Title: Power Beyond Title and Presence
Abstract:
When we conjure up images of powerful people, those likely include high-ranking executives and members of illustrious boards. Their choices shape the lives of their employees, customers, and even communities.
If you’re not already one of those powerful people but aspire to, where do you even begin? What do you do when power has historically been held by a group of people who are nothing like you? How do you get others to recognize and value what you bring to the table?
Here’s some good news:
Power isn’t innate or something you’re born with. It can be developed.
Power isn’t an ambiguous concept. It can be broken down into specifics which you can master.
It isn’t binary in that you either have it or you don’t. You can learn to flex your power depending on the situation.
In this session, you will:
Understand what power actually is
Parse apart the different sources of power
Identify what kind of power you have, and what kind you need to expand
Develop your own custom strategy for influence
Nenuca's bio:
Nenuca Syquia is the CEO and Founder of Better Organizations by Design (BOxD), a consulting firm dedicated to aligning the people side of client's businesses with their strategy and goals. The firm offers services in organization design, team coaching, executive and leader development, DEI, change and integration. If you're thinking, "That's quite the breadth of services!" You are right, and that is 100% by design. Nenuca refers to this as "tying together the layers of change," which increases the odds of successful change, whether it is primarily at the organization, team or leader levels.
Having transformed businesses large and small, across industries, and at different parts in their lifecycle - from Sanofi to The San Francisco Ballet and Google to family-owned businesses - Nenuca has seen almost everything. As an entrepreneur, leader of a global team, and immigrant, she can relate to a wide variety of challenges firsthand.
As a regular speaker at conferences, webinars and podcasts, Nenuca is known for making complex topics accessible and actionable. She introduces new concepts and blends them with examples from the zeitgeist, clients' stories, and her own personal life to create an engaging and informative experience.
Nenuca holds a Masters of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University and a Masters of Science in Organizational Development from the University of San Francisco. She has been recognized as one of Silicon Valley Business Journal's 100 Most Influential Women and by CEO Monthly as Business Consulting CEO of the Year for California. Outside of BOxD, she serves as the Co-Chair of the Silicon Valley Chapter of 50/50 (an established nationwide organization dedicated to achieving gender equity on corporate boards) and as a City Commissioner for the city of Sunnyvale, CA, advising on equity-related issues.