The goal is to provide strategies that will lead to success both professionally and personally using effective communication, networking and leadership skills.
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Keys to Success
1. Success!
C. Gita Bosch, PhD, MBA
Academic & Educational Consulting
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“I was always looking outside
myself for strength and
confidence, but it comes from
within. It is there all the time.” Anna
Freud
2. Skills you need to succeed
Knowledge
Networking
Leadership
Communication
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be
ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” Norman Vincent Peale
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3. SKGSBS
What you know that
you know
(known knowns)
What you do not know
that you know
(unknown knowns*)
What you know that
you do not know
(known unknowns)
What you do not know
that you do not know
(unknown unknowns)
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“There are known knowns. These are things we know that we know.
There are known unknowns. That is to say, there are things that we
know we don't know. But there are also unknown unknowns. These
are things we don't know we don't know.” Donald Rumsfeld
4. Individual Development
Plan: Career goals
Career goals
Long-term, 10+ years
Intermediate, 5-10 years
Short-term, now-5 years
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“The reason most people never reach their goals is that
they don't define them, or ever seriously consider them
as believable or achievable.” Denis Watley
5. IDP Elements – Skills assessment
Professional/interper-
sonal
Communications
Oral/Writing
Working with others
Teaching
Mentoring/mentee
Networking
Leadership
Time management
Priorities/goal setting
Meeting deadlines
Giving/accepting
feedback
Technical skills
Creativity/experimental
design
Critical analysis/data
analysis
Statistical analysis
Computer skills
Problem solving
Critical reading of the
scientific literature
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“Teachers open the door. You
enter by yourself. “ Chinese Proverb
6. IDP - Timeline
Deadline Goals to be completed
Fall 2012 Complete statistics course
Spring 2013 Participate in a communications workshop
Summer 2013 Complete a summer internship
Fall 2013 Present my research at a national meeting
…….. ………….
…….. ………….
Fall 2020 Establish my own research endeavor
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7. Skills you need to succeed
Knowledge
Networking
Leadership
Communication
“The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be
ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” Norman Vincent Peale
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8. Communication modes
Writing
Speaking
Body language
Listening
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Communication = A process by
which information is exchanged
between individuals through a
common system of
symbols, signs, or behavior.
http://www.merriam-
webster.com/dictionary/communication?s
how=0&t=1312835133
Sender Receiverdecode
encode
9. Effective Communicators
Not about the messenger
Meet the needs and expectations of the
audience
External awareness (situation/context)
Astute observer
Great listener
Sense moods, dynamics, attitudes, values
and concerns of audience
Ability to adapt messaging to environment
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10. Skills you need
Knowledge
Networking
Leadership
Communication
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“Mankind have a great aversion to intellectual labor, but
even supposing knowledge to be easily attainable, more
people would be content to be ignorant than would take
even a little trouble to acquire it.” Samuel Johnson
11. The education ladder
Nursery school
Pre-kindergarten or pre-school
Kindergarten
Elementary school
Middle school
High school
Community College OR College/University
Graduate School OR Professional School
Postdoctoral Fellowship OR Internship-Residency
Get a job
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12. “„Would you tell me, please, which way I
ought to go from here?„
'That depends a good deal on where you
want to get to,' said the Cat.
'I don't much care where—' said Alice.
'Then it doesn't matter which way you
go,' said the Cat. “
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
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13. After College
Graduate and/or Professional School
What
Academia
K-12
Undergraduate/graduate
Government
NIH
NASA
White House
Business
Biotech
Law
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Clinical Practice
How
MD/PhD
PhD
MD
MSc
PSM
Post-Bac
BA/BS
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14. Skills you need
Knowledge
Networking
Leadership
Communication
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“We succeed only as we identify in life, or
in war, or in anything else, a single
overriding objective, and make all other
considerations bend to that one single
objective.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
18. ELEVATOR PITCH
DO NOT BE AFRAID TO SELL YOURSELF
Make & maintain positive & productive relationships
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19. Elevator pitch
Know yourself and your strengths
Acknowledge your talents/ accomplishments
Publications
Awards
Recognitions
Be proud of who you are
Your education
What you are studying/researching
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Make & maintain positive & productive relationships
20. How do you network
Be a conversation starter
Introduce yourself to others
Offer something of value
Eye contact
Ask your teachers/advisors/mentors to
introduce you to their colleagues
Ask your parents and peers to introduce
you to their friends and colleagues
Use of social media to meet colleagues
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21. Meetings and seminars
Review and prioritize all contacts
Personalize messages
Social media
Timeliness of follow-up
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“It is the province of knowledge to
speak and it is the privilege of wisdom
to listen.” Oliver Wendell Holmes
22. Make meaningful connections
What you know?
Who you know?
Who knows you?
Who knows what about you?
Make a list
Who needs to be in your network?
Why is this person on your list?
Identify targets & figure out how to reach them
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23. Build a broad network
Mentor
Coach
Partner
Mentee
Connector
Leader in your field
Innovator
Optimist
Realist
Futurist
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“The policy of being too cautious is the
greatest risk of all.” Jawaharlal Nehru
24. Why are you afraid to network
Shy
Wait for a proper introduction
Not polite to be bold/aggressive
Not supposed to talk to strangers
Discomfort with small talk
Fear of rejection
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“Success is the ability to go from
one failure to another with no loss
of enthusiasm.” Sir Winston Churchill
25. Effective networking
Always look for networking opportunities
Pay attention
Your appearance and body language
How you interact with others
How others react to you
Take ownership for follow-up
Thank you
A good contact takes time and effort
Nurture the relationship
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26. Confidence
Mutual interest
Mutual respect
Ask questions
Listen
Knowledge
Take a chance
Start in your comfort zone
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“The man who has confidence in himself
gains the confidence of others.” Hasidic Saying
Networking
The greatest skill you will ever learn
27. Skills you need
Knowledge
Networking
Leadership
Communication
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“A sense of humor is part of the art of
leadership, of getting along with people,
getting things done.” Dwight D. Eisenhower
28. Manager v. Leader
Administers
Initiates
Asks how and when
Maintains
Relies on control
Does things right
Short-range view
Bottom line
Motivates
Originates
Asks what and why
Develops
Inspires trust
Does the right thing
Long-range view
Horizon
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29. How do you become a leader
Initiative
Responsibility
Ownership
Accountability
Be proactive
Take a stand
Be part of the
solution
Effective
communication
“Leadership and learning are indispensable
to each other.” John F. Kennedy
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30. Leadership qualities
Be true to yourself
Nurture your partnerships/relationships
Support your peers
Seek mentors and role models
Appreciate diverse perspectives
Understand your limitations
Be responsible and ethical
Expect others to be responsible and ethical
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“It is the mark of an educated mind
to be able to entertain a thought
without accepting it.” Aristotle)
31. Qualities to develop
Focus and self control
Flexible perspective
Communicate often
Make connections
Generosity
Think critically and analytically
Take on challenges
Self-learning
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“A positive attitude may not solve
all your problems, but it will
annoy enough people to make it
worth the effort.” Herm Albright
32. Attitudes of leaders
Enthusiastic
Optimistic
Flexible
Tenacious
Cooperative
Creative
Talent
Knowledge
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“Our imagination is the only limit
to what we can hope to have in
the future.” Charles F. Kettering
33. Leaders establish trust
Honesty
Get personal
Be specific, not ambiguous
Make sure audience leave with the message
Be open to others’ ideas
Know when to shut up and look and listen
Think before you speak, be knowledgeable
Show empathy not ego
Establish credibility, trust and rapport
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“Trust men and they will be true to you;
treat them greatly, and they will show
themselves great.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
34. Pursuit Opportunities Attainment
Excellence
Elegance
Truth
What if
Service
Value
Results
Service
Knowledge
Relationship
Learn from your mistakes & move on
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35. How do you demonstrate leadership
Actions
Vision
Inspire
Lead by example
Respect
Integrity
Credibility
Confidence
“Integrity without knowledge is weak and
useless, and knowledge without integrity is
dangerous and dreadful.” Samuel Johnson
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36. “If you're willing to fail interestingly, you
tend to succeed interestingly.” (Edward Albee)
Talent
Passion
Perseverance
Commitment
Creativity
Self-confidence
Mentors
Network
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YOU
ll
Success
You choose
the people
around you;
the people
around you
reflect you.Fail with grace;
embrace your
failure and
learn from it.
Do more than
is
expected, over
time this will
lead to
success.
Do not feel
entitled, earn
your credits
and give credit
to others.
The environment
makes the
average person;
the remarkable
person makes the
environment.
Always be
willing to go
the extra mile.
Successful
people see
opportunities.
What you do is
irrelevant;
what you
accomplish is
what matters.