While you are waiting for the webinar to
start, please think about:
• Will your future career advancement path
be more like a climbing a ladder or a
lattice? Why?
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Poised For Leadership Workshop
Discover what it really takes
to break into leadership!
 Atlanta, GA
 November 13, 2012
 Sponsored by Bank of America
Priced from $259 to $279
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Alternate Career Paths: Up is Not the Only Way Forward
Liza Cuevas, Senior Director, Human Resources, Citrix Systems
Maridana ("Mike") Fitzgerald, Vice President of R&D, JDSU
Wini Wu, President, Strategic Regulatory Partners, LLC.
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Corporate Subscribers
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Welcome to our Newest Corporate
Subscribers!
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Jo Miller
CEO, Women’s Leadership Coaching Inc.
• Has a passion for helping women develop their leadership
skills, confidence and presence.
• Specializes in helping women break into leadership in
industries that have been traditionally considered 'a man's world', such as
technology, finance and energy.
• Since 1998, has developed and implemented leadership development
programs that have benefited women worldwide.
• Delivers over 60 speaking presentations annually to audiences of up to 1200.
• Has traveled widely in Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East
to deliver programs for women’s conferences and corporate women’s
initiatives at Bank of America, Boeing, eBay, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, Newell
Rubbermaid, Oracle, Rockwell Collins, UBS, and many others.
• Named one of Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal's 40 people to watch
under the age of 40 in 2006, and Silicon Valley’s Women of Influence in 2008.
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Liza Cuevas
Senior Director, Human Resources, Citrix Systems
• Over 20 years of experience covering a variety of Human
Resources disciplines.
• Joined Citrix in 2009.
• Previous roles as Senior Director of HR at Yahoo! and Vice President of HR
with InnoPath.
• Served as strategic business partner to engineering organizations in
numerous technology companies, including Palm, Brocade Communications,
and Apple Computer.
• Extensive experience in organizational development and design, facilitation,
HR operations, training design, diversity strategies, recruiting, and managing
people.
• BS in Business Management from University of Phoenix.
• Enjoys time with family, pets, working out and her ranch house in Southern
California.
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Mike Fitzgerald
Vice President, Research and Development
JDSU
• Responsible for research and development of
telecommunications test and measurement.
instrumentation leading 500 engineers at 14 sites on 3 continents
• Focused on developing world class engineers and processes that yield
solutions that delight JDSU’s customers and make the world better
connected.
• With JDSU for 2 years, Tektronix, Inc. for 29 years and has held leadership
positions in General Management, Mergers and Acquisitions, Operations and
Engineering.
• BS in Biochemistry/Biophysics degree from Oregon State University, and
MS in Management Science from Marylhurst University
• A US national champion pool player, readaholic, plays ragtime piano and golf
• Daughter is a graduate student at Oregon State University. Lives with
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Wini Wu
President, Strategic Regulatory Partners, LLC
• Provides strategic advice to the medical product industries.
Expertise ranges from development/regulatory strategy for
medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and orphan products to
post market compliance issues.
• “Retired’ from Medtronic in July 2011 after 17 years, her last position as V.P.
Regulatory and Medical Affairs of the Neuromodulation Sector.
Career in industry spans from regulatory affairs, clinical research, quality/
compliance, and program management.
• Experience includes global companies such as 3M and Medtronic to start-up
companies.
• Committed to advancing women’s career and mentored many technical
women. Adjunct faculty for the Masters in RA program at St. Cloud State
University
• Holds a B.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Minnesota and a MBA from the
University of St. Thomas. Is a Fellow of RAPS.
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Alternate Career Paths: Up is Not the Only
Way Forward
In this webinar:
I. Are you climbing a ladder or a lattice?
II. Stories about making career choices
III. Criteria for making great career choices
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I.
Are you climbing a ladder or a lattice?
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Career ladder
vs
Career Lattice
 Traditional hierarchy
 More conducive to evolving
matrix structure
 Singular path upward
 Multiple paths upward
 Move up or stop moving
 Move faster, slower; change
directions
 Fits more traditional family
structure
 Career-life fit
 Assumes employees’ needs
remain constant over time
 Adjusts as employees’
needs change over time
-Mass Career Customization: Aligning the Workplace With Today's
Nontraditional
Workforce,
byCOACHING.
Benko ALL
& Weisberg
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In what ways has your career path
resembled either a ladder or a
lattice?
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II. Stories about making career choices
What unique or non-traditional career
moves you have made?
The career
move you
made
Why you
made that
move
How it
benefitted
your career
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
MIKE
Ready to move
into
management
Became a
quality engineer
Filled out my
skill set, and
achieved career
goal of Program
Manager
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
LIZA
Vice President
to Senior
Director
Larger scope,
international
opportunity
and a great
company
Global
exposure,
insight, and
learning
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
WINI
Scaled back
responsibility and
took on a new
area
Quality time with
small children
and a sick parent
Learned risk
management. Set
the foundation for
a further growth
in career scope.
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
MIKE
Moved to a
start-up
Ready for a
change
after 29
years
There is a
world of
opportunity
out there!
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
LIZA
Used PTO time
to work with an
external
consultant
Gained
organizational
behavior skills
without the
masters degree
pedigree
Ventured into a
new skill area
outside the
traditional HR
role
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
WINI
Left to join a
startup
Broader exposure
to board of
directors,
investors, and how
a business is run.
Took a risk.
Invited back into a
bigger role.
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What is a unique or non-traditional
career move you have made?
WINI
Left to join a
startup
Broader exposure
to board of
directors,
investors, and
executive
management.
Took a risk.
Invited back into a
bigger role.
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III. Criteria for making great career choices
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What are some reasons for
an up-and-coming
professional woman to
consider taking a new role,
even though it is not a
promotion?
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Reasons to consider taking a role
that’s not a promotion
What is important to you in life at this
moment?
Does the role offer expanded
responsibility?
Does it offer learning opportunities?
Does it widen your network?
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If someone came to you
tomorrow and offered you
a new role, what top
criteria would you use, to
evaluate the opportunity?
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Top criteria to evaluate a new opportunity
3. Does it fit
my life
today?
1. The scope
of the role:
Does it allow
greater value
creation?
2. The people and
relationships.
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If someone is in a position
where advancement is
unlikely, what could they
do, to ensure they don’t
get stagnant?
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How to know when to stay in a job
or leave
Do you like
what you are
doing?
Is
advancement
really what
you are
looking for?
Are you
challenged
and are you
growing?
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Recommended Resources
Secrets of Powerful Women:
Leading Change for a New
Generation, by Andrea Wong and
Rosario Dawson.
The Leadership Pipeline: How
to Build the Leadership
Powered Company, by Ram
Charan, Stephen Drotter, James
Noel.
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SUMMARY
Alternate Career Paths: Up is Not the Only
Way Forward
In this webinar:
I. Are you climbing a ladder or a lattice?
II. Stories about making career choices
III. Criteria for making great career choices
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Closing thoughts:
• Liza Cuevas
• Mike Fitzgerald
• Wini Wu
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012 | Work-Life Integration
With the pressures of technology, globalization, and productivity,
the typical workday has encroached upon what used to be
considered home life. It’s harder than ever to maintain
boundaries. Guided by experienced women leaders, explore
ways to identify and achieve the right balance between work and
home, allowing you to enjoy and contribute fully to both.
Guest speakers
Jennifer Pope, Vice President, Member Interactions
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Shannan Gardner
Partner
Moss Adams LLP.
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Discussion Questions
• Does your career path resemble a ladder or a
lattice? Why?
• What unique or non-traditional choices have
you made? How did those benefit your career?
• What are you most important criteria for
making great career choices?
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