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Let’s Begin With A Happier You…

SVForum Engineering Leadership SIG Gayatri Patel – June 20, 2013. Let’s Begin With A Happier You…. Journeying Back. People Communities Environment. Career Successes Life Events-Activities Interests Lessons Learned. Job Position College Selection Hobbies. Marriage Relocation

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Let’s Begin With A Happier You…

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  1. SVForum Engineering Leadership SIG Gayatri Patel – June 20, 2013 Let’s Begin With A Happier You…

  2. Journeying Back • People • Communities • Environment • Career Successes • Life Events-Activities • Interests • Lessons Learned • Job Position • CollegeSelection • Hobbies • Marriage • Relocation • Children

  3. Caroline Music Map your life happenings & take-aways… +/- Label • Computers Hwr/Swr/Networking • Bus Dev, Marketing, PM, Support, Course Dev • Internet-Security-Queuing • Marketing/Sales • Merchandising Internet Product Manager Hard Start NPI Support Manager Career Education Developer Daughters Jimmy Father • Career StartedTandem Computers • Birth of #1 Daughter • Move to new home • Birth of #2 Daughter • HS-College Transition • First Job • Drivers License • Married • Graduated College • Move Away From Home Life • Jerry-Vivek • Venkat • Dieter • Daughters • Pioneering • Jimmy • Bill • Kristin • Daughters • Products Inspiration • Women can succeed • OK to take risk • Enjoyed my work • Believed in what I was doing • Top down support key • Education Costs • Long working hours • Big Picture • Better Process • Not doing anything for me…no hobbies • Not exercising Take Away • Need to grow how to sell ideas • How to deal with challenging relationships & conflict • Need to exercise • Brand/Sell Myself • Diversify Betterment

  4. Getting Started • Insights Discovery Model • Myers Briggs Assessment BenchmarkWhat’s your starting point? Human Resources Team • Get to know yourself • Get to know those around you • Get to know your surroundings • Ask how others perceive you • Who is like and not like me? • What makes me happy? • What keeps me healthy, energetic and productive? • What do I influence-project to others?

  5. Example: On a Good Day Example: On a Bad Day Source: Insights Group Ltd. “The Insights Colour Energies”;www.insights.com

  6. BenchmarkWhat’s your starting point?

  7. TargetWhat do you want to be? • Define how you want to be perceived • Define what WILL make you happy • What are your Must Have’s…Let Go’s? • What will keep you balanced? • Set aspiration targets • Incorporate training, mentoring, network support, etc. • Target frequent positive acts • Set productivity landmarks • Incorporate aspiration targets to work development plans • Set individual eNPS, WLB, … goals Do for others as THEY would like(not what YOU would like)

  8. Question What is the magic ratio of positive interactions for every negative interaction for productive workgroups? • 3:1 • 5:1 • 13:1 • 10:1 Source: Reference Losada M’s 1999 study in “How Full is Your Bucket?” book; Authors Tom Rath and Dr. Donald Clifton

  9. StrategyWhat’s your action plan? • Take care of you!!! • Follow your passions • Strengthen your strengths • Upward is not always best • Refreshes rebuild… • Continuously learn, be challenged and track your progress • Observe and follow from what others do well • Surround yourself with inspiration • Compliment your weaknesses • Upward is not always best • Deliver positive energies

  10. StrategyWhat’s your action plan? • Partner with Human Resources • Active monthly management of development plans • Mentor, Coaching, Shadowing opportunities • Leverage company resources and training • Industry and technical workshops, conferences • Focus on progress • Set productivity landmarks • Proactive WLB; Implement cultural changes; discuss w/staff • Practice what we preach • Quarterly/Half Year Team Building Events • Energy project workshops and culture changes • Invite company leaders to discuss company values w/team • Power of positive energies, happiness, and creativity • End the week on a positive note…sense of accomplishment • Incorporate bi-weekly innovation brainstorm/POC sessions • Hack-a-Thon like events Events • Celebrate learning from failings • Track what wrongs were prevented • External presentations

  11. Question How many human interactions/moments do we experience on an average waking day? • 32 • 400 • 1600 • 22,000 Source: Nobel Prize-winning Psychologist, Daniel Kahneman

  12. Test, Try & Iterate • Test your limits • Tweak your strategy • Never give up Live Long, Prosper & Be Happy

  13. Map your life happenings & take-aways… +/- Label Career Life Inspiration Take Away Betterment

  14. DESCRIPTION: As you know, the first step on your career journey towards greatness begins with you.  But have you asked yourself, "Who am I…really?  What am I good at?  What is important to me?" The discovery of what makes you fundamentally and uniquely you will lead you to greatness in your career, relationships, health and life.  "Employee Happiness" is getting a lot of airtime these days. Let me share some self-learned approaches for 'continuous discovery of oneself' from my journey that have helped me make career choices. I hope that you will be able to apply these insights to achieve your greatest potential and become a happier "you". SVForum Engineering Session June 20, 2013 Gayatri Patel – gayatrihp@gmail.com

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