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Pamela J. Stenson
President & WIL Chair
With 30+ years experience in technology and
management and a career-long dedication to
developing great leaders, Pam Stenson, President
of CIO Executive Council from IDG, is charged
with advocating and influencing this community
of the senior-most global business pioneers.
Having been part of the CEC since February
2007, Pam is the 2013 recipient of the prestigious
IDG Communications Entrepreneur of the Year
award. Pam is also active with the IT Women of
South Florida, WEST.org and Suffolk
University’s Center for Entrepreneurs.

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November 17, 2016
INNOTECHAustin
LeveragingYourPowerofInfluence
Pam Stenson
CEC President
Women in Leadership Chair

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Ø Organizational performance improves with diverse leadership
Ø Low representation of women in senior Fortune 500 roles
Ø Women struggle to advance in IT
Ø Low representation of women in CIO roles – fewer than 10%
Ø Women possess equivalent or higher levels of work experience, skills, and education
Ø Women do not receive promotions to executive-level positions at same rate or proportion as men
Ø Women face more challenges in succeeding in male-dominated leadership
Ø Women have strong collaboration and influence skills
Ø Women lack strategic orientation competencies
WOMENINLEADERSHIPFACTS

4. Journey to Future-State CIOⓇ

5. Strategic Orientation Definition
Ability to think long-term, interactively, and beyond one's own area.
It involves three key dimensions:
1. Business awareness
2. Critical analysis & integration of information
3. Ability to develop an action-oriented plan

6. Collaboration & Influence
Working effectively with, and influencing
those outside of your functional area for
positive impact on business performance.

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“Women do not tell when they are
successful. Instead they wait for
recognition and reward…
a wait that can last a career.”
- Patricia Gillette, Lawyer and Co-founder,
Opt-In (for advancing women)

8. SoWhat
AreWeGoingToDo
AboutIt?

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10. I.LEADERSHIPPRESENCE
II.COMMUNICATION
III.LEVERAGEYOURPOWEROFINFLUENCE

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“For people to follow some one willingly, the leader must be honest, forward-looking,
inspiring, and competent.”
Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
1. Model the way
2. Inspire a shared vision
3. Challenge the process
4. Enable others to act
5. Encourage the heart
KOUZESANDPOZNER,THELEADERSHIPCHALLENGE

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Ø “…can arise a creative impulse on people.”
Ø Top women social media power influencers
(assessed and analyzed by software)
Ø Women changing the world
Ø Large impact on our lives because of their personal ability to
influence others
Ø Advocate, vision leader
MOSTINFLUENTIALWOMEN

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WomenMaking
theWorlda
BetterPlace
whether you know their
names or not….
ØChai Jing
ØRula Ghani

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“Well-behaved women
rarely make history”
- Eleanor Roosevelt

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SELF-
ASSESSMENT
“What is your greatest
asset that you are
not leveraging
to influence others?”

18. Thank You
Happy Holidays to you & yours
@pamstenson
pstenson@cio.com
IDGCEC.COM