Before Dara Khosrowshahi became Uber's CEO last summer, he had been successfully leading over travel company Expedia for over a decade. In fact, he nearly turned down the executive role at Uber. "When I thought about Uber, and honestly at first when they called I said, 'No way, I'm doing great. I have a boss that I love, Barry Diller, I've been [at Expedia] for 13 years, why would I ever do this?'" Khosrowshahi said in a discussion titled "Reforming the bro chaos" at the Women in the World 2018 Summit on April 12.

Upon hesitating on the new job opportunity, Khosrowshahi thought back to career advice he often shares with others. "I tell employees or young folks — I'm no longer one of them — three pieces of advice in thinking about their careers," he said. "First of all, work with people that you like." Khosrowshahi had already expressed his admiration for his coworkers at Expedia, but he made an effort to get to know who he would be working with at Uber. "I wasn't able to do my diligence there, but I met the board," Khosrowshahi said. Although "the board has a bad reputation," he added, "individually they were terrific." Khosrowshahi is onto something: Research shows that having meaningful connections and friendships at work is one of the most effective ways of being engaged in your job, which in turn promotes company growth.

I had to take a shot and I was in a position of my life where I could take a risk and why the hell not? Dara Khosrowshahi Uber CEO

The second piece of advice Khosrowshahi shares it to "go work somewhere you as an individual can make a difference." When you feel that your effort at work is having a meaningful impact, you are much more likely to experience fulfillment in your career.