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Transcript of Women in Tech Leadership
Learnings from a Tech Leadership Quest
Stefana MullerSr. Director, Product ManagementJanuary 29, 2016
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1. We Need More Women in Tech Leadership
2. We All Can Impact the Statistics
3. Six Ways to Advocate for Yourself and Others
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“The worst kind of group for an organization that wants to be innovative and creative is one in which
everyone is alike and gets along too well.”
―Maggie Neale, Professor, Stanford
Business School
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More Innovative
More Productive
FACT: Diverse Teams Add Measurable Business Value
46%
The diverse group almost always outperforms the group by the best
substantial margin
Diverse groups make more innovative business decisions than
non-diverse groups
Higher Profits
Source: http://anitaborg.org/
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FACT: Women Are Underrepresented in Tech Leadership
85%
15%
Executive Of -ficers
91%
9%
IT Management Positions
95%
5%
Fortune 500 CEOs
MenWomen
Source: http://americanprogress.org/
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1. Quantify Results in Business Terms
2. Build Your Personal Brand
3. Build Your Own “Board of Directors”
4. Build and Nurture Your Network
5. Create Your Own Opportunities
6. Be a Sponsor, Mentor & Advocate
6 Ways to Advocate for Yourself and Others
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1. Quantify Results in Business Terms
Business Acumen
Financial Understanding
Strategic Forward Thinking
Sandy Carter General Manager, IBM
“I’m a good employee. I help everyone and get my job done.”
“Drove $300M in new product sales in the first fiscal year.”
“Delivered exponential growth of a customer community from under 50 participants to 1000+, increasing engagement through forum communications that facilitated over 250 new product enhancements.”
“Delivered 16 new features with zero defects to production. Received 5 customer letters acknowledging success.”
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2. Build Your Personal Brand
Be Your Authentic Self– What do you believe? What do you stand for? What are your
Strengths, Weaknesses? What do you care about?
Create a Differentiated Point of View– Write a blog, article, though provoking statement that not only shows
your ’smarts’ but exhibits your brand
Build your online presence
Do. It. Now.
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3. Build Your Personal Board of Directors
A Career Advisory Team from various disciplines that can provide different perspectives
Mentors
Sponsors
Clarifier
Connector
Challenger
Sage
Source: http://www.fastcompany.com/62556/create-personal-board-directors
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4. Build and Nurture Your Network
Target your network– Find people who have skills, experiences and ideas you do not
have
– Target a few high-quality connections
Participate and Share– Attend local meetups, startup competitions, hackathons, demo
days and open investor pitch meetings to widen your network
– Grow Your Social Presence and ENGAGE
Nurture Relationships– Lifelong relationships make the difference
– Give without expecting to receive; Show Compassion
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5. Create Your Own Opportunities
Volunteer
Keep Current; Learn New Skills
Set Stretch Goals
Speak Up
Don’t Wait For Permission
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6. Be a Sponsor, Mentor and Advocate
Lift Someone Else Up
Get Involved
Influence The Younger Generation
Long Island Women in Tech 110+ Members
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Host Events
Meet Ups
Panel Discussions
Lunch and Learns
Mentor Groups
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Sr. Director, Product [email protected]
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