Do you have a deep understanding of who you are? Are you aware of the multiple intelligence you possess? Do you know how assertive you are, how much risk you are willing to take, how much resilience you have to pursue your goals etc. You’re busy with your technical job, doing what is required to be done. Maybe there’s nothing wrong with that. However, is that the career path you’re meant to pursue? Do your strengths allow you to be more aligned with management roles? If yes, then of what kind? Give yourself an opportunity to get inspired, receive thoughtful answers to your key questions, and learn to discover your true potential from Leadership expert Anil Sachdev - founder & CEO of School of Inspired Leadership (SOIL). Key Questions Answered How do I know my strengths and areas of improvement? Am I building a career around my strengths? How can I leverage my strengths to move from an individual contributor to a manager and then to a leader? How do I know whether I should choose Marketing/HR/Finance/Technology etc. as my career stream? What should be my short term and long term objective and how should I devise a strategy for my career?

1. Present a webinar on
Beyond IT - Building a career around
your strengths

2. A New Conversation about Self
Anil Sachdev

3. How do I know my strengths and
areas of improvement?

4. Life giving force – Truth - “Union”
Mindfulness
Ego - Values/Habits/Fears - “Wisdom”
Sustainability
Intellect – Choices -“Knowledge”
Ethics
Relationship/Emotions/ - the mind
–“Emotions”- Compassion- Meaning
Instinct, Reaction - “Information”
Body, 5 senses, Perceptions –
“Data”- Diversity
6 Layers of SELF

5. • When have I been at my joyful best?
• What enabled me to do my best work?
• What does this teach me about my
strengths?
• Which of these manifest in the ways I lead
my body, mind and intellect and in the way
I am led by ‘Consciousness’?
Knowing myself

6. • Leadership is about leading one’s body &
actions, heart & emotions and intellect &
thoughts
• It is about being led by one’s consciousness
and Spirit
• It is about making conscious choices
• It is about enabling others to be leaders
The Essence

7. • Caliper Profile (developed by a Princeton based organization)
is a psychometric tool used by over 28,000 companies
worldwide to identify the strengths of individual’s
• Creates a psychometric profile of individuals on 6 core
leadership competencies:
1. Leadership
2. Problem solving/decision making
3. Influencing
4. Interpersonal
5. Service/Consulting
6. Time management/Personal organization
You need a Tool - Caliper

8. Am I building a career around my
strengths?

9. • Career determines the way we spend 60%
of our lives
• If the way we spend time at work nourishes
us, we return home happy and spread
positive energy in our families and
communities
• Life Planning is a prerequisite for career
planning
What is a career?
Reference: Adapted from a University resource from the Internet

10. IQ
• Intellectual capability
(IQ), knowledge, and
technical expertise
• Is a threshold, not a
differentiator for
outstanding
leadership
EQ
• Emotional Intelligence
(EI) is the
differentiating factor
in success
• EI is two times as
important as IQ and
technical expertise
combined
IQ vs. EQ
Reference: Adapted from a University resource from the Internet

11. • Of all the abilities deemed essential for
effective performance, 67% were related to
EI.
-Rosier 1994
• Of all the competencies that distinguish
outstanding managers (vs. mediocre
managers), 81% are related to EI.
-Boyatzis, 1982
Why do smart people fail?
Reference: Adapted from a University resource from the Internet

12. The Good News….
Emotional Intelligence is a strength
that can be developed!

13. Self-
Awareness
Social
Awareness
Self-
Management
Social Skills
• Emotional
Self-Awareness
• Accurate
Self-Assessment
• Self-Confidence
• Empathy
• Organizational
Awareness
• Service Orientation
• Self-Control
• Trustworthiness
• Conscientiousness
• Adaptability
• Achievement
Orientation
• Initiative
• Developing Others
• Leadership
• Influence
• Communication
• Change Catalyst
• Conflict Management
• Building Bonds
• Teamwork &
Collaboration
The Competency Framework
Reference: Adapted from a University resource from the Internet

14. How do I know whether I should choose
Marketing/HR/Finance/Technology etc.
as my career stream?

15. Connecting with
people, enabling people
Human Resources
Influencing others, enjoy
different ways of
communicating
Marketing
Organizing resources, getting
things done
Operations
Raising resources, dealing with
numbers
Finance
Risk taking, innovation and
passion
Entrepreneurship
Life and Career Goals
Reflect and find your words

16. • What will matter after 10 years?
o Generating Ideas
o Influencing People
o Getting best out of the people
o Earning effective Return on Investment (ROI)
What actually matters?
• Irrespective of how you start, it’s about
o Enjoying & learning various aspects of business
o Making a difference to the organization, society and
nation

17. How should I devise a strategy to
achieve my purpose?

19. • Once you realize that you have a
“purpose/cause” that you deeply care
about, begin the journey of developing yourself
• What kind of learning strategy would enable my
development?
• Which are the sources of this learning?
• How can I get meaningful information to act on
the answers of these questions?
So what happens next?

20. • It helps us to build strong VALUES and
CHARACTER
• It makes us develop not just IQ but also EQ,
Creativity and the Spiritual dimension
• It helps each student to know themselves
better and choose a life and career path that
leverages their strengths and develops their
capacity to live a purposeful life
Why holistic education is critical?

21. “Success is achieved by developing our
strengths, not by eliminating our
weaknesses”
-Marilyn vos Savant