1. Fire Up Your Career! Birmingham Payroll Conference 2016 Barbara Youngman, CPP

2. What Speaks To You? Task Routine Position Expected Obliged Profession
Special Training
Progress
Action through Life
Success
what you want in life
what you are willing to put into it

3. Job versus Career
1. a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: 2. a post of employment; full-time or part-time position 3. anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility
1. an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
2. a person's progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking:
3. success in a profession, occupation, etc.

4. Are You a Leader? Drew Dudley – Everyday Leadership Bigger than life
Unattainable
“Lollipop Moments”
Invisible Leadership Moments

5. Have You Had a Lollipop Moment?

6. Leadership Qualities Have a vision Build team support
Accept accountability
Make decisions and take action
Lead by example
Seek partners

7. Vision A leader will… Reflect on the past Set goals for the future
Plan how to get there
Own It
To build a career…
Learn from past experiences
Determine where you want to go
Attitude is Everything!!
Payroll leader – Year End
what you want in life
what you are willing to put into it
Reflection – What do you want and where do you want to go. For me – I always have something I am striving for or that I want to learn next.
Goals – Knowing where you want to go will drive your goals.
Attitude is everything. It will also drive your career. Your attitude will drive whether you have a job or a career.
What people remember about me – is my passion. I love what I do. I love payroll and I love being a part of the APA and an organization that exists to support US and to ensure we have the education and resources to have the payroll career that we want and deserve.

8. Accept Accountability
A leader will…
Take ownership
Commit
Follow through
To build a career…
Take ownership of your education
Prioritize
No one to blame but yourself
Stay grounded
what you want in life
what you are willing to put into it
With any strong and stable structure you must have a strong foundation.
Education is critical and never-ending.
Knowledge is power.
You don’t know everything and you never will. I don’t care how long you have been in payroll – you have something to learn. And you have something to give to others that are new to payroll. If you think you do know everything, then you need to be the one teaching others.
CPP – they know where to go to get the answers and they usually have a wider network of resources
CPP exam X 4 – cost of my nails
Hair – TPC registration
Starbucks
Cable TV

9. you have stopped living.
If you are not reading,
you are not learning.
If you are not learning,
you are not growing.
If you are not growing,
you have stopped living.
what you want in life
what you are willing to put into it
With any strong and stable structure you must have a strong foundation.
Education is critical and never-ending.
You don’t know everything and you never will. I don’t care how long you have been in payroll – you have something to learn. And you have something to give to others that are new to payroll. If you think you do know everything, then you need to be the one teaching others.
CPP – they know where to go to get the answers and they usually have a wider network of resources

10. Make Decisions & Lead by Example
A leader will…
Be Decisive
Take Action
Take the Initiative
Take Risks
Act with Integrity
To build a career…
Move outside your comfort zone
If you are comfortable – make a change
Make a decision and go for it!
Risks –
Tax position
Payroll Manager interview
Legal
Leaving Brinker
Leaving SW
Going with global – no experience
I want a large house – with different rooms.
Your career needs to have different experiences – to be well rounded. Employers want professionals with diverse backgrounds.
Integrity – when you do the right thing even when no one is looking.

11. Seek Partners A leader will… Network Seek advice and support Volunteer
Build expertise
Open doors
Increase visability
Mentor
To build a career…
Leverage your connections
Join your professional organization
Be ACTIVE in the organization
It may help you more than the others you are helping
You are still in control of what you volunteer for – but it’s a commitment.
Its hard to fire a volunteer, but sometimes its needed. Don’t put yourself in that position.
Increase your visability

12. Build Support A leader will… Build rapport Communicate openly
Be an active listener
Gain team support
To build a career…
Who is your support team?
Success dependent upon buy-in
Open communication
what you want in life
what you are willing to put into it
Reflection – What do you want and where do you want to go. For me – I always have something I am striving for or that I want to learn next.
Ex: Currently – it is global payroll. SAP is still on my radar.
Goals – Knowing where you want to go will drive your goals.
Attitude is everything. It will also drive your career. Your attitude will drive whether you have a job or a career.
What people remember about me – is my passion. I love what I do. I love payroll and I love being a part of the APA and an organization that exists to support US and to ensure we have the education and resources to have the payroll career that we want and deserve.

13. What’s Missing? MY VISION SUPPORT GLOBAL NETWORK I LEAD BY EXAMPLE
I AM A RISK TAKER
I OWN MY EDUCATION!
What’s Missing?

14. Wherever you are in life with whatever you’re doing – you’re going to be ahead of some and behind others. That’s okay. Own where you are. Take time to embrace and celebrate that. Continue moving forward. And never compare your beginning to someone else’s middle.
Kathy’s story – what are you going to do about it.
Don’t like something at work? What are you going to do about it?
Don’t like something about the chapter? What are you going to do about it?
Don’t like something about National? What are you going to do about it?
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15. Leaders With Careers Will…
Stay current in their field
Stay active in professional organizations
Engage in (social) networking
Review goals frequently
Recognize their supporters
Stay current – even if you leave the payroll world (Payroll – Legal / Domestic - Global)
If I were retired – I would still stay active
Are you Linked In?
Home / life balance will impact goals

16. Legacy through Leadership
Impact
Contribute
Educate
Inspire

17. Your company owns your job… But you own your career
Your company owns your job… But you own your career. -Ellen Looyen (Branding Strategist)