BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Honolulu BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19470608T023000 TZOFFSETFROM:-1130 TZOFFSETTO:-1000 TZNAME:HST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20250523T215249Z UID:97D7FEBC-83EC-487D-BAC5-1B8B937F1055 DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250523T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Honolulu:20250523T103000 DESCRIPTION:A few Tips to Manage Professional Development & Career Security \n\nWorkplace habits and expectations have changed significantly in the la st several years.\n\nSurviving and thriving depends on your ability to gra sp the broader picture and hone some essential\nskills.\n\nIn these days o f extreme competition\, what is it that makes you get that job or assignme nt that you are very good at? The invariable answer: when someone like a p rofessor\, manager\, or peer makes a recommendation or provides a referenc e\, the likelihood of success is much higher than going it alone. Making s ure that professors/managers/peers are familiar with your work and persona lity attributes is crucial to getting desirable results. Consider\, for ex ample\, starting early on and offering your help or services to professors /manager/peers\, and follow through with it—and when the time comes\, ma ke a request for a recommendation. The resulting recommendation is much mo re beneficial just because of your approach to networking. Thus\, in order to get something from a network\, you are contributing or investing in th e network upfront\, for a much better outcome. This presentation discusses the why and how of networking internals to increase your chances of succe ss and the quantity and quality of returns.\n\nLikewise\, if we do not man age relations with managers and peers in the workplace\, we will not have the resources to get our jobs done. Communication—of all kinds—is an e ssential part of this management. Can we ask better questions? How do we w ork with difficult people? Do we always say nice things\, but carry a stic k? Have we tried talking-up? Are we deadline-passionate\, and how do we ma nage that?\n\nDo you believe that conflict holds creative potential\, conf lict is unavoidable and common\, and conflict and negotiation are central parts of workplace life? If you do\, you are already ahead in the game. Fo r most of the remaining folks who get stressed out dreading conflict in th e workplace\, this presentation offers perspectives on conflict in the wor kplace and practical approach to handle conflicts or differences. We inclu de discussions on topics such as handling criticism\, and how important it is for us to deviate from our comfort zones once in a while to set differ ent expectations for everyone—including ourselves.\n\nWe will discuss al l this and more with examples and anecdotes.\n\nYou'll walk away more awar e to train yourself to be relevant and successful in today's workplace.\n\ n[]\n\nSpeaker(s): Bala Prasanna\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.or g/m/469860 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469860 ORGANIZER:brianne.tengan@ieee.org SEQUENCE:16 SUMMARY:Navigating the Career Jungle: Unleashing Your Success in Today's Wo rk Landscape URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/469860 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>A few Tips to Manage Professional Developm ent &amp\; Career Security</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Workplace habits and ex pectations have changed significantly in the last several years.&nbsp\;</p >\n<p>Surviving and thriving depends on your ability to grasp the broader picture and hone some essential<br>skills.</p>\n<p>In these days of extrem e competition\, what is it that makes you get that job or assignment that you are&nbsp\;very good at? The invariable answer: when someone like a pro fessor\, manager\, or peer makes a&nbsp\;recommendation or provides a refe rence\, the likelihood of success is much higher than going it alone.&nbsp \;Making sure that professors/managers/peers are familiar with your work a nd personality attributes is&nbsp\;crucial to getting desirable results. C onsider\, for example\, starting early on and offering your help or&nbsp\; services to professors/manager/peers\, and follow through with it&mdash\;a nd when the time comes\, make a&nbsp\;request for a recommendation. The re sulting recommendation is much more beneficial just because of&nbsp\;your approach to networking. Thus\, in order to get something from a network\, you are contributing or&nbsp\;investing in the network upfront\, for a muc h better outcome. This presentation discusses the why and&nbsp\;how of net working internals to increase your chances of success and the quantity and quality of returns.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Likewise\, if we do not manage relatio ns with managers and peers in the workplace\, we will not have the resourc es to get our jobs done. Communication&mdash\;of all kinds&mdash\;is an es sential part of this management. Can we ask better questions? How do we wo rk with difficult people? Do we always say nice things\, but carry a stick ? Have we tried talking-up? Are we deadline-passionate\, and how do we man age that?</p>\n<p>Do you believe that conflict holds creative potential\, conflict is unavoidable and common\, and conflict and negotiation are cent ral parts of workplace life? If you do\, you are already ahead in the game . For most of the remaining folks who get stressed out dreading conflict i n the workplace\, this presentation offers perspectives on conflict in the workplace and practical approach to handle conflicts or differences. We i nclude discussions on topics such as handling criticism\, and how importan t it is for us to deviate from our comfort zones once in a while to set di fferent expectations for everyone&mdash\;including ourselves.</p>\n<p><br> We will discuss all this and more with examples and anecdotes.</p>\n<p><br >You'll walk away more aware to train yourself to be relevant and successf ul in today's workplace.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><img style="display: bloc k\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" src="https://events.vtools.i eee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/28e7e9cd-5907-4953-bfc2-2b34d1bc0b69" alt= "" width="643" height="643"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR