Build Your Brand as an Emerging Leader With Jo Miller

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Jo Miller Founding Editor of BeLeaderly.com and CEO of Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc. Helps emerging leaders create a roadmap for their career advancement. Has traveled widely in Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East to deliver keynotes and teach workshops for conferences, professional associations, and corporate employee initiatives. A leading authority on leadership, Jo delivers more than &0 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1,200.

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Are you the best kept secret in the organization?

In This Session Your ideal career niche Your leadership brand Making your value visible

Your Ideal Career Niche

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

Who do you know who has branded themself well?

What’s Your Career Superpower? What’s your career supoerpower?

3 Essential Elements of a Great Personal Brand

Your Ideal Career Niche What are you passionate about? What does your company/ industry need and value? What are your skills and talents?

What is your ideal career niche? Exercise What is your ideal career niche?

Your Ideal Career Niche What are you passionate about? What does your company/ industry need and value? What are your skills and talents?

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Your Leadership Brand

Analyst The change agent Program Director Go-to person for strategy

“Make your brand scalable.” — Krista Thomas, VP of Marketing, The Rubicon Project

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?

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.

What is your personal brand statement? Exercise What is your personal brand statement?

Make Your Value Visible

Results = Reward + Recognition + Make them visible!

4 Steps for Making Your Brand Visible Work less Communicate your brand to others 5%

Communicate your brand

4 Steps for Making Your Brand Visible Work less Communicate your brand to others Work hard on the right projects 5%

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

— Nina Bhatti, Founder and CEO, Kokko, Inc. “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 Directly support your organization’s strategic plan and goals Improve the “bottom line” Solve a big problem Perform a specific, not general role (Technical track) Expose you to a new department, function or client (Management track) Push the cutting edge in your field of expertise Special projects sponsored by key executives Sharpen business acumen and leadership skills Participate on special task forces and committees.

Identify possible career-defining contributions Exercise Identify possible career-defining contributions

4 Steps for Making Your Brand Visible Work less Communicate your brand to others Work hard on the right projects Promote your accomplishments 5%

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 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”.

Brainstorm ideas for promoting accomplishments Exercise Brainstorm ideas for promoting accomplishments

4 Steps for Making Your Brand Visible Work less Communicate your brand to others Work hard on the right projects Promote your accomplishments 5%

In This Session Your ideal career niche Your leadership brand Making your value visible

Grab a copy of this presentation at BeLeaderly.com/msft

— 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