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FIND YOUR PATH AND PASSION DEVELOPER TO MANAGER CHRIS POWERS GROUPON @CHRISJPOWERS HTTP://CHRISJPOWERS.COM

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March 2013

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Money, power, prestige…?

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Makes parents happy

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Maximize impact

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Horror Stories

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“So you’re a chef — can you farm?” MITCH HEDBERG

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“Being a manager is the same as being a tech lead, but you hire and fire people.”

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Where’s the manual?!

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Is this something I can do?

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WHAT AM I IN FOR? WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?

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Past managers color our vision

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Powerful, or empowering?

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Mentorship

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Building programs => Building people

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Building systems => Building teams

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Value Add => Value Multiply

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Engine => Steering Wheel

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Indispensable => Invisible

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Clarity => Ambiguity

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Hard Skills => Soft Skills

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Personal Morale => Team Morale

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WHAT’S MY MOTIVATION? WHY MAKE THE CHANGE?

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October 2011

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Is this something I can do?

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Is this something I can do? Is this something I am?

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Focus or obfuscation

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Self projection

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May 2006

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Integration over Balance

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PRACTICAL STEPS HOW DO I KNOW FOR SURE?

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April 2007

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More than one path

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Find the common thread

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Edgar Schein (MIT) Career Anchors

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Technical/Functional competence General Managerial competence Autonomy/Independence Security/Stability

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Entrepreneurial Creativity Service/Dedication to a cause Pure Challenge Lifestyle

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MY ORGANIZATION MY TEAM ME

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MY ORGANIZATION MY TEAM ME ALIGNED TASKS

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MY ORGANIZATION MY TEAM ME MIS-ALIGNED TASKS

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MY ORGANIZATION MY TEAM ME MIS-ALIGNED ROLE

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November 2000

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Mastery

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Understand your motivations. Pursue mastery.

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THANK YOU. CHRIS POWERS GROUPON @CHRISJPOWERS HTTP://CHRISJPOWERS.COM