LEADING WITH YOUR STRENGTHSAND VALUES

Presented by Alicia Morgan

STEM/STEAM Education Advocate

K-12 Promotion of Education Honoree

+ WHO AM I? Born and Raised in New Orleans

Attended Tuskegee University and New Mexico State University

Worked at two Fortune 500 Companies

Nonprofit Leadership- Program Leader at Heart House Dallas

Advisory Board Bryan Adams High School

DCCCD STEM Accelerator Project

Learn “How to Navigate through Unclear” Situations

Learn ”How to Write An Impactful” Personal Statement

Understand the importance of knowing your values and principles

Defining physical, human and social capital and why it’s important for you

What’s your top five skills and possible industries of interest?

Next Steps

adjective

(of language) open to more than one interpretation

unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made.

per·son·al state·ment

noun

noun: personal statement; noun: personal statements

a written description of one's achievements, interests, etc., included as part of an application for a job or to an educational program.

Human Resource professional with expertise delivering strategic and tactual HR Programs to support business growth. Areas of expertise include employee relations, compensation, benefits and staffing.

Product manager with global organizations and smaller entrepreneurial ventures: increased revenue and innovation in product management, and customer loyalty; expertise in management consulting/ process improvement and financial analysis.

“44% of respondents cited soft skills, such as communication, critical thinking, creativity and collaboration, as the area with the biggest gap in workforce skills.”

Adecco Staffing Company Survey

How do you define value?

List your top five values and principles you live by

How can you align your skills with your values?

Physical Capital Human Capital Social Capital

What you have What you know Who you know

Finances Experience Relationships

Tangible Assets(factory,

equipment, patents, data)

Education

Skills

Knowledge

Ideas

Network of

Contacts

Friends

Cover LettersThat Demonstrate

Your Value

List five skills you know you can do that you have made money from in the past

You are masterful at these skills

Notice how basic and applicable these skills are to various industries

Discern who needs it

By each skill write down the communities, groups and organizations that need that skill and will pay you

Engineering Fields

Nonprofits

Securing High Education Industry

Entrepreneurs

CEO Roundtables

College Prep Industry

Organization Industry

Time Management Industry

Tech and Web Design Industry

Social Media

Copywriting Industry

Program Management

BENEFIT

Grav·i·tas

ˈɡravəˌtäs/

noun: gravitas

dignity, seriousness, orsolemnity of manner.”

synonyms: dignity, seriousness, solemnity, gravity,

More authority, weightiness

Refine the list of your values and select the best one to two you want to add in your personal statement

Build stronger relationships and understand how your human capital(skills) adds value to others increasing your social capital

Create a cover letter example using my skills and qualifications example

Let’s Connect

Be Confident, Be Creative, Be You