Cisco Confidential © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 1
Women in Channel
A Survival Guide Trina Alexson & Rebecca Leach
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 2
Albert Schweitzer
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 3
• Positional Power is OUT Expert Power is IN
• Honesty, Transparency and Trust
• Don’t be Afraid “What would you do if you weren’t afraid?” Sheryl Sandberg
• Be a ‘Catalyst’: “to spark, to ignite, energize, mobilize; something that accelerates a reaction”
• Mentor Others & Have a Mentor
• Consistency & Emotional Balance People will remember you at your worst, not your best
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 4
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 5
Be a Catalyst Be Courageous Be Consistent
Be Fun!
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 6
“
Unknown
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 7
• Be Courageous • Be Calm • Be Heard • Be Right • Be There
Cisco Confidential 8 © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
© 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Confidential 9
• Join your table team
• Read the assigned article
• Discuss with your team – you can use the questions provided to guide your discussion
• Pick a team member to present your findings, recommendations, and/or discussion points back to the group
Cisco Confidential Cisco Confidential © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 10
Cisco Confidential Cisco Confidential © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 11
Cisco Confidential Cisco Confidential © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 12
Cisco Confidential Cisco Confidential © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 13
Cisco Confidential Cisco Confidential © 2012 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. 14
