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Virtual Career Event - Having Difficult Conversations During the Pandemic

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This webinar training is for professional Smithies who want to build confidence and skill in engaging in difficult conversations to drive their careers forward while balancing personal and family responsibilities during the pandemic.

As an attendee, you'll be able to immediately apply the simple, actionable strategies from this webinar to improve your outcomes in conversations with employers and stakeholders, both at work and home.

Throughout the 45 minute lecture and 15 minute Q&A, you'll learn:

WHY smart women shy away from difficult, but needed conversations, so you can recognize them and bypass common pitfalls

SIX specific actions to take to have collaborative, not confrontational conversations that lead to agreement and follow-through

EIGHT phases of everyone's career, so you know where you are, where you're headed, and how to get to where you want to go

HOW you can implement TWO simple tools to get past no and de-escalate tension in difficult conversations to get to mutually beneficial solutions

Bio: Jamie Lee '04 is a certified coach who helps smart women develop self-confidence for effective self-advocacy at work. Born in South Korea, Jamie first learned the value of speaking up from the example of her mother, who single-handedly raised three daughters while running a small business as an immigrant in America. As a coach, she is on a mission to help ten thousand women become bolder, braver and better leaders. As a trainer, she's worked with organizations such as Institute of Nuclear Power Operators, Lesbians Who Tech Summit, Write/Speak/Code, Essence Digital, Stevens Institute of Technology, Smith College, and more. Learn more (and get her free e-book on negotiation) at www.jamieleecoach.com.

Questions? Email rsvp@smithclubla.org.

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Please note this is a private event for the Smith College Club of Los Angeles. The event is not open to the public. The event will be recorded.

Attendees may receive a follow-up communication from Jamie Lee regarding her coaching services.