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

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