Welcome Priyanka Gariba Staff Technical Program Manager Machine

Welcome Priyanka Gariba Staff Technical Program Manager Machine Learning and AI Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Build Your Brand as an Emerging Leader With Jo Miller

I have some unique koalafications Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Are you the best kept secret in the organization? Are you the best kept secret? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

In This Session • • Your ideal career niche Your leadership brand Making your value visible Leading without authority Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Your Ideal Career Niche

“Be famous for something! Know your claim to fame. ” — General Manager, Software Industry

Who do you know who has created an outstanding personal brand?

What’s Your Career Superpower?

3 Essential Elements of a Great Personal Brand Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Your Ideal Career Niche What are you passionate about? What are your skills and strengths? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. What does your company/ industry need and value?

Exercise • What is your ideal career niche? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Your Ideal Career Niche What are you passionate about? What are your skills and strengths? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. What does your company/ industry need and value?

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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

“My ‘get ‘er done’ mentality—as the go-to person, and the only one who knew how to do certain things—got in my way of moving ahead. I couldn’t step out of my own role to take on new opportunities. ” — Dona Munsch, VP Cloud Operations, Net. App

Analyst The change agent Program Director Go-to person for strategy Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Make your brand scalable. — Krista Thomas, Global Head of Marketing, Video. Amp

Ask Yourself • Where do I want to be in 3 years? • What brand do I need to become known for now, in order to get there? 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. 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.

Exercise • What is your personal brand statement? Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Make Your Value Visible

Results = Reward + Recognition + Ma ke them visib le!

4 Steps for Making Your Brand Visible 5% 1. Work less 2. Communicate your brand to others Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

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Hey now. Get your game on… go!

4 Steps for Making Your Brand Visible 5% 1. Work less 2. Communicate your brand to others 3. Work hard on the right projects Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

People who have outstanding careers get to where they are with a reputation for delivering results.

“Make something great happen. No one tells you to do it, but they appreciate the results. ” — Nina Bhatti, Founder and CEO, Kokko, Inc.

Criteria for a Career-Defining Contribution • Showcase your brand • Demonstrate your ability to deliver results

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.

How to Promote Accomplishments • • • Present in meetings. Invite leaders. Send out a newsletter or regular status updates Submit article to your organization’s newsletter Write a blog, or paper for publication Share best practices Ask to be nominated for an award Ask a colleague to “toot your horn”, and reciprocate Speak on panels, and at conferences Forward kudos emails with “FYI”.

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.

Leading Without Authority

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

Lead 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.

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

“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.

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

Lead 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.

In This Session • • Your ideal career niche Your leadership brand Making your value visible Leading without authority Copyright 2018, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

Grab a copy of this presentation at Be. Leaderly. com/li

“There is nothing untoward about being honest about what you do well. Your company cannot fully appreciate how to leverage you as a resource if the company does not have visibility into what your unique talents are. So, don't deny that of your company. Get out there. Make sure that people see you. Make certain that they know what you do well. And while you're doing that, make sure that you're lifting some other people up as you climb. ” — Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, SVP, Chief Tax Officer, Wal-Mart

“There is nothing untoward about being honest about what you do well. Your company cannot fully appreciate how to leverage you as a resource if the company does not have visibility into what your unique talents are. So, don't deny that of your company. Get out there. Make sure that people see you. Make certain that they know what you do well. And while you're doing that, make sure that you're lifting some other people up as you climb. ” — Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, SVP, Chief Tax Officer, Wal-Mart

“There is nothing untoward about being honest about what you do well. Your company cannot fully appreciate how to leverage you as a resource if the company does not have visibility into what your unique talents are. So, don't deny that of your company. Get out there. Make sure that people see you. Make certain that they know what you do well. And while you're doing that, make sure that you're lifting some other people up as you climb. ” — Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, SVP, Chief Tax Officer, Wal-Mart

My #1 Useless Superpower is _______ Raise one eyebrow at a time GIVE NICKNAMES THAT STICK Write parody lyrics Strangers tell me their life’s story