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Voices Conference
Your Roadmap to an Extraordinary
Future
Shawna Corden / March 9, 2015

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Shawna Corden
• ICF Professional Certified Coach
(PCC)
• Over 2500 hours coaching
• Former Chair of ICF Internal
Coaching Community of Practice
• ICF PRISM committee member
(Award for Coaching Excellence)
• Regular speaker and presenter
on coaching & mentoring topics
• Faculty member with CoachU
• www.ShawnaCorden.com
• 20+ years with HP
• Creator and host of the
Brown Bag series
• Mentor Coach
• Co-Leader of HPCN
• Created Group Coaching &
Mastermind groups for hp
• Mentoring Programs
• Project Management
Professional (PMP)
Executive Coach, Facilitator and Speaker

3. Agenda
• MapQuest your career journey
• What is Route A?
• How much do we anticipate
obstacles?
• Do we have a Route B? (detours)
• What happens when things don’t go
as planned?
• How opportunity knocks

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Imagine Yourself using MapQuest to route your career
Optimize Your Route:
 Shortest Time
 Shortest Distance
 Allow MapQuest to re-order stops
on your route
Avoid the following:
 Highways
 Seasonal roads
 Ferries
 Tolls
 Country Borders
 Timed Restrictions

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But What if We Wanted (or were surprised with) a Different
Route?
Children
Overseas
Assignment
Better Work Life
Balance
Community
Work

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When an Unplanned Detour Emerges-
Relationships
Flexibility
Build a reserve
Know your strengths
Resilience
Being confident
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Elements of a strong plan: relationships
Relationships
Networking
Mentors
“Board of Directors”
Personal and Relevant
Keep your contact list up to
date and relevant
Create a “tickler” to maintain
those relationships
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Elements of a strong plan: Flexibility
Flexibility:
Be open to new experiences
Take calculated risks
Consider where this fits in the
“lattice” of your life (vs. ladder)
What would happen if you didn’t
say “no” to offers?
Move with the trends and needs
Don’t narrow opportunities to
early in the process
“In matters of fashion move with
the tide, in matters of principle,
stand like a rock”
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Elements of a strong plan: reserve
Build a reserve:
Read Your Money or Your Life
Save for a rainy day
Meet with a financial planner
to discuss your goals and
needs
Plan for potential moves, or
job changes
Live beneath your means
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Elements of a strong plan: strengths
Know your strengths
Evaluate your skills
Ask for feedback
Know what you love to do
Know your skills are applicable in
multiple career paths
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Elements of a strong plan: Resilience
Resilience
Take the time to mourn Plan
A
Acknowledge the need for
change
Arm yourself with a strong
support system
Create a strong mind, body,
spirit connection
Put the situation in the
context of your entire life
Remember: Patience, this
too shall pass
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Elements of a strong plan: confidence
Be confident
Keep current with conditions
and methods
Read relevant literature
Take advantage of
opportunities:
Lectures
Career fairs
Interviewing
Get familiar with road maps,
routes, and your career lattice
possibilities
Assume the best
opportunities will come to
you (LOA)
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13. Thank You