Fundamentals of Leadership

Hostess: Kara Sullivan

6 June 2017

Career Skills for Techies Webinar Series

Speaker: Jesal Gandhi - Cisco

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Welcome to the 5th

session of the Career Skills for

Techieswebinar series!

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• Use the Chat panel to communicate with attendees and panelists.

• A link to a recording of the session will be sent to all registered attendees.

• Please take the feedback survey at the end of the webinar.

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Cisco, Career Ready Services Team

Jesal GandhiProject ManagerTwitter: @jesaldg

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What does being a Leader mean?

Being a leader comes down to someone who commands a group of people or project

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Why are leadership skills

important?

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Highlighted Skills from Previous SessionsBeing career ready requires many career skills in additional to your technical training

01Organizational

Time Management

Project Management

Knowledge Auditing

02Face to face communications

Listening

Virtual communications

Conveying ideas

Presentation

Documentation

03Emotional Intelligence

Self-awareness

Self-management

Social Awareness

Relationship management

04Creativity

Critical Thinking

Data Analysis

Ideation

Resourcefulness

Innovativeness

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Be a Part of Today’s ConversationIn our LinkedIn Group, share 2-3 sentences answering the below:

Of the skills we covered in the past 4 sessions, tell us:1. Top 3 skills you focused on

improving 2. How do these skills help you

become a better leader?

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Traits a Leader DisplaysBeing a leader is complex, and requires a diverse set of skills

Problem Solver

Open-minded

Inspirational

Intuitive

Innovative

Positive Minded

Confident

Clear Communicator

Delegator

Trustworthy

Determined

Emotionally Intelligent

Persistent

Reliable

Relationship Builder

Strategic Thinker

Organized

Meticulous

Humble

Authentic

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Why do leadership skills translate to being successfulat work?

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Review LinkedIn discussion

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Q&A

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Certificate of Participation

To qualify for a certificate of participation you must:

• Have participated in all 5 sessions of the Career Skills for Techies series

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• Opportunity to earn a certificate will close on 7 July

• After attendance and recording reports have been cross-checked, certificates

will be emailed out to those that qualify by mid-July

Career advice tailored for techies

around the world

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