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The Future of Networking:
Beyond Cat6, Finding Mentors, Feeding
Relationships, Furthering Your Career
Amy H. Lewis | @CommsNinja
Director of Influence Marketing, NSBU
February 27, 2018
2@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. 3
Community builder, org
chart enthusiast, Geek
Whisperer, closet techie,
@CommsNinja
Who am I?
4@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
Finding Mentors
Who are they and where are they hiding?
Who has a career you
admire?
• Job title
• Work they do
• Public happiness
Who has strengths you
want to work toward?
• Career progression or
navigation
• Salary wizard
• Public speaking
• Job specific skills
How structured are you?
5@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
6@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
Pop Quiz: Do mentors
have to be above you on
the food chain?
7@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
You can learn from
anyone and everyone!
8@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
Your boss is not your
mentor. She’s your boss.
9@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
Feeding Relationships
Because they don’t feed themselves
Do you give or just take?
Set calendar reminders, form good habits!
• Share content with everyone once a week
• Say thank you to content creators you follow, ask questions,
offer feedback
• Celebrate birthdays
• Let people know they matter to you
What do you do to build and maintain relationships?
10@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
Build community
BEFORE you need it.
11@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
Furthering Your Career
What have you done for you lately?
Become an active part of your community
• Move from attendee to coordinator, speaker, blogger!
Consider breadth and not just depth of expertise
Meet new people, learn new things
12@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
The future of networking
is you!
13@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
#ThankYou

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The Future of Networking: Beyond Cat6, Finding Mentors, Feeding Relationships, Furthering Your Career

  • 1. @CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. The Future of Networking: Beyond Cat6, Finding Mentors, Feeding Relationships, Furthering Your Career Amy H. Lewis | @CommsNinja Director of Influence Marketing, NSBU February 27, 2018
  • 2. 2@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
  • 3. @CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. 3 Community builder, org chart enthusiast, Geek Whisperer, closet techie, @CommsNinja Who am I?
  • 4. 4@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. Finding Mentors Who are they and where are they hiding? Who has a career you admire? • Job title • Work they do • Public happiness Who has strengths you want to work toward? • Career progression or navigation • Salary wizard • Public speaking • Job specific skills How structured are you?
  • 5. 5@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
  • 6. 6@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. Pop Quiz: Do mentors have to be above you on the food chain?
  • 7. 7@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. You can learn from anyone and everyone!
  • 8. 8@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. Your boss is not your mentor. She’s your boss.
  • 9. 9@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. Feeding Relationships Because they don’t feed themselves Do you give or just take? Set calendar reminders, form good habits! • Share content with everyone once a week • Say thank you to content creators you follow, ask questions, offer feedback • Celebrate birthdays • Let people know they matter to you What do you do to build and maintain relationships?
  • 10. 10@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. Build community BEFORE you need it.
  • 11. 11@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. Furthering Your Career What have you done for you lately? Become an active part of your community • Move from attendee to coordinator, speaker, blogger! Consider breadth and not just depth of expertise Meet new people, learn new things
  • 12. 12@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. The future of networking is you!
  • 13. 13@CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc.
  • 14. @CommsNinja │ ©2018 VMware, Inc. #ThankYou

Editor's Notes

  1. Does the person have to know they’re your mentor?
  2. But with every rule there’s an exception.
  3. With every rule, there’s an exception. She can be a secret mentor or someone you learn from, but separate the two concepts.
  4. Clicking accept on LinkedIn is not enough.
  5. Use today to learn not just the technology, but more about the people around you.
  6. But only 5 cats so far, so . . .
  7. You were promised cat6, here he is.