Mary Foley shares 7 ideas of of how women can be invaluable leaders in their workplace.

1. 7
Strategies
for
Being
an
Leader
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Foley
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2. Today’s
Manager
Faces
Tough
Challenges
Time
to
be
Bodacious!
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3. Bodacious
=
Posi>ve
Gutsiness
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4. Strategies
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5. Strategy
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Produce
Results
That
Ma9er

6. First
GoFa
Know
What
MaFers!
Invaluable
leaders
know
in
detail
the
goals
are
and
why.
Then,
they
direct
their
team
towards
accomplishing
these
goals.
Not
once
a
year.
All
the
>me.
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7. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
Do
I
know
what
results
maFer
the
most
…now?
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8. Strategy
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Become
an
Entrepreneurial
Leader

9. Essen>al
Skills
of
an
Entrepreneurial
Leader
1. Know
thyself
and
thy
team
2. Know
what
to
do
when
3. Know
how
to
execute
through
people
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10. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
What
do
I
need
to
do
to
become
a
beFer
entrepreneurial
leader?
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11. Strategy
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Get
Smart
About
Office
PoliBcs

12. That’s
it
–
nothing
more,
nothing
less,
nothing
to
ignore.
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13. Power
Bases
in
Organiza>ons
1. Posi>onal
Power
2. Knowledge
Power
3. Crea>ve
Power
4. Rela>onship
Power
5. Personal
Power
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14. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
What
are
the
power
bases
in
my
organiza>on?
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15. Strategy
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Create
Deliberate
RelaBonships

16. Who
Should
I
Create
Deliberate
Rela>onships
With?
 People
in
key
leadership
posi>ons
 People
heading
up
important
new
projects
 People
you
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17. Rela>onship
Building
Ques>ons
How
did
you
come
to
work
for…?
What’s
involved
in
your
role?
What
are
2
or
3
key
decisions
that
enabled
you
to
get
where
you
are
today?
In
your
experience,
what
are
the
top
characteris>cs
of
an
effec>ve
leader?
You’ve
been
generous
with
your
>me.
Is
there
something
I
can
do
to
help
you?

18. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
Who
are
the
2
or
3
people
in
my
organiza>on
that
I
am
going
to
reach
out
to
create
deliberate
rela>onships?
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19. Strategy
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Engage
in
“Visi-­‐Posure”

20. Ways
to
Engage
in
Visi-­‐Posure
• Join
a
special
project
• Recognize
others
• Write
an
ar>cle
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21. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
What
can
I
start
doing
to
engage
in
visi-­‐posure?
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22. Strategy
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Brand
or
Be
Branded

23. What
is
Your
Brand?
Ask
6
people
you
work
with…
“What’s
the
one
word
that
comes
to
mind
when
you
think
of
me
and
why?”
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24. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
What
is
MY
brand
in
my
organiza>on?
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25. Strategy
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Build
Your
Own
Leadership
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26. Benefits
to
You
&
Your
Career
1. You
more
clearly
understand
your
specific
talents
and
how
they
posi>vely
impact
an
organiza>on.
2. You
start
to
recognize
gaps
that
you
need
to
fill
-­‐
be
it
knowledge,
skills,
or
experience.
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27. What
is
in
Your
Leadership
Pormolio?
 Posi>ons
you
have
held
 Qualita>ve
&
Quan>ta>ve
Results
 Projects,
CommiFees
 Training
&
Educa>on
 Awards
&
Recogni>on
 Insights
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28. Ques>on
to
Ask
Yourself
Do
I
have
a
Leadership
Pormolio?
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29. One
Last
Thought:
Knowledge
is
NOT
Power
ACTING
on
Knowledge
is
Power
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30. What
will
you
DO
TODAY
to
be
an
leader?
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32. About
Mary
Foley
Mary
offers
prac>cal
advice
to
create
sanity
for
your
life
and
confidence
for
your
career
–
all
while
having
a
bit
of
fun!
Aqer
serng
aside
an
engineering
degree,
she
built
a
10-­‐year
career
at
AOL
during
the
company’s
rocky
rise
to
a
global
brand.
Star>ng
as
an
$8
customer
service
rep,
she
was
promoted
to
manager
within
three
years,
lead
a
call
center
of
250,
and
became
the
company’s
first
head
of
corporate
training.
Today,
Mary
is
the
author
of
three
books
including
Bodacious
Career:
Outrageous
Success
for
Working
Women,
a
popular
na>onal
speaker,
and
former
co-­‐
host
of
the
Girlfriend
We
GoPa
Talk!
radio
show.
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