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Becoming an influencer (no selfies required)

Leslie Chapman on how building and maintaining trust in order to be an influencer is one of the key roles of an individual contributor.

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December 09, 2021

Influencing decisions at a Fortune 50 company is challenging for anyone, but it’s even more challenging when the people you need to influence to support those decisions don’t report to you.  Building and maintaining trust in order to be an influencer is one of the key roles of an individual contributor.  In this session, Leslie will talk about the ways she has built trust and gained influence over her 20+ year career in technology.

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