SECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL WOMENSECRETS OF SUCCESSFUL WOMEN

JULY 2011

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DATUK IR. ROSALINE GANENDRADATUK IR. ROSALINE GANENDRA

Extracts taken from “ Seven Secrets of Successful Women”Extracts taken from “ Seven Secrets of Successful Women” Authored by : Donna Brooks & Lynn BrooksAuthored by : Donna Brooks & Lynn Brooks

In 1962, there was a declaration that the 25th of August would be the women day of the federation of Malaya. Women pledged their loyalty and to give their utmost services to the nation. Women would strive to improve the standards of society.

Work towards achievement of equality and justice in the public, political, economic and social field. Women would cooperate with men for peace, prosperity and understanding among all races.

Women in Malaysia where therefore empowered at the formation of our nation to sacrifice time and energy, surrender personal goals and dreams to come together for the greater good of all women and so inspiring generations of women develop self work and to become nation leaders. It was more than a strive for equality. It was a strive to lead.

By the next century Malaysia had many top women leaders in both the public and private sectors; Ministers, the National Bank Governor, Director General of Government Agencies and Directors and CEO’s of many public listed and private companies.

This has happened not only in Malaysia but globally thanks to the struggles of the past. Women in the 21st century have more equality then ever before. However the strive and struggle for equality still goes on despite the great many achievements. (Adibah Amin 2004 : 18)

INTRODUCTION

Stimulate women to – Achieve full potential in careers as engineers and

leaders.– Expand the image of engineering profession as a

positive force in improving the quality of life.– Demonstrate the value of diversity.

Mission

Inform the younger generation of the qualification and achievements of women engineers and the opportunities open to them.

Assist women in readying themselves for a return to active work after temporary retirement.

Serve as a center of information on women in engineering

Encourage women engineers to attain high levels of education and professional achievement.

Objective

four P’s in your success Strategy

Figure 1 : Four Essential Components to the Seven Secrets Success Strategy. Components that you need to develop each of the strategy which needs also to be reviewed from time to time. (Donna L Brooks & Lynn M. Brooks 1997:13)

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 11SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE REALIZE THE

IMPORTANCE OF A MENTOR / ADVOCATE / CHEERLEADER / COACH

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A MENTOR / ADVOCATE / CHEERLEADER / COACH

The importance of a mentor / advocate / cheerleader / coach

The role of a mentor

Finding a mentor

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF A MENTOR / ADVOCATE / CHEERLEADER / COACH

Role of a mentor

My late father Ir. Ponnusamy Ganendra (1927 – 1994) was awarded the ACEM Gold Award which is the highest award that the Association can bestow upon an engineer. He was a Malaysian citizen and was one of the early members of ACEM, who made outstanding and significant contributions to the advancement and development of the engineering consultancy industry in Malaysia. Ir. P. Ganendra is an engineering icon and the first recipient of the prestigious ACEM Gold Award

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 22SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO

INCREASE THEIR VISIBILITY

Professional portfolio

Inviting your self to be more visible

Influence and visibility in the organization

Making Presentation

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO INCREASE THEIR VISIBILITY

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 33SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK

BUSINESS

Developing and Keeping Track of your network Your network should be natural Technology can help you build networks

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE NETWORK

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 44SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED

TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

One to one communication Improving one to one communication Being heard in Meetings Business is business not personal Preparing yourself in the Event of Conflict Negotiating Effectively Adapting your style to the environment Socialization

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE HAVE LEARNED TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 55SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO

BALANCE WORK AND HOME

Where to Start

Work and Home

Making Choices

What organization can do

Strategies and Balance

The Workaholic

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW HOW TO BALANCE WORK AND HOME

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 66SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW WHEN TO

TAKE SMART RISK

Barriers of a Women

Assertiveness as Assets

Overcoming personal insecurities

What do I take risk or leave a bad situation

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE KNOW WHEN TO TAKE SMART RISK

SSUCCESSUCCESS SSECRETECRET 77SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND

THE POLITICS OF THE ORGANIZATION

Taking some risk

Move a head

Overcoming bias

SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE POLITICS OF THE ORGANIZATION

Successful Women

ICE President

JEAN VENABLES

Source : New Civil Engineer (NCE) 30.10.08

Successful Women

Isruct E’s first female President crowned women

of the year

SARAH BUCK

Source : New Civil Engineer (NCE) 03.07.08

1. Michelle Obama First Lady 2. Irene Rosenfeld

Chief Executive, Kraft Foods

3. Oprah Winfrey Media Personality

4. Angela Merkel Chancellor

5. Hillary Clinton Secretary of State

Source: http://www.forbes.com, October, 2010

6. Indra Nooyi Chief Executive, PepsiCo

7. Lady Gaga Singer and performance artist

8. Gail KellyChief Executive, Westpac

9. Beyonce Knowles Singer, Fashion Designer

10. Ellen DeGeneres Talk Show Host

Successful Women

[ 8 Women to Watch in Asia ]

3. Jamelah Jamaluddin CEO of Kuwait Finance House, Malaysia Age: 54

CEO of Kuwait Finance House, Malaysia She heads the largest Islamic bank in Malaysia, with a capitalization of $640 million, an affiliate of the second-largest Islamic banking group in the world. Prior to this she headed Malaysia's RHB Islamic Bank--the first woman CEO of an Islamic bank. A 25-year industry veteran, she was tapped to rejoin the Kuwait affiliate earlier this year to put its house back in order after a string of bad loans.

Successful Women

Source: http://www.forbes.com, November 08, 2010

2. Kim Jeong-ah, Chief executive, CJ Entertainment, South Korea Age: 48

Runs the country's largest media company, a major purveyor of online video games. A show business pioneer and a former broadcast producer, she began leading CJ Entertainment's marketing and distribution in 2005 and was appointed CEO last January. Also runs the media stalwart's foreign film ventures.

Now in her tenth year as governor of the central bank of Malaysia, Dr. Aziz (often called Zeti in the domestic press) is the first woman to hold the post and has been ranked one of the world's top 10 central bankers by trade publications.The University of Pennsylvania economics Ph.D. assumed office, initially as acting governor, under awkward circumstances. Her predecessor quit rather than impose capital controls that then prime minister Mahathir Mohamad chose to protect the ringgit against speculation at the height of the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Despite intense criticism, especially from the International Monetary Fund, Aziz's institution pegged the currency to the U.S. dollar and banned offshore trading of the currency. Soft-spoken but no-nonsense, she oversaw the subsequent transition of the ringgit to a managed float in 2005 and the gradual relaxation of foreign exchange rules.

Through good relations established between her bank and its counterpart in China, direct renminbi-ringgit exchange was opened in August. This first such emerging-market window for the Chinese currency, outside the intermediary role of the U.S. dollar, is expected to spur bilateral goods trade. Aziz also has championed a global Islamic financial system, with Malaysia at the forefront. Her own family origins are Circassian-Turkish and Arabian; her father is an economist, and her mother is a social activist. An uncle, Hussein Onn, was the third prime minister of Malaysia.

1. Zeti Akhtar Aziz Governor of Bank Negara, Malaysia Age 63

4. Kwon Sook Kyo Chief executive, WOORI Finance Information Systems, South Korea Age: 53

In March became the first female to lead this 9-year-old unit of the Woori Financial Group. She's overseeing plans to expand into China, India and Southeast Asia. Earned a math degree at Ewha Women's University and an M.B.A. from Sogang University. Joined Citibank's Seoul branch in 1985 and supervised the IT department before becoming a managing director. The group owns the country's second-largest Korean bank in terms of assets.

5. Jennifer Li CFO, Baidu, China Age: 42

6. Peggy Liu Chairman, Joint U.S.-China Collaboration on Clean Energy, China Age: 42 Spearheads an ambitious effort to bring clean-energy technology to China through her brainchild, the Shanghai-based Joint U.S. China Collaboration on Clean Energy. In 3 years she's trained 200 Chinese mayors on how to make their cities more environmentally sound, brought in international experts to teach Chinese utilities how to devise a more energy-efficient electrical grid and distributed 130,000 energy-saving light bulbs. Spurring Liu into action: 70% of China's energy comes from dirty coal, and 16 of the world's most polluted cities are in China. Through her legendary Rolodex, she's forged partnerships with ACCENTURE, DELL , CISCO and DUKE ENERGY . Liu grew up in the U.S., studied computer engineering at MIT and has done stints at an early-stage venture capital fund in Shanghai, at McKinsey & Co. and as an adviser at the Clinton Global Initiative.

7. Lakshmi Pratury Conference organizer, India Age: 50

She cohosted the first-ever TEDIndia conference in Mysore last year, an offshoot of the annual technology-oriented big-think event in the U.S. In Maharashtra state in December she's holding the first INK Conference (Innovation & Knowledge), in association with TED, which will follow a similar format. She aims to bring Indian notables from outside of IT onto a global

CJ Entertainment handled the Korean distribution of Iron Man, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Kung Fu Panda and others. It plans to produce 3-D movies with 1492 Pictures, the Hollywood studio best known for producing the first three Harry Potter movies. The CJ Group chaebol started the unit in 1995.

Chief financial officer of China'sdominant Internet search provider since 2008, Li is casting a larger Business presence. In May she joined the board of cigarette giant Philip Morris International. Li worked with GM for 7 years in financial positions in Singapore, the U.S. and Canada, ultimately becoming CFO of GM China in 2001 and the North America controller of GMAC , the Detroit automaker's equally ill-fated financing arm, in 2005.

8. Tanya Dubash President of marketing, Godrej Industries, India Age: 39

Her post at the $1.9 billion (sales) Indian food conglomerate grew out of real-world experience. When an ill-fated joint venture with PROCTER & GAMBLE ended in the mid-990s, she got on-the-job training running the brands that continued with Godrej. She also led an early attempt to brand processed chicken and a chain of gourmet stores. The eldest daughter of billionaire Adi Godrej, she holds a Brown University degree in economics and political science and did the advanced management program at the Harvard Business School.

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