How to Cultivate Your Voice and Professional Presence

Which of the following best describes you today??

• ???You feel ambitious and determined to step up in your career.
• ??You want a promotion, but you’re unsure how to get one in today’s economy.
• ??You’re tapped out and just looking forward to the holidays to enjoy a breather.?

Whatever is true, expressing your needs and perspective is likely to help.

That’s why we’re offering insights and inspiration that we hope speak to you — wherever you’re at. They’re all about making yourself heard, which is good for career advancement and self-care.

For those who want to get down to it and search for a new job, we invite you to check out our?Ask the Recruiter?series?— featuring helpful tips from experts at 德勤 , Takeda , Liberty Mutual Insurance , Sanofi , and 百时美施贵宝 .

With warm wishes for a happy, healthy, restful holiday.?

Lisa B.?

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Marlee Matlin’s Advice on How to Make Your Voice Heard

“I am not shy. I know what I need. I know what I don’t need. And I know I am a woman who happens to be deaf, happens to work in Hollywood, and has the same hopes, dreams, and desires as anyone. No one can stop me from achieving what I want. …You have to be aggressive. You have to! Show them that you are a person who wants things just like anyone else.”?Read more.

Marlee Matlin, an Academy Award-winning actress, and deaf and disability activist

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How Better Listening Skills Can Help You Learn, Advance — and Be Heard!

“We often think that we have expressed a need clearly. So, for example, we say to our boss, ‘Oh, I have so much work on my plate.’ For us, that means, ‘Please take something off our plate.’ But our manager hears that as she’s busy, but she’s handling it. … So to the extent that you can clarify, so the other person doesn’t have to do quite as much detective work, that will be useful for having your voice and your own needs heard and met.”?Listen to the conversation on our podcast,?Women Amplified.

Ximena Vengoechea , researcher and author of?Listen Like You Mean It: Reclaiming the Lost Art of True Connection

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Three Ways to Cultivate Executive Presence?

“We know that the most effective teams today are very diverse, so don’t shy away from your core, which makes you unique. Instead, reflect on what you’re bringing and play at full force. There’s a good reason why you’re here. People expect to hear from you if you’re invited to a meeting, people expect to hear from you.”?Read more.?

Celine Martin , Company Group Chairman, Cardiovascular & Specialty Solutions Group, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices

As 2022 comes to a close, I find myself looking forward to the promise and potential of a new year, but also reflecting on the past year: the people, places and moments that shaped the ever-evolving me.

塔吉特百货 ’s Laysha Ward reflects back on 2022.?Read it here.

Get Your Team Together in the New Year

• We're returning to an exciting new in-person + virtual format this Women's History Month — you can choose to reconnect in-person and online, or online only.March 1, 2023:?Conference In-Person @ Santa Clara Convention Center
• March 2, 2023:?Conference Anywhere — a new & improved virtual event

All March 1 In-Person tickets include access to the March 2 virtual Conference Anywhere!?Learn more.

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