Float Your BoatFloat Your Boatto Career Successto Career Success

Jennifer S. KutzikJennifer S. Kutzik WLA SSSWLA SSS

May 22, 2007May 22, 2007

What Makes You Happy ?What Makes You Happy ?

Mirror, MirrorMirror, Mirror

What are you are good at?What are you are good at?

1.1. Review your historyReview your history

2.2. Take testsTake tests

3.3. Ask trusted acquaintancesAsk trusted acquaintances

Shoes Were Made for Walkin’Shoes Were Made for Walkin’

I’m Here for the PartyI’m Here for the Party

Child Julia Child Julia

Living to Learn Living to Learn

Writing It DownWriting It Down

Speaking Up! Speaking Up!

Being On Stage Being On Stage

No Madonna No Madonna

The Leader PictureThe Leader Picture

Leaders want three things: Leaders want three things:

3) loyalty 3) loyalty

2) good advice 2) good advice

1) to succeed 1) to succeed

The Employee PictureThe Employee Picture

Employees want two things: Employees want two things:

2) trust2) trust

1) fair exchange 1) fair exchange

Patience & Fortitude Not EnoughPatience & Fortitude Not Enough

The Big Picture The Big Picture Contribute more than you Contribute more than you

costcost Build Build youryour reputation (by) reputation (by)

Helping your leader succeed! Helping your leader succeed!

Four SquareFour Square

Activities I like and I do often

Activities I like and don’t do enough

Activities I dislike & I do often

Activities I dislike and I don’t do often

Working It InWorking It In

LearningLearning New technologyNew technology

Writing Writing Minutes, proceduresMinutes, procedures

TravelingTraveling

Working It InWorking It In

Speaking up/being on Speaking up/being on stage stage

CookingCooking Party on!Party on! Add your ideas here!!Add your ideas here!!

How Can You Do It?How Can You Do It?

Speak up!Speak up! Be creativeBe creative Be flexibleBe flexible Stay positiveStay positive

Beyond Raises/PromotionsBeyond Raises/Promotions

Lateral movementLateral movementEnrichmentEnrichmentFlexibility Flexibility

What Do You Live For ?What Do You Live For ?

It All Comes Down To …It All Comes Down To …

““It’s not the answers that show It’s not the answers that show us the way, but the questions.”us the way, but the questions.”

Rainer Maria RilkeRainer Maria Rilke

What makes you happy?What makes you happy? What do you live for? What do you live for?

Jennifer S. KutzikJennifer S. Kutzik

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Colorado State University Colorado State University

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Jennifer.Kutzik@ColoState.EduJennifer.Kutzik@ColoState.Edu