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3 Building a Career Around Your Values and Strengths Christina Aragon, Director, Strategy, Marketing & Consumer Insights, Rent.com Sandy Lieske, Director of Customer Assurance, HP Jo Miller, CEO, Women’s Leadership Coaching, Inc.

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5 Jo Miller CEO, Women’s Leadership Coaching Inc. Has a passion for helping women develop their leadership skills, confidence and presence. Specializes in helping women break into leadership in industries that have been traditionally considered 'a man's world', such as technology, finance and energy. Since 1998, has developed and implemented leadership development programs that have benefited women worldwide. Delivers over 60 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to Has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East to deliver programs for women’s conferences and corporate women’s initiatives at Bank of America, Boeing, eBay, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Newell Rubbermaid, Oracle, Rockwell Collins, UBS, and many others. Named one of Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's 40 people to watch under the age of 40 in 2006, and Silicon Valley’s Women of Influence in 2008.

6 Sandy Lieske Director of Customer Assurance at HP Responsible for ensuring we deliver the best quality and customer experience for our products, from pre-release through post-sales support. Joined HP in 1981 and has held positions in manufacturing, technical marketing, R&D, customer support, and now customer assurance. Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Masters Degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California-Davis and a Masters Degree in Management of Technology from National Technological University. Champions the Technical Career Path at HP, is a member of HP’s corporate diversity advisory council, serves as HP’s SWE business executive, and participated in inaugural Leader-on-the-Go forums in Asia. Has one daughter in college and resides in Boise with her husband, Steve.

7 Christina Aragon Director of Strategy and Branding at Rent.com Director of Strategy, Marketing and Business Development at Rent.com, the nation's top Internet listing site for residential rentals Leads: development of business strategy, strategic alliances, online and offline marketing, PR and social media Prior to joining Rent.com, was a serial entrepreneur, co-founding two real estate businesses where she was responsible for strategy, raising capital, sourcing investment opportunities, and key partnerships. Served as Vice President, Structured Financial Products at National Westminster Bank PLC, a UK-based bank, and subsidiary, Greenwich Capital Markets where she built a combined book of business exceeding USD 10 billion of domestic and cross-border transactions. Has spoken at conferences both in the US and Europe. Earned her Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Is an armchair sociologist with a passion for the intersection of early childhood development, education, neurobiology and public policy.

8 Building a Career Around Your Values & Strengths I.Why Values and Strengths? II.Building a Career Around Values & Strengths III.Tools and Resources

9 I. WHY VALUES AND STRENGTHS?

KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS “Do you tend to spend more time and energy on your weaknesses than your strengths? Well, don’t! Your strengths are your real growth engines… You grow most in your areas of greatest strength. It sounds odd, but you will improve the most, be the most creative, be the most inquisitive, and bounce back the fastest in those areas where you have already shown some natural advantage over everyone else—your strengths. This doesn’t mean you should ignore your weaknesses. It just means you’ll grow most where you’re already strong.” — Marcus Buckingham

11 What is strength-based leadership, and how have you used this to steer your career?

12 “Understanding your strengths allows you to make the right career choices to enable you to operate at your best every single day.” - Sandy Lieske

KNOW YOUR VALUES “I'd like to believe that I'm known as one who identifies, nurtures, and catalyzes talent, that gets things done with both courage and compassion. When I'm in the throes of a difficult decision, I often go back to that statement, and test my reaction to the situation by the statement. Does my reaction measure up to who it is that I represent myself to be? There have been moments in which I was going to pursue a course that was not particularly courageous but was expedient; and I realized that that was not what I stand for.” — Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, J.D., L.L.M., Senior Vice President & Chief Tax Officer, Wal-Mart

14 Why is it important to know one’s values? What role have your values played in steering your career?

15 “Honing in on your values - and surfacing them to your consciousness - gives you a vernacular for that nagging feeling you have when your daily reality and your values collide. It helps you to move out of situations that don’t resonate with you more quickly. That’s not to say that change is always easy, however change does start with awareness.” - Christina Aragon

16 Benefits of a career based on strengths and values 1.Greater job satisfaction 2.Higher performance 3.Greater employee engagement 4.Fosters a sense of team belonging 5.Understand of what each team member brings to the table 6.Quicker, easier decision-making 7.Less struggle with challenges and dilemmas 8.Easier to say “no” when a job is not the right match 9.The “right” jobs find you 10.MORE ENERGY!

17 II. BUILDING A CAREER AROUND VALUES AND STRENGTHS

18 What advice do you have for others who want to build a career that capitalizes on their strengths?

19 Keys to building a strengths-based career 1.Know and internalize your strengths (for example, when do you work at your best?) 2.Discuss your strengths with others…your manager, your mentor, and your friends to get their perspective 3.Always be open to new opportunities that capitalize on your strengths.

20 You have mentored women to remain true to their personal values in their professional career. What advice do you give them?

21 Keys to building a values-based career 1.Start with articulating your values (e.g. a list or personal statement) and measure your environment and actions against them 2.Identify areas where reality is in conflict with your values 3.Assess the seriousness of the conflict (e.g. mild, moderate, severe) and if it is a temporary or long-term state 4.Determine what steps you can take to relieve or eliminate the conflict. Brainstorm with trusted friend or mentor. Evaluate what impact these steps would have in other areas of your life (sometimes conflict serves a purpose) 5.Take action and periodically re-assess. Realize that the relative weight of your values can ebb and flow throughout your life and your career.

22 What can a person do when they find themselves in a role where their top strengths aren’t helping?

23 What can a person do when they find themselves in a role or situation that is in conflict with their values?

24 III. TOOLS AND RESOURCES

25 What tools or resources can you recommend for identifying and living your values?

26 Christina’s Recommended Resources Just Enough: Tools for Creating Success in Your Work and Life by Laura Nash, Howard Stevenson True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership by Bill George with Peter Sims Insight Values Inventory Life Values Inventory

27 What tools or resources can you recommend for identifying and building upon one’s strengths?

28 Sandy’s Recommended Resources Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham, Donald O. Clifton Strengths Based Leadership: great leaders, teams, and why people follow by Tom Rath, Barry Conchi 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni Appreciative Inquiry

29 SUMMARY Building a Career Around Your Values & Strengths I.Why Values and Strengths? II.Building a Career Around Values & Strengths III.Tools and Resources

30 Q & A

31 Closing thoughts: Christina Aragon: Identifying companies, people and roles that are harmonious with your values can enhance both your professional and personal lives – giving you more energy to be your best self. Sandy Lieske: Don’t swim upstream! Play to your strengths and find the roles that allow you to operate at your best every day.

32 Please feel free to ask questions! Christina Aragon: Sandy Lieske:

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36 Discussion Questions Do you know what your values are? Do you know what your strengths are? How have you used these to steer your career? What tools or resources have you used for identifying strengths and values? What can a person do when they find themselves in a role or situation that is in conflict with their strengths or values?