1. Poised for Leadership With Jo Miller

2. Homework Check-in with your buddy. Share your progress.
Keep adding to, and executing on, your Strategic Networking Plan.
Share your career goals with leaders.

3. Strategic Networking Plan
WHO HOW
Sue G. Andy L.
Sue’s right hand
Andy’s boss
Attend end-of-quarter BBQ. Request an informational meeting. Arrive early/stay late for staff meetings. Investigate volleyball team.
Invite for lunch/coffee.
Ask HR for invitation to next executive roundtable.

4. 5 Key People to Have in Your Network
The Connector
The Informational Powerhouse
The Influencer
The Mentor
The Sponsor

5. Attracting the Advocacy of Influential Sponsors
8. Perform!
7. Find out who the good sponsors are.
6. Observe the protocols: How does sponsorship work in the culture of your organization?
5. Network beyond your immediate workplace and management chain.
4. Raise your hand for exposure opportunities to work with or for potential sponsors.
3. Make your value visible.
2. Have clear career goals.
1. Share your goals with leaders.

6. “Sponsorship can come to you in different ways
“Sponsorship can come to you in different ways. You never know who is watching you, so be “sponsor-ready” at all times.
Millette Granville, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Delhaize Group.

7. Leadership Brand

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

9. Who do you know who has a great personal brand?

10. What’s your career superpower?
What’s your career supoerpower?

11. 3 essential elements for a great leadership brand

12. Your ideal career niche
What are you passionate about?
What does your company/ industry need and value?
What are your skills and talents?

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

14. Your ideal career niche
What are you passionate about?
What does your company/ industry need and value?
What are your skills and talents?

15. Figuring out my “ideal career niche” was…
Poll
Figuring out my “ideal career niche” was…
Figuring out my “ideal career niche” was:
Difficult – I plan to revisit it
Not too hard – I figured it out
Easy – I figured it out in a few minutes
I already knew mine!

16. From the prep survey
I am perceived favorably by those I work with. Agree – 80% Strongly agree – 10%

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

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

19. 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?

20. Your brand must evolve as you develop your career

21. 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.

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

23. Homework
Have a 15-minute check-in with your buddy. Share what you’re doing to take action.
Keep refining your ideal career niche and leadership brand statement.
Come to the next session prepared to report on what you’ve learned.

24. This presentation is available at BeLeaderly.com/boeingjan18

25. Q & A