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Running (Your Mouth) With The Big Boys
CUES Women in Leadership Sarah Snell Cooke May 15 & 22, 2018
Introduction Day 1
▪ Why women must succeed in business ▪ How men are awesome ▪ Mentors and sponsors ▪ Resumes and interviewing ▪ Q&A
Running (Your Mouth) With The Big Boys CUES Women in Leadership - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Running (Your Mouth) With The Big Boys CUES Women in Leadership - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Running (Your Mouth) With The Big Boys CUES Women in Leadership Sarah Snell Cooke May 15 & 22, 2018 Why women must succeed in business How men are awesome Introduction Mentors and sponsors Resumes and interviewing Day 1
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Introduction Day 2
▪ Review homework ▪ Networking ▪ Influencing others ▪ Negotiation ▪ Q&A
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State of Female CU Leadership
Sources: NCUA, Filene Research Institute and Callahan & Assoc.
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Factors affecting continued unconscious gender bias in the workplace:
➢ Women tend to be more self-critical ➢ Women receive less coaching ➢ Women network with other women ➢ The likeability conundrum
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Have Aspirations to Reach Top Management
Source: Bain & Co.
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Have the Confidence to Reach Top Management
Source: Bain & Co.
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Who Cares?
➢ Impact on business ➢ Women help others ➢ Women are empathetic
Sources: World Economic Forum, McKinsey & Co., Ingrid Vanderveldt
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Women need the support and buy-in of male colleagues.
➢ Men are in positions of power ➢ Learn confidence ➢ Networking
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What Hinders Women’s Success?
▪ Women are promoted less frequently than men. ▪ Nearly 50% of men believe women are well
represented in organizational leadership.
▪ One-third of women agree. ▪ Women tend to network with other women. ▪ Women who negotiate or are otherwise assertive
run into the likeability conundrum.
▪ Women are not groomed for career paths that
lead to the c-suite.
▪ Seeing rewards heaped on men who sacrificed
everything to win
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What Are Your Biggest Communications Weaknesses?
▪ Not speaking up/being assertive ▪ Speaking too much ▪ Remaining rational in difficult situation ▪ Oversharing personal situations ▪ Not acknowledging politics ▪ Empathy ▪ Other
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Be/Find a Mentor & Sponsor
▪ Mentorships…
▪ Transfer knowledge ▪ Typically between two people at different career stages,
do not have to be the same industry
▪ Mentor guides mentee along career path to fit their
aspirations
▪ Must be open and honest on both sides
▪ Sponsorships…
▪ Transactional ▪ Open doors ▪ Junior person must prove themselves to the senior person ▪ Require trust and loyalty, especially on the sponsored’s
part
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Find a Mentor/Sponsor or Next Opportunity
➢ Differentiate – Build Personal Brand ➢ Control your narrative ➢ Speak up
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Résumé Tips
▪ Types
▪ Chronological ▪ Functional ▪ Combination ▪ Targeted
▪ Tips
▪ Study and read with a critical eye ▪ Highlight accomplishments ▪ Use keywords, present tense and action verbs ▪ List other skills that might be useful ▪ Include a concise cover letter
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Send Résumés
Sarah@CookeConsultingSolutions.com
Sarah Snell Cooke, MBA Principal Cooke Consulting Solutions 443-472-6276
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Interview Tips
▪ Dress and act the part ▪ Study the job description and company again ▪ Group Discussion: Anticipate interview questions
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Q&A
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Summary & Preview
▪ Review
▪ You can Run (Your Mouth) With the Big Boys ▪ Get over discomfort and work around it ▪ Find a mentor/mentee with whom you can be open and
honest
▪ Find a sponsor who can open the right doors, or if you
have the keys, find someone to sponsor
▪ Preview
▪ Networking ▪ Influencing others ▪ Negotiation
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Thank You!
Sarah@CookeConsultingSolutions.com
Sarah Snell Cooke, MBA Principal Cooke Consulting Solutions 443-472-6276