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Renee Weisman

Renee Weisman, owner of Winning at Work, charted new territory as one of the first woman engineers, managers, executives and working mothers in the male-dominated semiconductor industry. Over her 40 years in education and industry, she learned to make gender differences work for her — and teaches others how to do the same. She is a frequent speaker at corporations and conferences around the US. She teaches classes tailored to enhance women in their careers and to enable male managers to better understand how to capitalize on the differences between men and women in business. She is the author of Winning in a Man’s World and 5 Ways to Get a Man to Listen. Add her to your Excelle network!

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Starting a new career is exciting and challenging. If only there was some set of rules to follow or some magic formula that could help you as you start on your journey. Don’t you wish someone could just go “Poof,” and you’d have the benefit of what others have already learned?

Then again, maybe there is a set of magic words or at least some important principles I can share from my forty years in industry and education. Not exactly poof but PPFF…

These letters stand for my secrets to success, namely:
• Performance
• Persistence
• Flexibility
• Fun

Let’s take each one in turn.

Performance

Successful people know how to get results. Results matter, be it getting good grades in college, bringing new clients into your company, making a profit, or inventing the solution to the current problem that has your entire company depending on you.

It isn’t how hard you work, although hard work can get results.

It isn’t how quickly you can get it done, although successful people get things done promptly.

It isn’t how many balls you can juggle at a time, although you will need to juggle them.

Performance is recognizing what is needed, stepping up to make it happen and following though. Some people talk about luck, but I believe you make your own luck by performing well. Get results. They matter.