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Get The Power: 10 Tips For A Successful Career
From the Fortune in 1998, started the ranking of the top women in business (and yes, we were the first), I ask the stars from the list of most powerful women how they arrived at the summit and how that remain. One month to reveal our rankings 2011 Ministry of Public Works, which now seems a good time to share some of his best career advice.
Here are my 10:
Here are my 10:
T 1.Don "career plan. Most women in the Fortune Ministry of Public Works, from PepsiCo (PEP) Indra Nooyi CEO, the No. 1 ranking since 2006, had no history clear career when they graduate from universities or business schools. On the other hand, remained flexible and open to possibilities.
Forget the second level, climb the jungle gym. What is an increase when the world is changing so rapidly and unpredictably - and who knows what tomorrow would work best? Think of your career as a jungle gym, sharpen your peripheral vision, and look for opportunities all around.
3.Worry at work you're in. "If he does a good, never have the next," says Jan Fields, which began with French cooking French fries at McDonald's (MCD) and increased to U.S. President. While it is important to note an ultimate goal, says Fields, "we must focus on what we have now, or long-term opportunity will not come."
4.Follow your compass, not the clock. Avon Products (AVP) CEO Andrea Jung lives by this advice, as it happened the first time, to the post of CEO. Old Time Inc. (TWX) CEO Ann Moore, Avon's board at the time, Jung gave the following advice. It is good that Jung remained. In the role of CEO since 1999, is now the leader of the oldest women in the Fortune 500 and is in the Apple (AAPL) general counsel and Electric (GE).
5. To take risks. Google (GOOG) Marissa Mayer, VP had a string of job offers from well-known companies in 1999, when she came out of Stanford University with a master's degree in Computer Science. He chose Google, then a new beginning, as he says, "I wanted to work with smart people, and I wanted to do things that I was not willing to do."
6.Be themselves. When Burns learned that it intends to appoint a President and CEO of Xerox (XRX), knew that one of the easiest ways to be successful would be to act as its popular predecessor, who has led the company to close due to bankruptcy. "You can not try to be me," recalls Burns Mulcahy tell. Burns says this is one of the rules of his day: "It may be someone else and all life, but you can be someone else, and lead."
7. Non-equilibrium. Juggle. "Stop believe in balance," said Anne Sweeney, who has raised two children, including autistic son and monitors Disney (DIS), Media Networks. He calls for the balance of the "B word, because it simply does not exist." In those days when you can not do everything, "the best thing you can do is say, 'You know what, I gave my best and I'm going to wake up tomorrow morning and try again. He adds:" There are days when it falls in its place, but it is likely that it happened because you had a lot of smart people with whom you work, they were tearing down the park. "
8. Thank you. Polyannish While this may seem, people who do it at the top and stay there - especially women, who are considered in a narrow band of acceptable behavior that men tend to be - give more than receive enjoy themselves. "One of the unwritten rules of the great company," said Gina Drosos, by a company of 20 billion beauty of Procter & Gamble (PG) is that it is so important to recognize the hard work of his team and the people around you. "As noted by Drosos, the higher you climb, the less do everything yourself.
9. Do not leave before you leave. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has made this advice in an essay he wrote in 2009 Fortune Most Powerful Women issue. She wrote the part of the frustration - too many young women see career ambitions bend, expecting to have children or settle. Instead of "leaning back" - and then, almost inevitably bored - Sandberg advises: "Take life one step at a time and not make decisions before they have to."
10th Own your power. Most women on our list MPW angry with the word "power" 13 years ago when we launched the annual ranking. Sandberg eventually came around (She describes her "a ha moment" in a recent New Yorker profile). Oprah Winfrey a. The secret to become familiar with your power is to define it in your own way. My favorite definition comes from Oprah, who said, ". Power is the ability to interfere with the objective "
6.Be themselves. When Burns learned that it intends to appoint a President and CEO of Xerox (XRX), knew that one of the easiest ways to be successful would be to act as its popular predecessor, who has led the company to close due to bankruptcy. "You can not try to be me," recalls Burns Mulcahy tell. Burns says this is one of the rules of his day: "It may be someone else and all life, but you can be someone else, and lead."
7. Non-equilibrium. Juggle. "Stop believe in balance," said Anne Sweeney, who has raised two children, including autistic son and monitors Disney (DIS), Media Networks. He calls for the balance of the "B word, because it simply does not exist." In those days when you can not do everything, "the best thing you can do is say, 'You know what, I gave my best and I'm going to wake up tomorrow morning and try again. He adds:" There are days when it falls in its place, but it is likely that it happened because you had a lot of smart people with whom you work, they were tearing down the park. "
8. Thank you. Polyannish While this may seem, people who do it at the top and stay there - especially women, who are considered in a narrow band of acceptable behavior that men tend to be - give more than receive enjoy themselves. "One of the unwritten rules of the great company," said Gina Drosos, by a company of 20 billion beauty of Procter & Gamble (PG) is that it is so important to recognize the hard work of his team and the people around you. "As noted by Drosos, the higher you climb, the less do everything yourself.
9. Do not leave before you leave. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has made this advice in an essay he wrote in 2009 Fortune Most Powerful Women issue. She wrote the part of the frustration - too many young women see career ambitions bend, expecting to have children or settle. Instead of "leaning back" - and then, almost inevitably bored - Sandberg advises: "Take life one step at a time and not make decisions before they have to."
10th Own your power. Most women on our list MPW angry with the word "power" 13 years ago when we launched the annual ranking. Sandberg eventually came around (She describes her "a ha moment" in a recent New Yorker profile). Oprah Winfrey a. The secret to become familiar with your power is to define it in your own way. My favorite definition comes from Oprah, who said, ". Power is the ability to interfere with the objective "
