, ambitious person at the start of your career? Everyone agreed to play along. Take notes!

And you, what advice would you have given yourself as a young, ambitious person at the start of your professional journey?