She Took a Two-Year Break in Her Career. Now She’s CEO. Deanna Mulligan of Guardian Life Insurance talks about how time off helped her find new focus When she was 41 years old, Deanna Mulligan stepped back from the prime of her career. Now CEO of Guardian Life Insurance, Ms. Mulligan reflects on that move, and what it taught her—among other things, that “life is not a straight line.” What follows is an edited version of her reflections, as told to Wall Street Journal reporter Chip Cutter. My boss saw me waiting outside his door at 7 in the morning. He said, “Oh no, what’s wrong?” I said, “Well, I have to talk to you.” I had a huge lump in my throat. I walked in, sat down and had the conversation: I wanted to take some time off. I was 41. This is supposed to be the prime of your career. At the time, taking a break was considered a really strange thing to do. People said to me, “You can’t take time off. You’ll never get back on a career path.” A few things in my life led me to
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