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Leadership Skills for Tomorrow. Lessons Learned About L ife A fter S erving as a Presidential Assistant Kimberly A. Luse. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Pumpkin Patch. How Did You Get Here?. Then indecision brings its own delays, And days are lost lamenting o’er lost days.
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Leadership Skills for Tomorrow Lessons Learned About Life After Serving as a Presidential Assistant Kimberly A. Luse
How Did You Get Here? • Then indecision brings its own delays, • And days are lost lamenting o’er lost days. • Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute; • What you can do, or dream you can begin it; • Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. • ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
A Rainbow of Possibilities • The networks we rely on in a stable job are rarely the ones that lead us to something new and different • Most people experience the transition to a new working life as a time of confusion, loss, insecurity, and uncertainty ~Herminia Ibarra, Working Identity
Resourcefulness “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein
Ways of Knowing • Introspection and Reflection • Standardized Tools (ie MBTI) • Professional Career Advisors • Mentors • “Logic will get you from A to Z; imagination will get you everywhere.” ― Albert Einstein
Time for a Change? “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” ― Albert Einstein
Get Organized • Activate Networks • Professional Organizations • Stay Close With Your Mentors • Personal Portfolio • Take an Honest Assessment of Your Credentials • “The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits.” ― Albert Einstein
Herminia Ibarra: “A True Change of Direction is Always Terrifying!”
Working Identity • Who You Are • What You Do • Measuring Resiliency • ~”Adults are much more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking than to think their way into a new way of acting.” Surfing the Edge of Chaos, Richard Pascale
No One Wants To Be Caught Like This! “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity” ― Albert Einstein
We Plan, God Laughs • Transitions Don’t Always Happen on Your Timetable • Have a Plan of Action if a Crisis Occurs • Breathe, and Remember Change can be a Positive Catalyst
Show Some Attitude Sleepless in Seattle Doritos “You never fail until you stop trying.” ― Albert Einstein
Shades and a Bike “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” ― Albert Einstein
Life Goes On “I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be.” ― Albert Einstein
As You Begin Again “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” ― Albert Einstein, Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
Lady Gaga Whether life’s disabilities Left you outcast, bullied or teased Rejoice and love yourself today ‘Cause baby, you were born this way!
Acknowledgements • The Rare Find: Spotting Exceptional Talent Before Everyone Else, Anders, Penguin Group Publishers, 2011 • Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, Ibarra, Harvard Business School Press, 2004 • Beautiful grandchildren (Knox and Finley) courtesy of Jessica and Kevin Duke