Pro-tips from female industry leaders in healthcare who attended XX Retreat 2013 in San Francisco

1. Pro-Tips from female
leaders in healthcare

2. 1 2
Highlight values of girls’ Mentoring and
natural strengths grooming are essential.
• Collaborative Women need to support
• Conceptual women as men have
• Driven to improve things supported men
• Brains before beauty
Getting More
5 3
Women leaders
Empower girls to feel
capable in science
Women in Tech need to be more
visible so girls have
and math. Avoid
stereotype threat and Science role models
4
Create early opportunities
for girls to get involved in tech
and science
• School
• Extracurriculars
• Games/toys/play

3. Lifehacking: How to Use Tech and
Outsourcing to be More Productive
Outsource Be selective
Turn to the people around you
Utilize technology
Prioritize

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Know the non- Know the context of
monetary the negotiation. Do
aspects and your homework.
set boundaries
ahead of time.
Women and
5
Know your value.
Take emotion out
of the equation
the Art of 3 Be ok with asking
for money
Negotiation
4
Never walk in
unless you know
when you will
walk away

5. Acknowledge (Call it out!)
Assume good intentions
Creating Focus on being vs. doing
for the best outcome
Common Ground
to Foster healthy conflicts
Resolve Conflict Be curious. Learn from
others’ perspectives
Give yourself a vent

6. How to Stumble Upon a Great Idea
Listen. Create the time and space.
• Understand the customer • 10-20% of your time for
• Learn the language being rather than doing
• Look for patterns • Rewards and incentives
• Do your research
Change your Sleep.
surroundings. • Increase your awareness
• Find new environments, to new ideas
people and topics • Reduce stress
Reduce barriers.
• Be around people who will
help, not hinder
• Don’t let work get in the
way of your job

7. 1 Know what is right for you and
protect it
Eliminating the 2 Pick the right work environment
“Mommy Tax” 3 Pick the right partner
The Economic Inequality
of Motherhood
4 Be a role model
and advocate
5 Build your support community
(ask for help, outsource)

8. Steps to Making a
Successful Career Change
Understand yourself Be resilient
• Skills • Self-care
• Passions • Flexibility
• Unique qualifications • Listen to intuition
Cultivate your brand
Create your own brain trust
• Advisors • Be honest about your
values and priorities
• Coaches
• Devil’s advocate • Own your online identity
• Be consistent
Be willing to start at the
bottom

9. Managing Up, Down and Across
Practice mindful listening. Take time to get to know
Focus on what you hear, not team members, appreciate
what you want to say differences, and understand
motivations
Be fearless when Communicate clearly
appropriate. Understand about role expectations
that boldness has
consequences.
Confront differences Propose solutions, not
in a group rather than just problems. Being wrong
complaining is fine as long as you try to
to an individual change something.

10. 1 Find someone flexible*
2 Understand the
division of labor*
Your Most Important
3
Ensure they are
Life Choice: emotionally available*
Choosing the Right Partner
4 Set expectations and deal
breakers up front*
5 Define your channel of
communication*
In bed*

11. How to Be Courageous in Coaching
Fill the self-awareness gap Advise rather than tell
with evidence, action and
context
Define a clear mission, Create an environment
tied to impact on conducive to learning.
people and business results People should feel their
actions matter and not fear
making mistakes
Be authentic, not personal

12. Know what you love, what you
are passionate about, what your
priorities are
Give yourself permission to take
Life’s Big Steps: time off
Learn to delegate.
Balancing Between
Your Life & Be present and mindful.
Your Life’s Work Stop worrying about the
expectations and
judgments of others
Choose a partner who
understands your work

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