Getting to the Next Level with Lynn Terwoerds

Lynn Terwoerds, the Executive Director of the Executive Women’s Forum, shares what she’s learned about how to make it to the next level in your career. Lynn shares what she hopes will help women see the value in knowing what you want, building a plan to that goal, knowing yourself personally and as others see you, and then being able to tell a consistent story so that everyone you meet, everyone in your current network, even people who bump into your family will see and hear a coherent message about your career direction. So often, we confuse the people around us by being vague, inconsistent or uncertain. Getting to the next level is about making sure you stack the odds in your favor by taking control of the things you have control over and not obsessing over the things you can’t control.

In this episode, Lynn points us to some great resources including the Critical Thinking Worksheet, Leading Ladies “Why” Tool, and the Networking Worksheet. This episode is full of incredibly helpful, practical, tactical, and strategic things you can do to identify:

·         What do I really want?

·         How do I devise a resilient plan?

·         Where am I in my journey?

·         How do I include my family and friends in this journey?

·         How do I build the right network?

About Lynn Terwoerds

Lynn Terwoerds, Executive Director, joined the Executive Women’s Forum in 2016 after 20+ years as a global cybersecurity expert and leader at Microsoft, Barclays PLC in London, and Oracle. She is a founding member of the Cloud Security Alliance and serves on the nonprofit board and chairs the Audit and Risk Committee for the Northwest Maritime Center. As the Executive Director, Terwoerds has overall strategic and operational responsibility for staff, programs, expansion, and execution of the EWF mission. The Executive Director, in conjunction with the CEO and staff, develops core programs and strategic business plans.