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WOMEN IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFORMING YOUR CAREER
DR. NAT’E GUYTON, RN, MSN, CPHIMS, NE-BC
TRANSFORMATIONAL CAREER CHOICES
10 PRACTICAL STEPS TO HELP YOU CHANGE YOUR LIFE
AND CLAIM YOUR NEW CAREER
OBJECTIVES
Identify 10 transformational principles
Apply the 10 transformational principles to real life application
Provide practical solutions to help the learners transition into technology
roles.
MY STORY
WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY
1. ALTER YOUR PERCEPTIONS
• You are qualified for the job…..
STATISTICS
In 2013, women received 57% of all undergraduate
degrees but represented only 18% of all Computer and
Information Sciences undergraduate degrees. There
has been a 79% decline, between 1990 and 2013, in the
number of incoming undergraduate women interested
in majoring in Computer Science. As a result, only
26% of computer scientists today are female.
2. ELINIMATE CLUTTER
3. REMOVE CONTRAINTS
4. DON’T BE TRACEABLE
5. SHATTER THE RULES
6. BUILD PARTNERSHIPS
7. KICK DOWN THE GATES
8. VISIONARY VS SYSTEMS THINKING
9. SHOW GRATITUDE
10. LET GO AND LET GOD
10 PRINCIPLES
1. Alter your perception
2. Eliminate clutter
3. Remove constraints
4. Shatter the rules
5. Kick down the gates
6. Don’t be traceable
7. Visionary vs systems thinking
8. Build partnerships
9. Show gratitude
10. Let go and let God
TAKE AWAYS AND NEXT STEPS…….
Mentees and Students:
1. Identify two mentors and ask them to serve as a Mentor for you. Select a Mentor to
help you be accountable and successful.
2. Identify two technology associations that you will join this year, attend every
networking event and meeting for at least one year.
3. Commit to meeting 10 new people at this conference, obtain their business card,
and stay in contact with them for at least one year.
4. Select your next educational advancement (college, a certification), develop a plan
to complete it and put the plan on your mirror…..review the plan everyday.
TAKE AWAYS AND NEXT STEPS…….
Mentors and Leaders:
1. For those of you who are already in the field of technology or in leadership
positions, please identify yourself as you may want to serve as a mentor to
someone in the conference. Select 2 Mentees to pour into this year.
2. Write an article, publish a book or present at a conference, telling your story to
encourage your fellow “women in technology”.
3. In terms of career development, engaging with an executive coach may help
you transition to that next level.
