Carla Harris: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
Carla Harris: Como encontrar a pessoa que pode nos ajudar a progredir no trabalho
At Morgan Stanley, Carla Harris is responsible for improving the access to capital for female and multicultural founders, as well as increasing client connectivity to enhance revenue generation. Full bio
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commonly used phrase on Wall Street
muito usada em Wall Street
evaluative process
de avaliação de final de ano
all the way up to managing directors.
vice-presidentes até diretores-gerais.
were discussed behind closed doors
a portas fechadas, sobre eles,
ou seja, "a mesa-redonda",
the lower bucket --
into a bonus range
to each professional.
and as I observed,
that was responsible
of a conversation.
that had the responsibility
que tinham a responsabilidade
de todos os candidatos.
of all the candidates.
who were supposed to comment
que deveriam comentar
de um candidato era apresentada.
that those other people
era que essas outras pessoas
than the folks that were being discussed
que estavam em discussão
some interaction with those candidates.
alguma interação com esses candidatos.
at this roundtable for the first time,
nessa mesa-redonda pela primeira vez,
would go through this same way,
passaria pelo mesmo caminho,
decided in the same way,
da mesma maneira.
how this concept of a meritocracy
esse conceito de meritocracia
walking out of business school
quando estava saindo da escola de negócios
our process, is a meritocracy.
nosso processo é uma meritocracia.
is that you're smart,
nesta empresa é ser inteligente,
and you work really hard,
exactly how that worked.
exatamente como isso funcionava.
call the first person's name.
o nome da primeira pessoa:
for presenting Joe's case did just that.
o caso de Joe fez apenas isso.
someone interrupted and said,
alguém interrompeu e disse:
and quantitative skills.
analíticas e quantitativas.
should go in the top bucket."
para o nível superior".
someone said, "Solid candidate.
mas capaz de fazer o trabalho".
but a good pair of hands."
should go in the middle bucket."
para o nível intermediário".
could present Arnold's case,
apresentar o caso de Arnold,
This kid doesn't have a clue.
esse garoto não sabe absolutamente nada.
should go in the bottom bucket."
para o nível inferior".
that I clutched my pearls --
em choque, agarrei minhas pérolas...
that this idea of a meritocracy
que essa ideia de meritocracia,
is really just a myth.
é realmente apenas um mito.
meritocratic environment
100% meritocrático
involved in the evaluative equation,
envolvido na equação avaliativa,
would have to be behind closed doors
ter alguém atrás daquelas portas
around that table
em torno daquela mesa
"Well, who is that person?
"Quem é essa pessoa?
the popular business terms at the time,
de negócios usado na época,
can't be a mentor,
não pode ser um mentor,
is to give you tailored advice,
é dar conselhos personalizados,
and to your career aspirations.
e suas aspirações de carreira.
the good, the bad and the ugly
o bom, o ruim e o feio,
a champion or an advocate,
interceder ou lutar por você,
have to spend any currency
necessariamente usar seu capital
get invited to the room
convidado para a sala a portas fechadas
this person should be called.
deveria ser chamada.
at the University of Michigan
na Universidade de Michigan
that I had learned
após meus três breves anos em Wall Street,
that is carrying your interest,
que apoia seus interesses,
carrying your paper into the room,
que leva sua papelada para a sala,
político e social dela com você,
and social capital on you,
to pound the table on your behalf,
por que você precisa de um?"
that I can think of,
em que eu consiga pensar,
health care, financial services,
médica, nos serviços financeiros,
a human element.
that measure of subjectivity.
uma parcela de subjetividade.
in who is presenting your case.
em quem apresenta seu caso.
any objective data that you might have.
quaisquer dados objetivos sobre você.
in how they say what they're going to say
em como dizem o que vão dizer
that that person who is speaking,
de que aquela pessoa que está falando,
whatever it is for you,
seja lá o que for importante para você,
someone sees you in an environment
alguém vê você em um ambiente
isso acontecer para você.
to make it happen for you.
that you are successful."
we know it doesn't really happen that way.
sabemos que isso não acontece assim.
this concept of currency
esse conceito de capital
your ability to get a sponsor.
sua capacidade de obter um patrocinador.
in any environment:
em qualquer ambiente:
and relationship currency.
e o capital do relacionamento.
is the currency that is generated
which was asked of you
above people's expectations,
acima das expectativas das pessoas,
como o mercado de ações.
40 cents a share,
is valuable for three reasons.
é valioso por três razões.
get you paid and promoted
você ser pago e promovido
it may attract a sponsor.
o forte capital do desempenho
in the environment, as I said earlier,
no ambiente, como eu disse anteriormente,
may be attracted to you.
possa ser atraído para você.
your power and ask for one.
exercitar seu poder e pedir um.
is now most important.
é mais importante.
is the currency that is generated
in the people in your environment,
nas pessoas do seu ambiente,
in the people in your environment.
nas pessoas do seu ambiente.
to use their hard-earned
pessoal dela em seu favor
currency on your behalf
any interaction with them.
qualquer interação com ela.
the time to connect, to engage
para se relacionar, se envolver
that are in your environment,
que estão em seu ambiente
the opportunity to know you.
a oportunidade de conhecer você.
that when you approach them
de que, quando você se aproximar delas
in the affirmative.
de maneira afirmativa.
that you have to have a sponsor,
que precisa ter um patrocinador,
you identify a sponsor.
three primary characteristics.
características primárias.
a seat at the decision-making table,
na mesa de tomada de decisão,
behind closed doors,
they'd better have some power.
é melhor que ele tenha poder.
that they have those three things.
que ele tenha essas três coisas.
identified the person,
in getting promoted this year.
em ser promovido este ano.
anything else to prove my worthiness
a esta empresa para provar meu mérito
has to be behind closed doors
tem de estar dentro daquela sala
and pounding the table.
e batendo na mesa.
and you are aware of the client feedback,
e está ciente do feedback do cliente,
arguing on my behalf."
argumentando em meu favor".
de relacionamento,
that he will answer yes,
de ele responder sim,
that Jim might say no,
that he would tell you no.
that he has enough exposure to your work
exposição suficiente ao seu trabalho
behind closed doors
a portas fechadas
on your behalf.
he has the juice to get it done,
influência para fazer isso,
have the power to do it
in that conversation with you.
nessa conversa com você.
that he would tell you no,
valuable information for you
uma informação valiosa para você,
your next conversation with a sponsor
conversa com um patrocinador
a little bit more impactful.
it is to have a sponsor.
a importância de se ter um patrocinador.
in your career.
em sua carreira.
in your career without a mentor,
em sua carreira sem um mentor,
in any organization without a sponsor.
sem um patrocinador.
should ask yourself regularly,
se pergunte com frequência:
who is carrying your paper into the room,
quem leva sua papelada para a sala,
some of your hardworking energies
parte da energia do seu trabalho duro
com o patrocinador,
to your success.
para o seu sucesso.
that are in the room.
que estão aqui.
about what people are going to say
com o que as pessoas vão dizer
you might be supporting someone
possa estar apoiando uma pessoa
after several decades on Wall Street
de várias décadas em Wall Street
is to give it away,
seu poder é compartilhá-lo livremente,
is at the heart of your power.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carla Harris - Business executive, authorAt Morgan Stanley, Carla Harris is responsible for improving the access to capital for female and multicultural founders, as well as increasing client connectivity to enhance revenue generation.
Why you should listen
In her 30-year career, Carla Harris has had extensive industry experiences in the technology, media, retail, telecommunications, transportation, industrial and healthcare sectors. In August 2013, she was appointed by President Barack Obama to chair the National Women's Business Council. Harris was named to Fortune Magazine's list of "The 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in Corporate America," US Banker's "Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Finance" (2009, 2010, 2011), Black Enterprise's "Top 75 Most Powerful Women in Business" (2017) and "Top 75 African Americans on Wall Street," Essence Magazine's list of "The 50 Women Who Are Shaping the World" and Ebony's list of the "Power 100" and "15 Corporate Women at the Top." She is the past chair of the board of the Morgan Stanley Foundation and of The Executive Leadership Council, and she is a member of the board of overseers of Harvard University and the board of directors of the Walmart Corporation. She's the author of the books Strategize to Win and Expect to Win.
In her other life, Harris is a singer and has released three gospel CDs, including Unceasing Praise, Joy Is Waiting, and Carla's First Christmas, which was featured on the CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. She has performed five sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall.
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