Career & YOU, coexisting at work

Janet Baskinger, Lizi Adkins

Do you feel like you have to check pieces of yourself at the door when you come to work? Or that you’re leaving the deepest — and possibly most meaningful — parts behind?

Bringing your whole self to work means intertwining your life’s passions and purpose with your career. It also...

Do you feel like you have to check pieces of yourself at the door when you come to work? Or that you’re leaving the deepest — and possibly most meaningful — parts behind?

Bringing your whole self to work means intertwining your life’s passions and purpose with your career. It also means having the confidence to self-disclose what makes you “you” while building a fail-safe support system. At Siemens, they know how to do it and are seriously impacting their work community.

Janet Baskinger (Director of Tax at Siemens Corporation) and Elizabeth (Lizi) Adkins (Associate Client Service Manager) have cultivated rewarding professional journeys while navigating the challenges of life. They believe the key to achieving this is being transparent and vocal about your personal experiences and needs.

Janet and Lizi will join us to discuss how they prioritize their mental health and how you can, too.

You’ll take away:

The honest take on what it’s like to navigate a career while navigating real life
How to self-disclose personal information while defining boundaries
Actionable ways to be an ally in the workplace + encourage psychological safety and openness
Strategies to cultivate safe spaces at work
Understanding you’re capable of accomplishing great things professionally while caring for yourself and others

This Chat will be a safe space for people to hear stories of charting successful career paths while living with disabilities, being neurodivergent, or caretaking for loved ones. None of us are alone!

Meet The Speakers

Janet Baskinger

Tax Director, Siemens

Janet joined the Siemens Corporation tax department in 2002 in Iselin NJ. She later relocated to Atlanta GA in 2008 where she became involved with the SiemensAbility ERG and the Special Olympics of GA.

Janet enjoys being a member of the SiemensAbility ERG which creates awareness and provides support to Siemens employees with disabilities. She is also a member of the Strategic Council for Disability and Inclusion.

Lizi Adkins

Associate Client Service Manager, Siemens

Lizi started with Siemens Industry in 2015 in Johnson City TN before moving to Atlanta in 2018 to join Siemens Smart Infrastructure.

She is a proud member of the Siemens Ability ERG and part of the Strategic Council for Disability and Inclusion, working with leadership to make Siemens more accessible to, and inclusive of, persons with disabilities.