Building Power and Networks Essential Components of Crafting Your Career Roadmap.pptx

Learning objective: Explore the importance of cultivating power and networks and how they contribute to shaping a robust career roadmap.

Crafting a successful career roadmap extends beyond mere goal setting and skill acquisition; it necessitates the cultivation of power and networks to propel one's professional journey forward. This seminar aims to explore the critical role of building power and networks in shaping a robust career roadmap, offering insights into their significance and practical strategies for implementation.

Participants will explore the importance of accumulating expertise, credibility, and influence—elements that collectively constitute power in the professional realm. During this session, attendees will gain an understanding of how power dynamics influence career trajectories and learn strategies for cultivating personal power to drive their own success.

The panel will examine the pivotal role of networks in career development. This seminar will explore the benefits of fostering authentic relationships with mentors, peers, and industry leaders, and the opportunities networks provide for accessing resources, support, and growth opportunities. Practical tips and techniques for expanding and leveraging professional networks will be shared, empowering participants to harness the power of connections in their career journeys.

By the end of the seminar, attendees will:

1. Understanding the importance of cultivating personal power in career advancement.
2. Exploring strategies for accumulating expertise, credibility, and influence in the professional realm.
3. Recognizing the benefits of building and leveraging professional networks for career growth and development.
4. Learning practical techniques for expanding and nurturing professional relationships.
5. Integrating power and networks into the crafting of a robust and resilient career roadmap.

1. Building Power and Networks: Essential Components of Crafting Your Career Roadmap Moderator: Penny Harris | HP Inc. Principal Technical Program Manager | Sales Engineering Speaker: Masherrl Conyer | Northrop Grumman | Senior Manager | Corporate Technology Operations & Investments Speaker: Karyta L. Barnes | Leidos Tech Refresh Project Manager | Digital Modernization | Defense/Intel IT Business Area

2. Ice Breaker: What is the most important part of using a roadmap?

3. Ice Breaker: How would describe your career journey? A

4. Ice Breaker: How would describe your career journey? B

5. Career Roadmap – High Level Overview Develop Leadership Skills (Know your strengths) Business Acumen (Driving Successful Outcomes) Strategic Thinking Problem-Solving Skills Executive Presence Continuous Learning and Growth Emotional Intelligence Collaboration and Relationship Building Communication Skills (Articulate to upper management) Self-Assessment and Preparation (Mindset)

6. Career Roadmap – High Level Overview Develop Leadership Skills (Know your strengths) Business Acumen (Driving Successful Outcomes) Strategic Thinking Problem-Solving Skills Executive Presence Continuous Learning and Growth Emotional Intelligence Collaboration and Relationship Building Communication Skills (Articulate to upper management) Self-Assessment and Preparation (Mindset)

7. Career Roadmap – High Level Overview Develop Leadership Skills (Know your strengths) Business Acumen (Driving Successful Outcomes) Strategic Thinking Problem-Solving Skills Executive Presence Continuous Learning and Growth Emotional Intelligence Collaboration and Relationship Building Communication Skills (Articulate to upper management) Self-Assessment and Preparation (Mindset)

8. Question 1: How important is a “self-assessment” when crafting your career roadmap? Can you give an example how you have done this in your career? Self-Assessment and Preparation (Mindset)

9. Question 2: Have you experienced a time when it was difficult to share your ideas with your team or business partners? Give an example how you have navigated through this. Communication Skills (Articulate to upper management )

10. Question 3: How has collaboration and relationship building influenced your career? Collaboration and Relationship Building

11. Question 4: What are some tools and take-aways for the audience to help better craft their career roadmap?

12. Suggested Books What Got You Here Won’t Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith Playing to Win: How strategy really works by A.G. Lafley Quiet: The power of introverts in a world that can’t stop talking by Susan Cain

13. Contact Information Penny Harris https://www.linkedin.com/in/penelope-harris Karyta L. Barnes [email protected] Masherrl Conyer https://www.linkedin.com/in/masherrlconyer24/

14. Q&A

15. Thank You!