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Kick Ass at Work
Facilitated by SONIA ALLEYNE, Communications and career strategist, Co-founder of Storytellers: Words, Images, Magic, a company that helps business owners develop effective business narratives. She is also the author of I Kick Ass At Work! The Strategy Journal for Career Professionals (Hunter Publishing Group, 2020), the first journal of its kind.

Date & Time
Thursday, October 8, 2020, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Description

Examining strategies and behaviors that enhance and sabotage career advancement.

In this session we will discuss the following:

  1. The importance of professional journaling and regularly documenting your successes as they happen
  2. The importance of regularly conducting personal and professional audits on your organization
  3. Understanding the difference between passion and emotion in maximizing performance
  4. Why athletes are great models for career performance and advancement

Three Takeaways for Participants:

  1. People have way more power and influence over their careers than they are often willing to be responsible for
  2. Changing your attitude and perspective can totally change your experiences
  3. The importance of making your resume and LinkedIn profile active documents

Sonia was editorial director at Black Enterprise across multiple platforms and became the founding editorial director of their Women of Power Summit, the premier annual leadership conference for professional women of color. She is also the co-author of Good is Not Enough: And Other Unwritten Rules for Minority Professionals (Penguin Books), nominated for an NAACP Image Award. Sonia was a contributor to Maria Shriver’s Tips for Life. In her previous position as Press Secretary and Director of Public Information for the New York City Department of Finance, she oversaw communications and branding for the nation’s largest and most complex municipal tax administration.