GM CEO Mary Barra and former IBM CEO Ginni Rometty have a lot in common, from overcoming early obstacles in childhood to rising through the corporate ranks to become CEOs of blue-chip, century-old companies. They are professional peers, and friends, and were brought together for the inaugural CNBC Councils: Leaders’ Library, as a result of Barra’s recommendation of Rometty’s book, “Good Power.”

The wide-ranging conversation held on Monday in New York City with CNBC’s Leslie Picker covered how Barra and Rometty embody power in the workplace, leading companies through transformations, and bridging economic and social divides in the U.S. In addition, the business icons discussed how their own view of being a “woman” leader has changed over the course of their careers.  

Often being the only women in the room in manufacturing and technology engineering roles at major corporations led them to shy away from gender as they climbed the corporate ladder. But now, as women at the top of their respective fields, Barra and Rometty’s thinking on the topic of female leadership has evolved.

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