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PRO-TIPS FROM FEMALE LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE
XX Retreat Chicago 2013
CAREER CHANGE
REALIZING IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO SHIFT
• Identify the points causing your fear and educate yourself around those points
• Take the time to expose yourself to your field of interest through multiple avenues: contacts, Linkedin, volunteer
• Effectively articulate your skill set • Know when you are going to say “Yes” and “No” • Always have your end-goal in mind • Your resume should reflect the position you are
applying to
VALUING MALE AND FEMALE MENTORS
YOUR PERSONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
• Be respectful of your mentor’s time and show your appreciation
• Take their time and insight seriously • Share your vision: bring clarity of purpose to your
mentor • Pursue complete transparency with your mentors • Seek a group of diverse mentors: gender,
background, peer-to-peer, junior-to-senior, formal v. informal, inside v. outside your industry
WIN-WIN NEGOTIATION
“EXPANDING THE PIE” IN CRITICAL CAREER MOMENTS AND EVERYDAY
LIFE
• Remove emotion and ego; depersonalize • Be clear with what you want • Allow priorities to change but know what they are • Re-interpret your emotions in a positive way • Challenge to get the full perspective: don’t be afraid
to ask questions • Get external validation (references, data)
WOMEN AT WORK
REACTING TO RESEARCH THAT SHOWS UNHEALTHY RIVALRY AMONG FEMALE COLLEAGUES
• Hire women and know how to work with women • Separate gender characteristics from personality traits:
Don’t perpetuate or defer to stereotypes about women • Confront behavior: don’t react or be subversive when
issues arise • Organize and promote personalized, casual interactions
among female coworkers so work relationships can be supportive
• Make sure you have male and female mentors in and out of your company to get exposure to powerful people of both genders and get their different tips/networks
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS
OUTSIDE OF WORK
CREATING SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITIES IN LIFE THAT LEAD TO CRITICAL CAREER DECISION
• Build and maintain relationships through joint projects • Be generous by connecting others with your contacts
and distribute information to others • Host or join topic specific gatherings to meet others • Join a board of directors to make community
connections • Don’t be afraid to use social connections to help your
goals • Mentor others to build partnerships
HAVING IT ALL BY
REDEFINING “ALL”
FINDING THAT BALANCE BETWEEN WORK AND LIFE
• No one size fits all solutions: everyone is unique • Don’t compare yourself to others. Set your own
parameters and be true to yourself • It’s okay to say “No” • Recognize that paths are not linear • Get comfortable with “Good Enough” • Be transparent, communicate and manage expectations • Take it day by day • Share your experiences and challenges • Get comfortable with letting go and delegating. Don’t
micro-manage
DETOX FOR THE BRAIN
MANAGING AND IMPROVING PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS, A
SIGNIFICANT HEALTH DETERMINANT
• Set boundaries • Don’t be afraid to ask for what you need • Trust your instincts • Don’t compare yourself to others • Focus and be mindful • Set aside time to relax
OFF-ROAD ADVENTURES
REFLECTING ON THE UNINTENDED LIFE JOURNEYS THAT ALTERED
CAREER COMPASSES
• Alignment of work and values • Start passion projects with value and business
possibilities • Don’t have any fixed ideas about a path • Decide what makes you commit: “Intra”preneurship-
create the world you want and innovate your way into what you need
• People who you know can lead you into adventures
PART-TIME PUBLICIST
CREATING AND MANAGING YOUR PERSONAL BRAND
• Identify where you are right now • Take a stand • Be true to your authentic self • Tell personal stories to support your brand • Start cultivating your own narrative • Have someone else write your bio that
includes your passions, skills, etc.
LET’S MAKE A DEAL!
NAVIGATING THE PATH FROM THE HANDSHAKE TO THE CLOSE
• Confidence and assertiveness • Timely response • Be prepared • Know your audience • Take any size of the close • Transparency • Basic business etiquette • Agenda on discussions
WOMENOMICSREFLECTING ON THE CHANGED AND
STAGNANT ROLES OF WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE
• Curiosity and inspiration • Being a career woman can lead to being a role
model for children: direct role model for girls; boys will get used to ambitions of women and will have different expectations for and from them
• Multitasking as mom, wife, and career woman leads to better leadership skills
• Get a mentor or offer to mentor someone • Approachable confidence • Changing the definition of female leadership: “new
roles, new rules”
THE SANDWICH
GENERATION
NAVIGATING THE CHALLENGES OF FAMILY LIFE FROM BOTH SIDES
• Empower patients to demand better care • Coach families to be involved in hospitalization • Use of online resources • Logistics and location tracking of patients and
providers • Learn from other countries and cultures • Change policies, regulations, payment models
and tax laws • Use data and behavioral intervention • Figure out how to care for family in the
community in a financially sustainable way
Help us mobilize the next generation of female leaders
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