Thriving not Surviving
Strategies to go from merely surviving to THRIVING for women in STEM
Where do you want to go?
When I think about career development, I find Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Places You Will Go!” bouncing around in my head. I know, it's crazy! In particular:
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go...”
The thing that draws me to this quote is the fact that Dr. Seuss made the reader responsible for where they will go. The same is true in creating a career path. We are the ones who are the driver of our careers. Sure, we will get help from mentors, managers and sponsors, yet it is up to us to pick a path, do the job and take the risks. We are also the ones who reap the rewards or suffer the consequences.
Your career is a journey; you will learn new things, find new paths and meet new people along the way. The path you first start down may not be where you end up at the end. My career started as a...
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Carol Dougherty
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I started my career as a process engineer in manufacturing facilities over 30 years ago, I worked my way up into supervision with people in multiple factories both domestically and internationally. It was during this time I realized my passion was to help other learn to do their jobs better, so I jumped into Training and Development. To better serve those I work with I become a certified coach. I specialize in helping women be heard for their brilliance.