The Anatomy of a Blindside Workshop.

April 4, 6.30-8.30 PM

How do hard working talented women get set up to fail?

The workplace is a highly politicized environment where key decisions about who gets ahead, who gets the plum assignments, and who gets the scarce resources are not just decided on merit. There is often a power grid, that is so hidden and buried that women don’t even know it exists and because they don’t know it exists, they can accidentally get blindsided.

Lack of access to informal networks and critical information puts women at a distinct disadvantage in not knowing the “rules of the game” and not receiving information in a timely manner. Promotion is the tool for access to the informal networks that control the decision making process and political savvy is the skill to build allies and bridges to the key stakeholders.

In this workshop, attendees will learn how to avoid the blindside by:

•  Embracing the politics to get ahead and stay ahead.
•  Mapping the power grid: Identifying the key stakeholders and rating their influence
•  Using 3 critical tools to become politically savvy and position themselves for success.

Bonnie Marcus, M.Ed.,

Enterpreneur, Radio show host: GPS Your Career: A Woman’s Guide To Success

An award winning entrepreneur, Forbes contributing writer and founder of principal of Women’s Success Coaching, Bonnie assists professional women to successfully navigate the workplace and position and promote themselves to advance their careers. With 20+ years of sales and management experience, Bonnie’s extensive business background includes CEO of a ServiceMaster company and VP of Sales at Medical Staffing Network and two others national companies in the healthcare and software industries.  She has held executive positions in startup companies and Fortune 500 companies.

Her weekly radio show, GPS Your Career: A Woman’s Guide To Success, provides practical tips and resources for professional women to succeed in business. In addition to ForbesWoman, Bonnie has been published in WomenEntrepreneur, Central Valley Business Times. She has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Diversity MBA, and CIO Magazine.

Forbes.com honored Women’s Success Coaching in 2010, 2011, and 2012 as one of the Top 100 Websites for Professional Women stating, “Women’s Success Coaching weighs on the many building blocks of empowering women in business, from assertive communication to self promotion to sensitivity training.”

Bonnie received a BA from Connecticut College and a M.Ed. from New York University.

Bonnie@WomensSuccessCoaching.com