OpenAI exec's advice for Gen Z: "Don't be afraid to speak up"

OpenAI Chief People Officer Julia Villagra told Fortune the most impactful piece of advice a mentor has given her.

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00:00I think the most impactful piece of advice that a mentor has given me is don't be afraid to speak

00:06up. You have interesting things to say, which honestly, sometimes I do need to be reminded

00:12of, and it takes a little nudge from someone to have that confidence to do that. I think that

00:17people do their best work far and away when they are doing work that they love and they feel

00:23passionate about. And so I think that you shouldn't force anything that you don't love. You should

00:30really interrogate your own personal motivations, and you should, to the best of your ability,

00:36follow that because that's the real unlock. And that is how you will perform in any job

00:42is doing what you love and doing what you're passionate about.