1. 1 NCHE Women’s Executive Breakfast Event Cultivating Your Career Growth – Transitions, Leadership and Mentoring Katina Lewis Maison Executive Director Division of Government and External Affairs Child Health Advocacy Institute April 23, 2010

2. 2 Focus for Today  My background  Transitions Transferable Skills  Leadership  Storytelling  All in 15 minutes

3. 3 K. Lewis Maison  Education Bachelors of Science in Marketing Masters of Health Administration Masters of Arts in Urban and Regional Planning  Experience The Johns Hopkins Health System PriceWaterhouseCoopers Children’s National Medical Center

4. 4 Transitions  Transitions occur at various points in your career for a multitude of reasons: Personal – ex: pursuing higher education Family Restructuring – spouse, child New Opportunity Matured in current role Reduction in Force (RIF)  Better prepared and (sometimes) welcome transition when you have a ‘toolkit’ of transferable skills

5. 5 Transferable Skills  ‘Skills you have acquired during any activity in your life -- jobs, classes, projects, parenting, hobbies, sports, virtually anything -- that are transferable and applicable to what you want to do in your next job’ http://www.quintcareers.com/transferable_skills.html

6. 6 Categories of Transferable Skills 1  Communication  Research and Planning  Human Relations  Organization  Management  Leadership  Work Survival  Understanding Numbers 2 1 - http://www.quintcareers.com/transferable_skills.htmlhttp://www.quintcareers.com/transferable_skills.html 2 – Added per K. Lewis Maison

7. 7 Administrative Fellow Manager Associate PwC Project Administrator Administrative Director Center Director Next Steps?? Executive Director Transferable Skills Career Ladder Major Life Change

8. 8 Management and Leadership  Management is a set of processes that can keep a complicated system of people and technology running smoothly. The most important aspects of management include planning, budgeting, organizing, staffing, controlling, and problem solving.  Leadership is a set of processes that creates organizations in the first place or adapts them to significantly changing circumstances. Leadership defines what the future should look like, aligns people with that vision, and inspires them to make it happen despite the obstacles. Kotter, J. (1996). Leading Change

9. 9 Quiz  Developing and Managing a Budget  Management  Spearheading new department or divisional committee  Leadership  Story Time Occupational Health Example

10. 10 Story Time  Career Advancement Leadership Opportunities  Leading recruitment of next fellows (high level of organization)  Developing a COO Forum  Career Limiting Moves (only if you choose not to learn from the experience) Lesson Learned  Court Reporter Comment  Late for a 6:30AM Meeting Preparation – ex: Bioterrorism Project

11. 11 Next Steps  Am I done? NO  How do I envision myself?  What steps am I taking to get there? Three components needed in Senior Leadership  Technical expertise  Administrative efficiency and effectiveness  Leadership

12. 12 Questions