Donna
Künzler
Head of Procurement Process Excellence & Digital Transformation at ABB
"How to thrive in the workplace as a woman in tech and in diaspora"
"How to thrive in the workplace as a woman in tech and in diaspora"
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"How to thrive in the workplace as a woman in tech and in diaspora"
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"How to thrive in the workplace as a woman in tech and in diaspora"
"How to thrive in the workplace as a woman in tech and in diaspora"
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Session: How to thrive in the workplace as a woman in tech and in diaspora
Are you a foreign resident or currently on an overseas assignment? How do you navigate your workplace in order to succeed? How can you establish your credibility? How can you build your professional network? How do you handle cultural differences, stereotyping and xenophobia? Join digital transformation leader and award-winning author Donna Künzler for a conversation as she shares her experience and the five rules of work that has helped her in her professional journey, with more than two decades of it being based abroad across three continents, four countries and five cities.Key Takeaways
- 1. Learn about the five rules of work that can help to thrive in the workplace as a foreigner
- 2. Discover examples of how to breakout of negative stereotypes and how to capitalize on the positive ones
- 3. Learn of some tips on how to build your professional network
- 4. Know why it’s not always advisable to burn bridges and when to absolutely do so
Bio
Donna Künzler is the Head of Procurement Process Excellence & Digital Transformation at ABB's Robotics and Discrete Automation business. She has over two decades of professional experience and has a passion for leading corporate strategic programs and initiatives. She spent most of her career working for Big 4 Accounting firms and multinational companies globally, has knowledge of various industries and has led a variety of assignments focusing on business and IT process improvement, risks and controls assurance, and transformation program delivery in an operational leadership, as well as in an audit and consulting capacity.She self-published her book, “The Overseas Fabulous Pinay: a modern Filipina’s handbook on how to thrive abroad” to realize her advocacies on women empowerment, education, and promotion of the welfare of foreign workers. It has won the Best Independent Book Award 2021 for Nonfiction – Living Abroad, Gold Award in Literary Titan Book Awards 2021, Gold Award in the Nonfiction Book Awards 2020, and honored as a finalist in the Best Book Design category in the International Book Awards 2020.
Donna has a postgraduate degree in Strategy and Innovation from the University of Oxford, and is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified MSP Foundation and Practitioner in Program Management.
