This document outlines Melissa Sassi's presentation for an IBM webinar on creating a purpose-driven career. The agenda includes an introduction, a discussion of creating a purpose-driven career using an 8-step formula, and upcoming webinar topics over the next few weeks on enterprise computing, cyber security, development, and middleware. The 8-step formula involves defining your vision, documenting gaps in experience and skills, making time and space for learning, creating a plan to fill gaps, going beyond a traditional 9-5 workday, gathering advisors, documenting your journey, and taking action.

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Melissa Sassi
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•Welcome & Introduction
•Creating your own purpose-driven career
•What do we have cooking?
•What are we cooking next?
•Closing Remarks
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4. Create your own
purpose-driven
career: an 8-
point formula
Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator
mesassi@ibm.com
@mentorafrika
March 2020

5. A purpose-driven
career is not about
what you’re doing, but
how you’re being.
Want to read more?Check out A Purpose Driven Career by Aji R. Michael.

6. 8 Steps To
Establish A
Purpose
Driven Career

7. Step 1: Define Your Vision
Be an AND not an OR
What’s Your Passion?
Do You have a Purpose?

8. We are ANDs. We are not an ORs. Be an AND.
 IBM Z Developer Advocate
 Digital inclusion thought
leader
 Tech for good rock star
 Digital transformation
leader
 Founder
 Board Member
 Entrepreneur
 Intrapraneur
 Lifelong learner
 Impact investor
 World traveler
 Public speaker
 Author
 Volunteer

9. What’s
Your
Passion?
Want to learn more? Read more about the UN Sustainable Development goals.

10. My purpose is digital inclusion!
 We measure IQ
 We measure EQ
Why not
measure DQ?
Want to learn more about digital intelligence?Check out the Coalition for Digital Intelligence.

11. Step 2: Document Your Gaps
Be a Learn It All
Find Kindred Spirits
Be Willing to Invest

12. Step 3: Give Yourself Space & Time
Practice mindfulness
Prioritize & organize

13. Step 4: Create Your Plan To Fill The Gaps
Own your path
Establish realistic timeline & goals
Take baby steps

14. Where do I play?
Purpose – https://ibm/biz/purpose
CEO’ing – www.mentornations.org
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator – https://ibmz.biz/classof2020
Digital Skills – http://ibm.biz/digitalintelligence
Call for Code – https://ibmdeveloper.com/callforcode
Imposter Syndrome – https://ibm.biz/impostersyndrome
Digital Skills – www.coalitionfordigitalintelligence.org
Broadband Policy Reform – www.broadbandpolicy.org
Out of School Youth in Pakistan – www.takmil.org
Female Empowerment in Afghanistan – www.techwomen.asia

15. Take on stretch assignments
Volunteer with a startup
Give forward to non-profits
Step 5: Go Beyond 9-5
Want to explore stretch opportunities with social impact startups?Check out MovingWorlds!

16. Step 6: Gather
Your Squad Seek bite-sized insights
Reciprocate
Be a friend

18. Step 7: Document Your Journey
Build Your Personal Brand
Be Present Online & Offline
Be inclusive
Want to build your personal brand? Check out the link at the end of my Purpose blog for a PPT to get you started.

19. Step 8:
#DoTheThing

21. What’s the cadence?
Thought
Leadership
Mondays
Tech
Tuesdays
Personal
Development
Thursdays
Webinars | Webinar Playbacks | Blogs |
Code Patterns | Videos
Webinar & Content Topics to Come
Week of 3/30/2020
• Monday: Enterprise Computing Thought
Leadership
• Tuesday: Enterprise Computing Tech Talk
• Thursday: Purpose-Driven Career
Week of 4/6/2020
• Monday: Cyber Security Thought Leadership
• Tuesday: Cyber Security Tech Talk
• Thursday: Personal Branding
Week of 4/13/2020
• Monday: Development / Operating Systems
Thought Leadership
• Tuesday: Development / Operating Tech Talk
• Thursday: Tech Entrepreneurship
Week of 4/20/2020
• Monday: Middleware Thought Leadership
• Tuesday: Middleware Tech Talk
• Thursday: Creating a Pitch Deck

22. Get started today!
Join the IBM Z Student Community
@mentorafrika
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Melissa Sassi
Chief Penguin
IBM Z Global Student Hub
IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator