Woman of the Week ~ Aisha Allen

Our Woman of the Week now includes career advice, insights, and feedback from our clients and friends.  Meet Aisha Allen, Chief Human Resources Officer at Telhio.

Aisha’s Top 3 Pieces of Career Advice:

Best Career Advice I’ve Received: To set boundaries as it relates to working outside of regular business hours.  I had a leader who advised me to be discreet when working on weekends. She said that once you do it regularly, people expect you to be available during those times.  As I leader, I also learned that when you email your team outside of traditional hours, you set the expectation that you expect a response. I try to minimize the number of emails that I send after hours or over the weekends to create balance for myself and those working with me.

Most Fun Job You’ve Had: College Relations Manager at Cardinal Health.  This was an early career experience that was so rewarding working with individuals who were starting their careers. I enjoyed the energy of the college campus and the opportunity to mentor people at the start of their careers.  The role also afforded me a great deal of autonomy to develop creative ways to recruit students, infuse diversity into our approach, and plan development experiences for the internship program.  I grew tremendously during this role.

Best Investment In My Career: Always seeking continuing education. A highlight of this was returning to my alma mater Ohio State University Fisher College of Business to complete the Executive MBA Program. It was a great learning environment collaborating so closely with other leaders and learning from their experiences.  This experience was perfectly timed to support me as I was growing my impact through leadership.