Carla Harris: How to find the person who can help you get ahead at work
كارلا هاريس: كيف تجد الشخص الذي يساعدك على التقدم في العمل
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
عبارة شائعة الاستخدام في وول ستريت
evaluative process
all the way up to managing directors.
وصولًا إلى المدراء الإداريين.
were discussed behind closed doors
خلف الأبواب المغلقة
the lower bucket --
الفئة السُفلى -
into a bonus range
to each professional.
and as I observed,
وكما لاحظت،
that was responsible
of a conversation.
that had the responsibility
تقع على عاتقهم مسؤولية
of all the candidates.
who were supposed to comment
من المفترض أن يقوموا بالتعقيب
that those other people
than the folks that were being discussed
الذين تتم مناقشتهم
some interaction with those candidates.
at this roundtable for the first time,
على تلك الطاولة المستديرة لأول مرة،
would go through this same way,
سيمر بنفس الطريقة،
بنفس الطريقة.
decided in the same way,
how this concept of a meritocracy
walking out of business school
بعد تخرجي من كلية إدارة الأعمال
our process, is a meritocracy.
is that you're smart,
هي أن تكون ذكيًا،
and you work really hard,
exactly how that worked.
كيف يعمل هذا المفهوم بالضبط.
call the first person's name.
for presenting Joe's case did just that.
حالة (جو) فعل ذلك تمامًا.
someone interrupted and said,
and quantitative skills.
should go in the top bucket."
ينضم للمجموعة العُليا."
someone said, "Solid candidate.
قال أحدهم: "مرشح قوي.
but a good pair of hands."
should go in the middle bucket."
يجب أن يذهب للمجموعة الوسطى."
could present Arnold's case,
This kid doesn't have a clue.
هذا الفتى ليس لديه فكرة.
should go in the bottom bucket."
يجب أن يذهب للمجموعة السُفلى."
that I clutched my pearls --
أمسكت بيدي على صدري من الخوف-
that this idea of a meritocracy
أن فكرة الجدارة هذه
is really just a myth.
meritocratic environment
involved in the evaluative equation,
مُشارك في العملية التقييمية،
would have to be behind closed doors
يجب أن يكون خلف الأبواب المغلقة
around that table
"Well, who is that person?
"حسنًا، من هو ذلك الشخص؟
the popular business terms at the time,
بشروط العمل الشهيرة في هذا الوقت،
can't be a mentor,
لا يمكن أن يكون مرشدًا،
is to give you tailored advice,
and to your career aspirations.
the good, the bad and the ugly
a champion or an advocate,
أن يكون بطلًا أو محاميًا،
have to spend any currency
get invited to the room
this person should be called.
at the University of Michigan
that I had learned
that is carrying your interest,
carrying your paper into the room,
يحمل أوراقك إلى الغرفة،
and social capital on you,
to pound the table on your behalf,
that I can think of,
health care, financial services,
أم الصحية أم الخدمات المالية،
a human element.
that measure of subjectivity.
in who is presenting your case.
any objective data that you might have.
أي موضوعية في البيانات التي قد تكون لديك.
in how they say what they're going to say
في كيفية قول ما سيقولونه
that that person who is speaking,
من أن الشخص الذي يتحدث،
whatever it is for you,
مهما كانت بالنسبة لك،
someone sees you in an environment
يراك شخص ما في بيئة
to make it happen for you.
that you are successful."
we know it doesn't really happen that way.
نعرف بأن الأمر لا يتم بهذه الطريقة حقًا.
this concept of currency
your ability to get a sponsor.
على قدرتك في الحصول على راعٍ.
in any environment:
and relationship currency.
is the currency that is generated
which was asked of you
above people's expectations,
تفوق توقعات الناس،
40 cents a share,
is valuable for three reasons.
get you paid and promoted
تحصل على مستحقاتك وترقيتك
it may attract a sponsor.
in the environment, as I said earlier,
في البيئة، كما قلت سابقًا،
may be attracted to you.
your power and ask for one.
is now most important.
is the currency that is generated
in the people in your environment,
في الأشخاص في بيئتك،
in the people in your environment.
في الأشخاص في بيئتك.
to use their hard-earned
أن يستخدم شخصيته المؤثرة
currency on your behalf
any interaction with them.
the time to connect, to engage
الوقت للاتصال والمشاركة
that are in your environment,
the opportunity to know you.
that when you approach them
in the affirmative.
that you have to have a sponsor,
على أنه يجب أن يكون لديك راعٍ،
you identify a sponsor.
three primary characteristics.
a seat at the decision-making table,
على مقعد في طاولة صنع القرار،
behind closed doors,
خلف الأبواب المغلقة،
they'd better have some power.
من الأفضل أن يمتلكوا بعض القوة.
that they have those three things.
يمتلكوا هذه الثلاثة أشياء.
identified the person,
in getting promoted this year.
على ترقية هذا العام.
anything else to prove my worthiness
لهذه المنظمة لإثبات جديتي
has to be behind closed doors
يجب أن يكون خلف الأبواب المغلقة
and pounding the table.
and you are aware of the client feedback,
وكنت على علم بردود فعل العميل،
arguing on my behalf."
وأنت تتجادل نيابة عني."
that he will answer yes,
that Jim might say no,
that he would tell you no.
that he has enough exposure to your work
الاطلاع الكافي على عملك
behind closed doors
خلف الأبواب المغلقة
on your behalf.
he has the juice to get it done,
have the power to do it
in that conversation with you.
that he would tell you no,
valuable information for you
your next conversation with a sponsor
محادثتك القادمة مع راعٍ
a little bit more impactful.
it is to have a sponsor.
in your career.
in your career without a mentor,
in any organization without a sponsor.
should ask yourself regularly,
who is carrying your paper into the room,
على من هو الذي يحمل أوراقي في الغرفة،
some of your hardworking energies
بالعمل الدؤوب
to your success.
that are in the room.
about what people are going to say
you might be supporting someone
after several decades on Wall Street
is to give it away,
هي بالتخلي عنها،
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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