This document summarizes a webinar hosted by Be Leaderly on building relationships and networks. It introduces the speakers Jo Miller, Sonar Thekdi, and Alice Katwan, who discuss the value of relationships, earning trust, and building networks. They emphasize that trust is key to influencing others and relationships are important for career success. The webinar also covers thriving in remote work by developing skills like communication, collaboration and maintaining team cohesion virtually. Q&A and discussion questions follow about transformational relationships, support networks, building trust remotely, and workplace changes due to COVID-19.

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Welcome!

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Jo Miller
CEO, Be Leaderly
• Globally renowned authority on women’s
leadership.
• Has dedicated two decades to helping
women advance into positions of
influence by leveraging their leadership
strengths.
• Award-winning speaker and researcher.
• Author of #1 Amazon bestselling new
release Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to
Build your Brand, Establish your Legacy,
and Thrive (McGraw-Hill) which has now
sold 8,000 copies!

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Sonar Thekdi
VP Operations at VMware
• Senior operations executive who
brings a solid blend of strategic insight,
business acumen, unique
perspectives, and influential
leadership.
• 20+ years of repeated success with
multiple high-tech companies,
implementing high-impact, game-
changing solutions in startup, high-
growth, and turnaround situations.
• Has been responsible for PMO,
business operations and engineering
functions for diverse groups.
• Leads by example to create a culture
of excellence.

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Alice Katwan
Senior Vice President of North America
Sales at Salesforce
• Working in sales at enterprise software
companies for over 22 years.
• Advisor to Mesosphere Inc. and Logic
Hub and Board Member at Spartans
Sports.
• Previously led the North America Sales
team at Genesys. Alice’s team —made
up of an equal number of women and
men, unheard of in high-tech sales—
achieved record revenue growth.
• Passionate about promoting women’s
leadership. Regularly speaks about
how women can succeed in
traditionally male-dominated areas.

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In this webinar
I. The value of relationships
II. Earning trust
III. Building networks
IV. Thriving at remote work

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I. The value of
relationships

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Data delights!
One of the strongest traits shared
by successful female leaders is
connecting: “identifying who can
help you grow, building stronger
relationships, and increasing your
sense of belonging.” 1
People with strong networks and
good mentors enjoy more
promotions, higher pay, and
greater career satisfaction. 1
Having an inner circle of female
contacts helps women overcome
bias and other cultural hurdles to
reach higher levels of leadership
and compensation. 2
Dr. Christina Maslach, who
studies work-related burnout,
found that the best prevention
comes from human connections,
“a precious, precious resource.”

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There’s a lot you can
accomplish by yourself, but
if you want to do bigger
things, it’s going to take a
community.
— Serpil Bayraktar

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II. Earning trust

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BOSS
“People do not follow a title.
They follow a person whom they
trust, respect, and believe in.
Somebody they know has got
their back.”
— Dara Bazzano

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“You have to connect with people and build trust before you can
influence or lead them. Trust is the conduit for influence;
it’s the medium through which ideas travel.
If (people) don’t trust you, your ideas are just dead in the water.”
— Amy Cuddy

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Gain trust before you influence.
Connect before you collaborate.
Listen before you lead.
Partner before you persuade.

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What traits do you look
for in an individual that
you consider trustworthy?
Consistency Transparency Authenticity

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How do you build or
maintain trust at a time
when everyone is
overloaded, and many
are working remotely?

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What actions are you
taking to foster or rebuild
trust & belonging in your
work environment when
people are dealing with
events like the killing of
George Floyd and covid-
19?

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What are your top 3
suggestions for
developing trust in
relationships at work?

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How do you
rebuild trust after
it’s been broken?

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III. Building
networks

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5 Types of People to
Include in Your “Support
Squad”
Connector
Informational
powerhouse
Influencer
Mentor Sponsor

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Tell us about one
relationship that’s had
a transformational
effect on your career.

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Every leader needs a
core group of strong
connections to keep
them grounded.
Who do you look to?

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IV. Thriving at
remote work

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Building relationships
in a global, virtual
workplace is uniquely
challenging.
What advice can you
offer for doing this
well?

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In what ways have
workplaces changed
since covid19—and
what new skills should
we be developing to
deal with this?

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What are some of the
critical skills that
everyone needs, to be
productive and
effective in the virtual
workforce?

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How do you maintain
cohesion and create a
sense of "team"?

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In this webinar
I. The value of relationships
II. Earning trust
III. Building networks
IV. Thriving at remote work

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Q&A
@SonarThekdi@AliceKatwan @Jo_Miller

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Recommended Reading
• The GitLab Remote Playbook
• Woman of Influence: 9 Steps to
Build Your Brand, Establish
Your Legacy, and Thrive
(McGraw-Hill) by Jo Miller,
Chapters 8 & 9.

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Cutting-Edge Practices for
Strengthening Your Corporate
Women’s Network
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Women’s forums that strike a healthy mix of
social connection, support, and motivation create
lasting intellectual, professional, and financial
results for participants. Hear powerful stories and
data points that describe what the most
successful employee resource groups are doing.
(Panel)

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Closing Truthbombs!
@SonarThekdi@AliceKatwan

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Discussion Questions
• What is one relationship that’s had a
transformational effect on your career?
• Who are the key people in your professional
"support squad" and who would you like to
add?
• How are you building or maintaining trust
in this challenging work environment?
• In what ways has your workplace changed
this year, and what skills are helping you to
thrive?