Workplace SavvyPresented by Dianne Floyd Sutton

Sutton Enterprises

Creating a Framework for Success Since 1987

Frederick, MD

301-696-9898

www.suttonenterprs.org

CONNECT, LEARN, LEAD2015 TOC INSTITUTE

APRIL 28, 2015

ROANOKE, VA

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The Topics/Exercises•Personal and Work Values

•Branding

•Networking

•Diversity Awareness

•Political Savvy

•S.W.O.T Analysis

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What Is Important to You?

Choose Your Top TenFriendship (close relationships)

Emotional Happiness (contentment, peace of mind)

Creativity (ability to produce something)

Wisdom (understanding and good sense)

Aesthetics and nature (love of beauty and/or outdoors)

Humanitarianism (service to others)

Achievement (accomplishment, expertise)

Religion (faith, conviction, beliefs)

Equality (an equal chance for all)

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Recognition (feeling of being admired or respected)

Power (control over others)

Pleasure (enjoyment)

Wealth (material possession)

Independence (freedom, autonomy)

Health (concern for one’s body)

Love (affection, intimacy)

Justice (fairness)

Education (learning)

Politics (contribution to the world)

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The following list describes a wide variety of satisfactions that

people obtain from their jobs. Use the point scale below. Add

any satisfactions not listed but which are of major significance

to you.

•Very important in my choice of career = 1

•Reasonably important = 2

•Not very important = 3

•Not important at all = 4

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Influence People

Work Alone

Knowledge

Intellectual Status

Artistic Creativity

Creatively (General)

Adventure

Profit/Gain

Location

Excitement

Moral Fulfillment

Aesthetics

Supervision

Change and Variety

Precision Work

Stability

Security

Fast Pace

Recognition

Physical Challenge

Other

Help Society

Help Others

Community

Time Freedom

Public Contact

Work with Others

Affiliations

Competition

Make Decisions

Work Under Pressure

Power and Authority

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Branding Questions1. What are you most proud of at this point in your career?

2. What is important and valuable to you at work?

3. What do you think you are known for and/or want to be known for at work? Identify 3 things.

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What Is Your Brand?• Silently, write down three or four words, phrases or sentences

which represents your brand.

• Remember your brand should be authentic, consistent and clear

• Discuss with someone. Tell them why this is your brand.

• Reverse the discussion process

• Sit and write any more thoughts about your brand

Remember a brand is not built overnight.

Is Your “Net” Working? •Networking is an organized method of making links from people you know to the people they know, gaining and using an ever-expanding base of contacts.

•Networking is about who knows you and your capabilities, not who you know.

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My Networking ChartMy Organization

Other Organizations

Field Offices

TOC

HigherLevel

Same Level

Lower Level

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Diversity Awareness Please answer the following questions and be prepared to report out.

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1. When did your diversity experiences begin?

2. What were the reasons for the diversity or lack of diversity

experiences in your life?

3. How have your experiences prepared you for working in a

diverse workforce?

Political Savvy• Being ethical

• Managing upward – partnering with the boss

• Being a 360° team player

• Understanding the "power map"

• Practicing subtle self-promotion

• Connecting with the power people

• Committing to taking care of business

• Practicing Emotional Intelligence

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Tact and Diplomacy

“Don’t be a broken refrigerator.

You can’t keep a thing.”

~ Dianne Sutton

“If A is success in life,

then A equals X plus Y plus Z.

Work is X: Y is play; and

Z is keeping your month shut.”

~ Albert Einstein

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Impressing your supervisor is the most basic strategy of political savvy.

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1. First check out the chemistry between you and your supervisor

2. Know when to engage in small talk

3. Figure out if your supervisor is a reader or a listener

4. Understand “boss” language - check out her/his vocabulary

5. Support your supervisor - Help your supervisor succeed

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What Do You Know About Your Supervisor?

1. What are your supervisor’s top three work priorities?

2. What is your supervisor’s preferred style of working?

3. What are your supervisor’s three outstanding strengths?

4. What are your supervisor’s greatest stressors?

5. Is your supervisor more introverted (reflects inward and prefers quiet time for thinking) or extroverted (reflects outward and prefers talking about things with others)?

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The Question “Is It Worth It?”

1. How invested are you in the relationship

and/or situation?

2. How important is this issue to you?

3. Do you have the energy to deal with the conflict?

4. Are you aware of the potential consequences?

5. Are you ready for the consequences?

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Strategizing

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Information Alone Does Not Create Transformation!

1. Identify two activities you found helpful or really appreciated

2. Describe something you learned about yourself or that was reinforced this morning

3. Identify a topic you would like to explore more

4. Identify a behavior or thought you most want to apply in day-to-day interactions…

Any other thoughts to the Presenter?

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