ABI-ONE ghc program v14.indd - Grace Hopper Celebration of ...
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WOrkshOp sessiOn: Tuesday, 1:00-5:00pm<br />
inTernaTiOnaL baLLrOOm<br />
Collaborative RiskTaking: Your Innovation<br />
Safety Net in a Reinvented World<br />
The Reset Economy, a term coined by GE’s CEO, Jeff Immelt, refers to the Great Recession as more than a simple business<br />
cycle correction, but a permanent, fundamental change to how markets will operate and be influenced going forward.<br />
Innovation is the critical differentiator <strong>of</strong> successful companies and pr<strong>of</strong>essionals where risktaking will increasingly become<br />
the überskill in a reinvented world. Although it plays well as a standalone skill for career advancement, when combined with<br />
personal initiative, discipline, problem-solving capabilities, and skills such as effective communication, negotiations, and relationship<br />
management, risktaking becomes a portable powerhouse <strong>of</strong> transferrable skill sets. You can take them anywhere.<br />
Whether you’re positioning yourself for a promotion, moving to a new role within your existing organization, or transitioning<br />
to another company you’ll want to include personal and pr<strong>of</strong>essional risktaking in your portfolio <strong>of</strong> skills.<br />
Collaborative RiskTaking includes a fast-track process for high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile decision-making that has the power to grow your<br />
influence, increase your visibility-on-demand, and provide you with a safety net for the reinvented world.<br />
Part 1: Personal RiskTaking Style<br />
• Assessing your natural Personal RiskTaking Style (what, how)<br />
Part 2: Personal Inflection Curve Model / Optimum Change Cycle<br />
• Recognizing your “change patterns”, the benefits <strong>of</strong> initiating change at an optimum time for you, risks <strong>of</strong> missing your personal inflection<br />
point. (what, how)<br />
• Integrating your OCC with your Personal RiskTaking Style (how)<br />
• Aligning your PIC, OCC, and Personal RiskTaking Style with your organization’s formal / informal culture - (what, how)<br />
Part 3: Global Decision Network / Innovation Tribes<br />
• Building your Global Decision Network (GDN) for high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile, high risk, high impact decisions (what, how)<br />
• Leveraging your GDN for extending your reach (Credibility Spectrum)<br />
Part 4: Pulling it All Together / Decision-Points Challenge<br />
• Role play game where participants have an opportunity to practice what they’ve learned. Part scavenger hunt (people, resources), part<br />
problem-solving, and part speed decision-making. Participants are divided into teams to solve a high-pr<strong>of</strong>ile challenge unique to their<br />
table.<br />
About Dee McCrorey<br />
Dolores “Dee” McCrorey, Chief Risk Guru, Innovation Catalyst and Business Coach <strong>of</strong> Risktaking for Success LLC, brings her passion for partnering with innovative<br />
leaders looking to reinvent their organizations and talent into entrepreneurial thinkers, do-ers, and leaders. She brings a practical approach to<br />
the challenges faced by today’s enterprise leaders and knowledge workers having spent over twenty-five years in the private sector serving<br />
in a variety <strong>of</strong> front line, management, and leadership roles for Fortune 500 companies.<br />
A deep background in manufacturing and supply chain management working for a host <strong>of</strong> companies such as Intel, Fairchild, and National<br />
Semiconductor, combined with a talent for leading high potential, high risk initiatives and <strong>program</strong>s, earned Dee a reputation as a turnaround<br />
expert with a personal brand <strong>of</strong> someone who would ‘Fix it, Get rid <strong>of</strong> it, or Reinvent it’.<br />
Continuing to reinvent her own business, she launched The Ultimate Corporate Entrepreneur blog in 2005 and now hosts two popular Blog-<br />
TalkRadio shows—Coach for Innovation and Big Dreamers! The Reinvent Success Show. Dee is co-authoring a book on business innovation<br />
in a reinvented world with an expected release date <strong>of</strong> 2011.<br />
Her educational background in Journalism and International Relations and a five-year expatriate experience in Europe and the Middle East provide Dee with a rich<br />
understanding <strong>of</strong> multicultural settings and international business environments. She resides in Silicon Valley, CA but loves that innovative technology allows her to<br />
extend the reach <strong>of</strong> her <strong>of</strong>ferings around the world.<br />
68 Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology | <strong>Grace</strong> <strong>Hopper</strong> <strong>Celebration</strong> <strong>of</strong> Women in Computing
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