1. Take Charge of Your Career Trajectory With Jo Miller

2. Homework
Have a 15-minute check-in with your buddy. Share what you’re doing to take action.
Refine your leadership brand statement.
Review the steps for making your value visible, and take action.
Read 100 Qualities of a Leader. Select 10 qualities that best represent your leadership style and strengths.

3. Your brand must evolve as you develop your career
Entry-level brands Valuable contributor. Team-player. Specialist. Go-to person. Gets it done.
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.

4. 4 steps for making your brand visible
Work less
Communicate your brand to others
Work hard on the right projects
Promote your accomplishments 5%

5. What did you learn about making your value visible?

6. Leading Others

7. www.beleaderly.com/ 100-qualities-of-a-leader/

8. Qualities of a Leader
Which 3 qualities would you like to focus on developing in the next year?
What is your action plan?

9. 72% agree or strongly agree.
From the prep survey
I am able to motivate and manage others, regardless of whether they report to me.
72% agree or strongly agree.

10. Leading others, with or without direct authority

11. Transitioning from Doing to Leading
Doing Executing Problem-solver Subject matter expert Tactician Your success
Leading Envisioning Agenda-setter Thought leader Strategist Team’s success

12. Leading from where you are
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first

13. Be a practical visionary
Be inquisitive
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
Ask questions before setting a direction.
Do a listening tour.
Understand your stakeholders’ viewpoints.
Develop a well-rounded view of the issue.

14. “Once you have identified the change you want to make, create a stakeholder map of those who will be most impacted. Ask a lot of questions on your listening tour. People like to share their expertise and will help you.”
— Dr. Patti Fletcher

15. Be a practical visionary
Take ownership
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
Have a can-do spirit.
Help to solve the pain points that are not anyone’s mandate.
Be personally accountable for the outcome.

16. “See a gap, fill a gap!” — Leila Pourhashemi, VP Business Operations, Ancestry

17. Be a practical visionary
Take risks
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
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.

18. “Step up to the risk of leading, whether or not you have the authority
“Step up to the risk of leading, whether or not you have the authority. Leadership is risky — embrace it. Try and do new things, fail, recover and eventually succeed.” — Jody Mahoney, SVP Business Development and Industry Partners, Anita Borg Institute

19. Be a practical visionary
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
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.

20. Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
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 decision-makers and advocates.

21. “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

22. Leading from where you are
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first
Be inquisitive
Take ownership
Take risks
Be a practical visionary
Put the team first

23. The emerging leader’s quandary
You can’t get a higher-level job without leadership experience…
But you can’t get leadership experience without the job.

24. You can’t afford to wait…
Don’t wait for permission or an invitation to lead.
Don’t wait for someone to promote you.
Take charge of your own career trajectory!

25. Looking back Getting the lay of the land Your sphere of influence
Your leadership brand
Making your value visible
Leading others

26. Poll
Which of these topics will make the greatest difference for you in the next year?
Which of these topics will make the greatest difference for you in the next year?
Getting the lay of the land
Your sphere of influence
Your leadership brand
Making your value visible
Leading others

27. What is the most important thing you’ll be taking away from this program?

28. Homework Fill in the survey!
Have a 15-minute check-in with your buddy. Share your personal action plan. Stay in touch.
Save the PowerPoint slides at
Schedule a future date to review your action plan and reflect upon what you have learned.

29. This presentation is available at BeLeaderly.com/cohorta

30. Q & A