Carla Harris: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
Carla Harris: Cum să găseşti persoana care te poate propulsa în carieră
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
foarte folosită pe Wall Street
evaluative process
all the way up to managing directors.
vice preşedinţii şi directorii.
were discussed behind closed doors
era discutată în spatele uşilor închise
aşa-numita masă rotundă,
the lower bucket --
into a bonus range
to each professional.
and as I observed,
şi după cum am observat,
that was responsible
of a conversation.
rezultatului conversaţiei.
that had the responsibility
care aveau responsabilitatea
of all the candidates.
who were supposed to comment
care aveau rolul de a comenta
that those other people
că acei oameni
than the folks that were being discussed
faţă de cei despre care se discuta
some interaction with those candidates.
puţină interacţiune cu acei candidaţi.
at this roundtable for the first time,
să iau parte la această evaluare,
would go through this same way,
voi fi evaluată la fel,
decided in the same way,
decis în acelaşi mod,
how this concept of a meritocracy
cum acest concept al meritocraţiei
walking out of business school
după finalizarea studiilor,
our process, is a meritocracy.
se bazează pe meritocraţie.
is that you're smart,
dacă eşti deşteaptă,
and you work really hard,
exactly how that worked.
să văd exact cum funcţionează.
call the first person's name.
numind prima persoană.
for presenting Joe's case did just that.
cu prezentarea acestui caz a început.
someone interrupted and said,
cineva l-a întrerupt şi a spus:
and quantitative skills.
şi cantitative deosebite.
should go in the top bucket."
ar trebui să ajungă în vârf."
someone said, "Solid candidate.
cineva a spus: „Un candidat foarte bun.
but a good pair of hands."
dar își face treaba bine."
should go in the middle bucket."
să fie la nivelul mediu."
could present Arnold's case,
This kid doesn't have a clue.
Puştiul ăsta nu are habar.
should go in the bottom bucket."
ar trebui să fie la nivelul inferior."
that I clutched my pearls --
mi-am strâns perlele în pumn
în numele meu?"
that this idea of a meritocracy
că această idee a meritocraţiei
is really just a myth.
este doar un mit.
meritocratic environment
de meritocraţie 100%
involved in the evaluative equation,
implicat în procesul de evaluare,
would have to be behind closed doors
va trebui să fie în spatele uşilor închise
around that table
în jurul mesei rotunde
"Well, who is that person?
„Ei bine, cine este acea persoană?
the popular business terms at the time,
la termenii de business la modă atunci,
can't be a mentor,
nu poate să fie un mentor,
is to give you tailored advice,
trebuie să-ţi ofere sfaturi personalizate,
and to your career aspirations.
the good, the bad and the ugly
ce e bine, ce e rău şi ce e nasol
a champion or an advocate,
un apărător sau un avocat,
have to spend any currency
să-ţi cheltui resursele
get invited to the room
invitat în camera deciziilor
this person should be called.
această persoană.
at the University of Michigan
la Universitatea din Michigan
that I had learned
petrecuţi pe Wall Street,
that is carrying your interest,
care-ţi susţine interesul,
carrying your paper into the room,
duce dosarul în camera deciziilor,
and social capital on you,
şi social pentru tine,
to pound the table on your behalf,
în masă pentru tine,
that I can think of,
health care, financial services,
de sănătate sau financiar,
a human element.
that measure of subjectivity.
un nivel de subiectivitate.
in who is presenting your case.
în persoana care-ţi prezintă cazul.
any objective data that you might have.
orice informaţie obiectivă.
in how they say what they're going to say
ca să influenţeze rezultatul
that that person who is speaking,
ca acea persoană care vorbeşte,
whatever it is for you,
ceea ce ai nevoie,
someone sees you in an environment
când cineva te vede într-un mediu
to make it happen for you.
să-ţi împlinesc dorinţa.
that you are successful."
we know it doesn't really happen that way.
nu prea se întâmplă aşa.
this concept of currency
să vă prezint conceptul de capital
your ability to get a sponsor.
abilitatea voastră de a obţine un sponsor.
in any environment:
două tipuri de capital:
and relationship currency.
şi capital de relaţii.
is the currency that is generated
which was asked of you
above people's expectations,
îndatoririle peste aşteptări,
40 cents a share,
asemănător cu valoarea ta.
is valuable for three reasons.
este important din trei motive.
get you paid and promoted
şi o promovare
it may attract a sponsor.
de performanţă puternic
in the environment, as I said earlier,
may be attracted to you.
un sponsor ar putea fi atras de tine.
cu toţii campionii.
your power and ask for one.
şi poţi cere unul.
is now most important.
are o importanţă majoră.
is the currency that is generated
in the people in your environment,
în oamenii din mediul tău,
in the people in your environment.
în oamenii din mediul tău.
to use their hard-earned
să-şi folosească influenţa personală
currency on your behalf
any interaction with them.
the time to connect, to engage
timpul să construieşti relaţii
that are in your environment,
the opportunity to know you.
ca şi ei să te cunoască pe tine.
that when you approach them
ca atunci când îi abordezi
in the affirmative.
that you have to have a sponsor,
şi credeţi că aveţi nevoie de un sponsor,
you identify a sponsor.
despre cum putem identifica unul.
three primary characteristics.
trei caracteristici primare.
a seat at the decision-making table,
behind closed doors,
în spatele uşilor închise,
they'd better have some power.
that they have those three things.
sunt foarte importante.
identified the person,
această persoană,
in getting promoted this year.
anything else to prove my worthiness
să-mi dovedesc valoarea în acestă firmă
pentru această promovare,
has to be behind closed doors
în spatele uşilor închise
and pounding the table.
and you are aware of the client feedback,
şi cunoşti feedback-ul clienţilor,
arguing on my behalf."
să mă susţii."
that he will answer yes,
that Jim might say no,
that he would tell you no.
that he has enough exposure to your work
că-ţi cunoaşte munca destul de bine
behind closed doors
în spatele uşilor închise
on your behalf.
he has the juice to get it done,
că el are influenţa necesară,
have the power to do it
in that conversation with you.
într-o conversaţie cu tine.
that he would tell you no,
pentru care te-ar putea refuza
valuable information for you
valoroasă pentru tine
your next conversation with a sponsor
conversaţie cu un sponsor
a little bit more impactful.
un impact puţin mai mare.
it is to have a sponsor.
este să ai un sponsor.
in your career.
din cariera voastră.
in your career without a mentor,
în carieră şi fără un mentor,
in any organization without a sponsor.
fără un sponsor.
should ask yourself regularly,
încât ar trebui să vă întrebaţi periodic:
în camera deciziilor?
în camera deciziilor?"
who is carrying your paper into the room,
la această întrebare,
some of your hardworking energies
să-ţi aloci nişte energie
într-o relaţie cu un sponsor,
to your success.
pentru succesul tău.
să adresez câteva cuvinte
that are in the room.
din această încăpere.
în camera deciziilor,
de poziţia pe care o deţineţi,
about what people are going to say
despre ce vor spune oamenii
you might be supporting someone
că susţineţi pe cineva anume
after several decades on Wall Street
după câteva decenii pe Wall Street
is to give it away,
doar dacă o dai celorlalţi,
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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