“Martha and I worked together in a variety of contexts -- crafting business presentations,developing branding strategies, and creating assets for talent acquisition. While Martha's abilities as a communication specialist are clear, what sets her apart is her ability to see the larger, strategic picture and weave the most appropriate themes into the messaging. I would recommend her not just as a communications professional but also as a thought partner.”
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You admire someone in your field. What’s the best way to approach them?
Honestly, a little bit of all the buckets of advice is right. But, real human connection comes from being authentic and personal. Why do you admire this person? What about you might be something that they find interesting? Such as: Did you write a paper that mentioned their research? Are you doing something that is adjacent to their work that you could talk engage them on? Have a conversation topic (or topics) that could go into an authentic exchange of ideas.
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What are some ways an executive coach can improve employee engagement?
An executive coach can help both the employee and the leader in this situation. From an employee perspective, coaching can help them understand how their current career opportunity can further their own skills. It can also help them work through challenges that might be butting up against their value system. For leaders, coaching can help them see blindspots (especially if they're open to a 360 like Hogan). It can also help them address culture challenges that they haven't seen before. And, honestly, many leaders have imposter syndrome, which can hurt their ability to see their role clearly, which in turn hurts their ability to lead their team. Addressing their own growth and learning helps them help their team.
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What are some techniques for keeping a group on task during facilitation?
It's important for a facilitator to recognize when their participants are distracted and need a minute. It's so easy to just jam all the content in and keep going because you're anxious about getting all the content into the workshop. We are living in a day and age of adult ADHD, so adapt! I recently joined a remote training where there was a 10 minute break every 70-90 minutes. It was amazing as a participant because I knew I'd be able to address that pressing email or errand. I knew I'd get to stretch my legs. A fun energizer when folks return are always great - like Mentimeter polls for remote sessions or quick exercises in person, like building something quickly out of LEGO or challenging folks to get a piece of paper across a room.
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What are some strategies for coaching leaders with imposter syndrome?
At times when I'm talking to leaders who are having bouts of imposter syndrome (or whatever term they assign to it), I ask them about past successes. I also help them shift to thinking about how they'll approach something - getting them into solving the issues that they were hired to do. I help them see how they're excited about the challenge and how they're contributing. For some though, the imposter syndrome is coming from not feeling as secure in their relationship with the other leaders around them. That's always worth exploring to help them see how and why they are part of those leadership teams - and to also be reminded that no body is perfect.
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Volunteer Experience
Publications
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Presentations
Quick Study Business Guides
Quick guide on how to create presentations, through the 3 phases: planning, designing, and delivering. Available at various bookstores.
Projects
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Sensors, Devices and Wearables: Humans Interconnected
As people, we are more electronically interconnected than ever; through smartphones, medical sensors, the internet, self-driving cars, and a myriad of other applications that was unimaginable a few years ago. But what implications does that have for us? Are we using these miracles as a method for connecting to other human beings or furthering our knowledge of the world, or are we becoming slaves to these devices?
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Live With Design: Haiti Project
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Facilitating innovative design thinking process for project with human rights group, Digital Democracy. Specific project is related to applying design thinking to creation of fund raising communications platforms for Women in Haiti. The Women in Haiti network is run by Haitian women in refugee camps who provide counseling, career training and medical care for victims of rape and those forced into prostitution.
Honors & Awards
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Changemaker network member
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Selected for exclusive change network program to help Citi shift it's culture towards simpler processes
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Women In Innovation Ambassador's Program
Women In Innovation
Selected for Women In Innovation's Ambassador program - a 1-2 year program for strengthening women's roles within innovation
Organizations
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Women In Innovation
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The Presentation Guild
Member
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