Fireside Chat Series - Getting the Best Out of Life

Our mission is to empower people with life lessons and career coaching.

FIRESIDE CHAT SERIES

GETTING THE BEST OUT OF LIFE Hosted by Tosin Joel

Stanford GSBÂ

Lung Consulting Grp.

V.A. Foundation

Changing the world, one person at a time.

#GTBOOL SUMMARY

Week 1 INTRODUCTION How do we utilize our strengths and weaknesses along with valuable feedback to get the best out of life?

Week 3 VALUE CAPTURE: MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES How do we capture the benefits of what we have created?

Week 5 PERSONAL JOURNEY: WHAT KEPT YOU GOING Meeting the right people and learning from their experiences can significantly improve our own personal journeys.

Week 2 VALUE CREATION: THE ROLE OF GRIT How do we create value? What role does grit and grace play in value creation?

Week 4 NETWORKING & LEVERAGING ON RELATIONSHIPS What does it take to cultivate strategic relationships and build a powerful network of allies?

Week 6 CAREER TRANSITIONS: MAKING YOUR NEXT MOVE How do we identify opportunities in every season of life?

WEEK 1

INTRODUCTION

We often focus on our strengths and neglect our weaknesses.

However, addressing our weaknesses can help us improve and ultimately open up unexpected opportunities.

Reflection is a great door to self-awareness. We build and perform better when we reflect.

REFLECT What are my strengths and weaknesses?

Ask for honest feedback from someone in your network.

Take notes on the feedback you receive and think about how you can work on them.

Write a daily journal entry of key insights from your day.

PANELISTS Tosin Joel - Host Host of Fireside Chat Series: Getting the best out of Life #GTBOOL Life & career coach, Innovator & Exploration Projects Manager at ENI Stanford GSB Milan, Italy

Subathra Rajendran Chef de service Ingénierie at ENI Italy + Congo

WEEK 2

VALUE CREATION: THE ROLE OF GRIT

Value creation is about achieving career objectives. We need to begin by identifying our personal goals and objectives. Once identified, inform people that you are keen and eager to grow. Take opportunities as they arise and surround yourself with people that can get you to where you want to be.

Remember that talent is only a small piece of the puzzle. To create value, we also need grit. We need to sacrifice more than others. Set goals that actually challenge you. If it isn't challenging, then there probably isn't any grit in your execution. Create a plan. This will help focus your grit in the right direction and create value.

REFLECT "If you have a destination in mind, then the way becomes important." - Tosin "You are responsible for what happens to you." - Erik "Most of our time is spent on our careers. Make sure you do what you are passionate about." - Matt

PANELISTS

Tosin Joel - Host

Erik Björkman CEO and Co-founder at Saga Sleeping Technologies Stanford GSB Stockholm, Sweden

Matt Mccabe Senior Finance Manager at Electronic Arts (EA) Geneva, Switzerland

WEEK 3

VALUE CAPTURE: MAXIMIZING OPPORTUNITIES

Value capture is how we get the benefits from what we have created. Don't be rigid in your decision making but rather gain strength by being bold. Boldness comes from understanding your industry and where people are being hired. What are the needs?

This is helpful to decide how to change. Positioning and luck are also factors in success. Build a personal reputation and identify people that can help you along the way.

Your ability to solve problems helps maximize value. Learn to distinguish between interest and position. A higher salary is a position. But if we offer to solve a problem, we are able to also satisfy our interests. Be conscious about the decisions you make. You define where you go and how fast you get there.

REFLECT "Value capture is how we get the benefits from what we have created." - Kirill Think about what you want to achieve and be conscious about the decisions you make.

Seek to solve problems. This will direct you to opportunities.

"At every stage of life, we need to reinvent" - Tosin

PANELISTS

Tosin Joel - Host

Kirill Silkin Managing Director at Wintershall Noordzee Value Investing, Columbia Business School Negotiation, London School of Economics The Hague Area, Netherlands

WEEK 4

NETWORKING & LEVERAGING ON

RELATIONSHIPS

Networking is about providing value. When we have something to offer, we are able to build a strong network. Our resilience shows that we are valuable and desire to build something great. To leverage on relationships, treat people the way you would like to be treated. Make friends everywhere you go because this is a valuable source of wealth.

REFLECT "Reputation matters. Treat people the way you would like to be treated." - Josep "Fight for what you believe." -Josep "Cultivate the relationship genuinely so that with time they become your allies in the work place." - Lamé "Be a dependable part of the network." - Lamé "Relationship building is an opportunity to gain social capital." - Viktoriya "Never eat lunch with the same people." - Viktoriya

PANELISTS Josep A. Aliagas Partner at GS Capital Member BOD, Digital Investments & Strategy Blockchain Strategy, University of Oxford San Francisco, California

Tosin Joel - Host Lamé Verre Founder Alaric & Ass. Imperial College Business School University of Oxford

Viktoriya Fedulova Director of Strategic Programs at Satair, an Airbus Services Company Copenhagen Area, Denmark

WEEK 5

PERSONAL JOURNEY: WHAT KEPT YOU GOING

Speak up and volunteer for opportunities as they arise. Through volunteering, you gain sponsors who speak on your behalf. Don't turn down opportunities simply because they don't fit within your set plan. Instead, keep an open mind and learn to lean in to discomfort.

REFLECT "Take advantage of opportunities. Don’t put blinkers on!"

- Isabella "Persevere through all the pain." "Start with smaller interest until you're able to reach your larger interests."Â - Ada "Keep investing in your skills. Keep being curious." - Uros "Don't look at failure as something you're lacking but use it as an experiment for yourself and observe what happens." - Jennifer "Keep going. Chose the right people to support you in your journey. It's up to you to decide if you will be affected by other people's opinion." - Jocelyne

PANELISTS

Tosin Joel - Host

Isabella Bardswell

Ada Ali

Google Cloud Business EMEA Digital Transformation Lead Stanford GSB Uni. of Birmingham

Eni, A.I Manager MSc Eng. Management UniPort, BSc. Chemical Eng. Principal Mentor

Jocelyne Machevo

Jennifer Anderson

Ext. Relations Mgr. Ambassador for Mozambican Women in Energy & Power Play Civil Eng. ISUTC, Mz

Dr. Uros B. Lekic

Nike, Global Reporting & Data Governance Director. CA Stanford GSB University of Portland

StoreDNA EMEA Director Stanford GSB PhD, Engineering

WEEK 6

MAKING YOUR NEXT MOVE

We can achieve so much more than what we think we can. But we need to overcome the imposter syndrome. Our failures and difficulties can teach us to use skills we didn't even know we had.

So get the clutter out of your head and make your next move.

REFLECT "What will be your legacy when you're gone? This is what will make you extremely powerful." "Clear up the clutter in your brain. No one is actually thinking about you the way you think about yourself." - Tosin "Be comfortable with the uncomfortable." "If you're pursuing a new challenge lean in to it and tackle it head on." - Angela "Your new role is based on what you're capable of not what you're not. You are given a job based on your skills. So be open and be flexible." - Giuseppe "Never be defined by your past. If our mentality is positive, then we can liberate ourselves." "Develop your mental strength." - Giorgia Ranzi "Pioneer and reform the role. Don't let stereotypes define you." "Redefine impossible because it doesn't truly exist. Do not look at your role as what it is. Look at your role as what it could be." - Lisa Sibilia

PANELISTS Angela Hands CEO at Development Beyond Learning Stanford GSB Sydney, Australia

Lisa Sibilia Co-CEO Youtopian Co-Chair LEAD Mentor Network Stanford GSB

Tosin Joel - Host

Giuseppe Casagrande Giorgia Ranzi Global Digital Leader, Smart Power Div. ABB Bradford University Milan, Italy

Founder, Ranzi Law Firm Rep. Italian Office of Commerce, UAE University Cattolica

This event was organized to mentor and inspire those among the African diaspora in search of career progression, living a fulfilled life and making an impact.

THE EVENT WAS HOSTED BY TOSIN JOEL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH

Lung Consulting Grp.

V.A. Foundation

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