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2013 Be More Strategic! Stories & Tips From Experienced Technical Women Karen Catlin Ann Mei Chang Mary Fernandez Meenakshi Kaul-Basu Christine Rimer Oct 2, 2013 #GHC13 2013 #bemorestrate gic

Be More Strategic - Grace Hopper Conference Oct 2013

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Have you been told you need to be more strategic? If so, welcome to the club! Regardless of your role, not being strategic can hurt your career. You may not be included in meetings, considered for projects, or invited on customer visits. Ultimately, you may not be promoted. Presented at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Oct 2013, this panel featured women who doubted their strategic ability at some point in their careers and what they learned about being strategic.

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Be More Strategic! Stories & Tips From Experienced Technical Women

Karen CatlinAnn Mei Chang Mary Fernandez

Meenakshi Kaul-Basu Christine Rimer

Oct 2, 2013

#GHC13

2013

#bemorestrategic

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Introductions

Karen Catlin

CEOAthentica

Ann Mei Chang

Sr AdvisorUS Dept of

State

Meena Kaul-Basu

DirectorOracle

Mary Fernandez

CEOMentorNet

Christine Rimer

DirectorIntuit

@kecatlin @annmei @mentornettweet

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What is strategy?

Dictionary image courtesy of Arvind Balaraman/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

strat·e·gystratəjēNoun

A plan of action or policyto achieve an overall goal.

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Being strategic means

Defining Vision• Being audacious• Taking risks

Creating Strategy• Aligning objectives• Disrupting competition

Ensuring Success• Avoiding crises• Using metrics effectively

Communicating, over and over again• Conveying objectives• Expecting change

#bemorestrategic #GHC13

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Q&A

Karen Catlin

CEOAthentica

Ann Mei Chang

Sr AdvisorUS Dept of

State

Meena Kaul-Basu

DirectorOracle

Mary Fernandez

CEOMentorNet

Christine Rimer

DirectorIntuit

@kecatlin @annmei @mentornettweet

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