Lessons from Leaders: Featured Guest Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center

This week, we have Paige Alexander, CEO of The Carter Center, as our guest on Lessons from Leaders.As I have long been watching the work of The Carter Center, it is a pleasure to sit down with Paige.We jump right into the conversation:What is it like to lead right now?How has communication changed?What are you hearing from your organization?Transparency, authenticity, and togetherness, are all qualities that Paige demonstrates.  She admits that it took her time and effort to find the balance of the right amount of communication within her team and organization. The lesson she has learned and shares with us around organizational communication is a vital one.“There is so much noise out there. People say there is no such thing as over-communication [referring to meaningful communication] but I think since we spend so much time at our screens  - and keeping up with our inboxes - that we, in fact,  may be over-communicating.” - Paige AlexanderThank you, Paige,  for your time, lessons, and for your baking tips (you have to listen in for that.)  In this episode, Paige quotes former President Jimmy Carter, and I would like to echo her in leaving you with this:“We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.” - Jimmy Carter—About PaigePaige Alexander joined The Carter Center as chief executive officer in June 2020. Paige has had a distinguished global development career with over two decades of experience spanning the government and nonprofit sectors. She has held senior leadership positions at two regional bureaus of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), covering missions and development programs in 25 countries.