Linda Ginac amp Wendy Nolin The Ginac Group Inc How Does Society Define Success In School T op of the class scholarships University Student society executive positions trail blazer agent of change ID: 658972
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The “S” Factor
9 Breakthrough Strategies of Super Successful Women
Linda
Ginac & Wendy Nolin
The Ginac Group, Inc.Slide2
How
Does Society Define Success?
In
School
:
T
op
of the class, scholarships
University: Student society executive positions, trail blazer, agent of change
Business: Executives, Business Owners, Board members
Non-Corporate: Leading
roles in
professional associations and charitable causes
Awards, prizes, recognition, kudos
Personal success (the intangibles)Slide3
A Major Challenge for Women
Women’s
contributions and abilities are less valued than men’s
Hiring, promotion, salary, retention
Awards, scholarships, prizes,
chairs
Fellowships and memberships
Grants and grant size
Publications, citations
Decision-making rolesSlide4
Seven Key Barriers
Prejudice
Do we place limits on our own success? (mom vs. professional)
Resistance to Women’s
L
eadership
Why do we find it difficult to see ourselves in leadership roles?
Leadership styles
Why do we struggle with power and influence?
Demands of family life
Why do we still struggle to find a balance?
Confidence
Why do we feel like imposters?
Conflict and Risk
Why are we afraid to take risks in the workplace?
Networking and Self-Promotion
Why do we find it difficult to talk about ourselves and our success?Slide5
Activity
Name a successful woman you admire and why you admire
her.Slide6
9 Breakthrough Strategies Slide7
Strive for Imbalance
Focus on moments, more than goals, plans
or dreams. – M. BuckinghamSlide8
Innovation
Make sure you do your job well
and
change how things get doneSlide9
Build Support Networks
Networking
is the way
work gets done
Work
Home
Personal
Community
Spiritual
Slide10
Curious
A lack of curiosity breeds mediocrity -
PinyoSlide11
Servant Attitude
Balancing how to be
authoritative
but not bossy Slide12
Street Smarts
Know how to navigate the organizationSlide13
Trust Your Instincts
Believe in yourself
Source: Coaching, Mentoring and Organizational Consultancy, Peter Hawkins and Nick SmithSlide14
Visibility
Walking the tightrope between positive
self-promotion
and being pushySlide15
Self-defeating
Behaviors
Are you concentrating
too much
on doing a good job?
Successes
credited to luck, timing, perseverance, fooling others
Didn’t
fully enjoy successes and
seize opportunities for exposure
Overwork
to compensate for supposed deficiencies
Focus
on weaknesses rather than strengths
Don’t
ask for necessary resources to do the job
–
I can do it
Women wait to be “invited”;
men
seek out!Slide16
Living Wealthy
Live wealthy in all aspects of lifeSlide17
How
Do You Achieve the “S”
Factor?
Measure how well your life is balanced and make changes.
Name one or two white space opportunities in your firm/community.
What are you knowledge / task gaps and name people who can fill them for all areas of your life?
What complaints can you turn into opportunity that impact strategic initiatives?
Get up in the morning and ask yourself, whose life can I impact today?
Do you know how to navigate the organization?
When your instincts hit, make note of it in a notepad and see how many times your are on the mark. Then, trust it.
Do you know what your brand is in your organization/brand? How do people perceive you?
What are you doing to be happy while impacting the bottom line?