Take Charge of Your Career Trajectory With Jo

Take Charge of Your Career Trajectory With Jo Miller

Homework • Have a 15 -minute check-in with your buddy. Share what you’re doing to take action. • Refine your leadership brand statement. • Review the steps for making your value visible, and take action. • Read 100 Qualities of a Leader. Select 10 qualities that best represent your leadership style and strengths. Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Your brand must evolve as you develop your career Entry-level brands Valuable contributor. Team-player. Specialist. Go-to person. Gets it done. Mid-level brands Strategist. Innovator. Subject matter expert. Change agent. People motivator. Project leader. Fixer. Builds things that work. Turnaround architect. Intrapreneur. Senior-level brands Visionary. Thought leader. Leader who develops leaders. Charismatic leader. Rainmaker. Quiet Leader. Delivers results. Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

4 steps for making your brand visible 5% 1. Work less 2. Communicate your brand to others 3. Work hard on the right projects 4. Promote your accomplishments Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

What did you learn about making your value visible? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Leading Others

100 Qualities of a Leader www. beleaderly. com/ 100 -qualities-of-a-leader/ Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Qualities of a Leader • Which 3 qualities would you like to focus on developing in the next year? • What is your action plan? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

From the prep survey I am able to motivate and manage others, regardless of whether they report to me. 81% agree or strongly agree. Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Leading others, with or without direct authority Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Transitioning from Doing to Leading Doing Leading Executing Envisioning Problem-solver Agenda-setter Subject matter expert Thought leader Tactician Strategist Your success Team’s success

Leading from where you are Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Be inquisitive Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. • Ask questions before setting a direction. • Do a listening tour. • Understand your stakeholders’ viewpoints. • Develop a well-rounded view of the issue.

“Once you have identified the change you want to make, create a stakeholder map of those who will be most impacted. Ask a lot of questions on your listening tour. People like to share their expertise and will help you. ” — Dr. Patti Fletcher

Take ownership Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. • Have a can-do spirit. • Help to solve the pain points that are not anyone’s mandate. • Be personally accountable for the outcome.

“See a gap, fill a gap!” — Leila Pourhashemi, VP Business Operations, Ancestry

Take risks Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. • Leadership is a skill that’s best learned by doing. • You must take risks! • Volunteer for things that you or your organization have never done before. • Don't be afraid to fail and learn from those failures.

“Step up to the risk of leading, whether or not you have the authority. Leadership is risky — embrace it. Try and do new things, fail, recover and eventually succeed. ” — Jody Mahoney, SVP Business Development and Industry Partners, Anita Borg Institute

Be a practical visionary Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. • Develop a clear vision and be able to see the end result. • Clearly communicate your vision to others, and explain why it matters. • Create energy, excitement, and unity around the issue. • Be action oriented, keeping an eye on your vision as you drive it to resolution.

Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. • Build trust and engagement. • Give credit to others. Call out people who do great work. • Develop the ability to work with different personalities. • Enlist support from decisionmakers and advocates.

“Do not rely on positional power. Saying ‘do this because I said so’ is the weakest form of leadership. ” — Jody Mahoney, SVP Business Development and Industry Partners, Anita Borg Institute

Leading from where you are Put the team first Be inquisitive Be a practical visionary Take ownership Take risks Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

The emerging leader’s quandary You can’t get a higher-level job without leadership experience… But you can’t get leadership experience without the job. Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

You can’t afford to wait… Don’t wait for permission or an invitation to lead. Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Don’t wait for someone to promote you. Take charge of your own career trajectory!

Looking back Getting the lay of the land Your sphere of influence Your leadership brand Making your value visible Leading others Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Poll Which of these topics will make the greatest difference for you in the next year? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

What is the most important thing you’ll be taking away from this program? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Homework • Fill in the survey! • Have a 15 -minute check-in with your buddy. Share your personal action plan. Stay in touch. • Save the Power. Point slides at www. Beleaderly. com/cohorta • Schedule a future date to review your action plan and reflect upon what you have learned. Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

This presentation is available at Be. Leaderly. com/cohortb

Q&A Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.