Finding your Seat at the Table

The world of work is constantly changing creating new careers while some are becoming redundant. In most careers, career development is no longer business as usual. How safe is your career? This book shares global trends on the future of work, the tools to create a career development path and, most importantly, how to execute it. Nowadays, a lasting career requires adaptation and mental toughness. With the intention to support you stand out from the crowd, this book will help you:
• Define a career that is aligned with your personal mission and values, gives meaning, and creates happiness.
• Design a career path that is adaptable and in demand.
• Manage teams of diverse culture and background and improve their performance.
• Negotiate your way to a seat at the table.
• Lead and influence when you get the opportunity to sit at the table
Finding your seat at the table needs you to take charge of your career development and do the things that play to your strengths. Whether you are looking to improve your performance and get ahead, lead your team or department, or plan to run a company one day – this book is for you.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Teboho Mofokeng started her engineering career at a time when the profession was male dominated with limited diversity in leadership and management. Within four years of her working career, she was married, raising two children, and had attained her professional license to operate as a registered engineer. At the same time, she was promoted to a junior management role (associate director). Twelve months after that, she was promoted to a middle management role (technical director) In this role she was responsible for executing multi-million-dollar water projects, building teams, and collaborating across multiple geographies. As it happens, she has been mentored by many and, in turn, also mentored others to help them perform at their best. She has been invited to leading universities in Africa such as University of Cape Town and University of Stellenbosch to share her unique experience of leadership.