How to Use Adaptability to Harness Your Career Growth
Want access to this video and dozens of other resources?
Just want to see this video? Enter your email
Let’s face it: change is inevitable.
But we live in a constantly changing world, and your ability to adapt and overcome plays a huge role in your career.
We all know that the higher you climb on the career ladder, the more adaptability is required of you professionally. But...
Let’s face it: change is inevitable.
But we live in a constantly changing world, and your ability to adapt and overcome plays a huge role in your career.
We all know that the higher you climb on the career ladder, the more adaptability is required of you professionally. But while education and experience are important to dealing with change, it’s the soft skills — being comfortable with taking risks and being capable of adapting to change — that play the biggest roles in your success.
That’s why CDW’s Tara Barbieri (VP of Services Orchestration) and Cecelia Myers (VP of Digital) will be joining us to talk about the importance of adaptability and how change isn’t an obstacle in your career — it’s an opportunity. They will share their experience in overcoming difficult situations, how they used change as an opportunity to grow, and how their adaptability was the ultimate key to their success.
In this discussion you will learn:
- How to become more comfortable with change and taking risks
- How to foster strategic thinking to navigate both yourself and your team through new and unprecedented scenarios
- How to leverage your “change” level to grow your career, and how you can find those new opportunities in the midst of the change
Meet The Speakers
Tara Barbieri is vice president of integrated technology orchestration for CDW. She is responsible for the development, management and governance of CDW services. Orchestration teams include Services Operations, Warranty & Renewals, Strategic Programs and our IP engine with R&D and CDW Built.
Tara joined CDW-G in September 2003. She served as director of program sales where her team handled demand generation, opportunity development, capture strategies, proposal preparation and contract negotiations for all segments of the CDW business. Prior to working at CDW-G, Barbieri’s career spanned nearly a decade, including roles as an account manager and concluding as director of contracts for Micro Warehouse, a direct reseller of branded IT products and services to business.
Tara is an executive sponsor of the BRAVE business resource group focused on equity for LGBTQ+ coworkers and an active sponsor for CDW’s Women’s Opportunity Network, which helps to advance the careers of women in IT through mentoring, facilitated networking and formal leadership training. She is also the Chief Steward of the CDW Strava club where you can join and follow along with our monthly focus and friendly competition.
Cecelia Myers is Vice President of Digital at CDW, leading CDW's Product Management, Design, Demand Gen, Customer Integrations, and Merchandising teams.
Her wide-ranging experience across product management & development, product & marketing design, creative direction, e-commerce, venture capital, and entrepreneurship brought her to CDW with the goal of transforming how CDW customers digitally interact with their world-class sellers.
Prior to CDW she led Product and design teams at Groupon, and before that co-founded a venture-backed startup, CakeStyle, as a founder-in-residence at Sandbox Industries.
Cecelia has a MS in Product Design & Development from Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering and attended Indiana University for her undergraduate degree in Literature.
As a Lymphoma survivor, she also leads several charity initiatives with the Lymphoma Research Foundation and is a Mentor Angel with Imerman Angels.
Cecelia lives in Oak Park with her husband, Matt, and their three-year-old son, Ben.
More Topics You Might Like
Q&A
Q&A guidelines-
I Want best job updates
By: SrikanthPosted on 2022-07-28 -
Please i need a good paying remote job.
By: Jennifer, Customer service representativePosted on 2022-07-28 -
Once taking a career risk, if it leads to a position that turns out to be less accessible once on the job, how would one effectively advocate for one's needed accommodations without seeming...
By: MeaganPosted on 2022-07-28 -
How do you think a "career gap" which can be a huge obstacle to getting back to full time work can be overcome?
By: MrudulPosted on 2022-07-28 -
No questions at this time.
By: Carla, Communications ConsultantPosted on 2022-07-27 -
Can I get a remote Job from this platform?
By: Temitope, Logistics ManagerPosted on 2022-07-27 -
No questions at this time.
By: JackiePosted on 2022-07-26 -
how do I build on all my skills to avoid going back to school?
By: Beverley MariePosted on 2022-07-26 -
What is the number 1 quality you look for when hiring remote employees?
By: Patricia, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2022-07-26 -
How to be convincing and strong candidate during interview when there are uncertainty and hiring freeze across industry?
By: Shisi, Backend DeveloperPosted on 2022-07-25 -
How do you grow when you are doing the same routine tasks?
By: Stephanie, Business Support AnalystPosted on 2022-07-25 -
Are there job roles open to international candidates? Does CDW offer visa sponsorship for job roles?
By: Śeyi, Cloud Infrastructure EngineerPosted on 2022-07-25 -
Looking for tips on career growth
By: DevaPosted on 2022-07-25 -
Could you explain how you avoid the build trap and how you strategically approach product management?
By: Michelle, Product ManagerPosted on 2022-07-24 -
No question at this time.
By: RobynPosted on 2022-07-23 -
I don’t have a question yet.
By: Lauren, Pharmacy Benefit Configuration SpecialistPosted on 2022-07-23 -
How do you promote career pivot in your current career (changing boss / team members perception)
By: Sheela, Project managerPosted on 2022-07-23 -
I don't have a question at this time.
By: ToniaPosted on 2022-07-22 -
How does one stay relevant - the how's (i.e. networking, increase skills) , the what's (i.e. if applies, get certifications in your professional role)
By: RitaPosted on 2022-07-22 -
I don't have any questions at this time.
By: Janice, Program Project ManagerPosted on 2022-07-21 -
How do I get my resume to catch the eye of a recruiter when I'm changing careers and may not have 100% of the qualifications they're seeking?
By: Kara, Assistant Director of Client EngagemePosted on 2022-07-21 -
Seeking a job feeding the homeless
By: JayPosted on 2022-07-21 -
No questions at this time
By: ShirleyPosted on 2022-07-21 -
What was the most difficult situation you had?
By: Lisa, Hand AssemblyPosted on 2022-07-21 -
If you have a background with a small company, do you have any pointers on how to stand out to bigger companies?
By: Joan, VP of Support & Customer RelationsPosted on 2022-07-21 -
no specific question at this time
By: ElizabethPosted on 2022-07-21 -
How do you avoid falling into old patterns even with a commitment to staying open minded?
By: BetsyPosted on 2022-07-21 -
No question at this time. Thank you.
By: John, Backend DeveloperPosted on 2022-07-21 -
What type work is their
By: NITUPosted on 2022-07-21 -
Sir I am intrested in job please call me
By: VirendraPosted on 2022-07-21 -
What will this market do for the rest of America
By: Catherine, Accounting ManagerPosted on 2022-07-21 -
How do you maintain a positive outlook?
By: StefaniaPosted on 2022-07-21 -
What soft and/or Tech skills do you believe are crucial to developing adaptability (if any)? I seek openings in Cyber / Infosec / IT Support roles.
By: Leke, IT Support AnalystPosted on 2022-07-21 -
I am a geologist, but experienced in customer service, but the issue is that am not very expressive, am not really bold when it comes to speaking, kindly advise on possible resolution.
By:Posted on 2022-07-21 -
What does it take to build a blooming career on project management.
By: Ese, Account ManagerPosted on 2022-07-21 -
How do I transition from a career in implementing humanitarian development programs to a remote job?
By: ElainePosted on 2022-07-21 -
Sir/madam I want a wfh job
By: NiharikaPosted on 2022-07-21 -
I am a MBA finance post graduate and looking for a job in Visakhapatnam.
By: yaminiPosted on 2022-07-21 -
Is it a remote program
By: Anwesha, Electrical EngineerPosted on 2022-07-21 -
What soft and/or Tech skills do you believe are crucial to develop adaptability (if any)?
By: ThiagoPosted on 2022-07-20 -
What are some best practices for introducing technology change to your team?
By: SamsonPosted on 2022-07-18 -
I have no questions at this time.
By: KelliPosted on 2022-07-12 -
As a young professional, I sometimes feel that my "years of experience" are holding me back regardless of the quality of work I'm producing. Do you have any advice on how to combat that?
By: KendallPosted on 2022-07-07 -
Is there a change that you have encountered during the pandemic that evoked a shift in the way you communicate with others?
By: LanettePosted on 2022-06-23 -
No question at this time
By: DaniellePosted on 2022-06-22 -
How often do you recommend job hopping?
By: Tianna, Enviromental ParalegalPosted on 2022-06-17 -
None at this time. Looking forward to the conversation!
By: JessicaPosted on 2022-06-16
Ask a Question
Is there a specific question you have for the speaker? Let us know!
More events you might like