Ep 20 – How to Take More Risk in Your Career, with guest Dessi Silassie

Stretching yourself in your career creates growth and new opportunities. Here’s how to take more career risk in your career with confidence!

 

 

In episode 20, ‘How to Take More Risk in Your Career’ my fabulous guest, Dessi Silassie, APAC General Counsel and Global IP & Financial Services Legal at IHS Markit is sharing some personal stories of career risk: both opportunities she regrets saying ‘no’ to as well as some that seriously paid off.

 

In this episode, Dessi talks about:

• Taking risks to move from a legal private practice into a global data business
• Pitching a proposal to be transferred from the London to Singapore offices of IHS Markit
• Being offered the Chief Diversity Officer role and joining the Executive…

And all the self-doubt and considerations she had to weigh up along the way. This is an honest (and sometimes vulnerable) conversation about seeing risk as ‘opportunity’ and enjoying the stretching learning journey as you go!

 

Stand Out Quotes:

There were lots of standout quotes from Dessi in this episode… so I thought I’d share them all!

“Success has come with a lot of hard work, long hours, tears, uncertainty and insecurity about whether I was good enough or not. But taking risks has given me an appetite for taking more risks.”

“FUD is a real thing, right? For men and women: fear, uncertainty and doubt. I have had to ask myself – my fear [about taking on more risk] is just about me embarrassing myself or being judged my others for not getting it right… but then you find people around you are generous and they want you to succeed.”

“There was something inside me that said, ‘Just do it! Roll the dice!’ And now, ten years on, I don’t recognise the person I’ve become. [By saying yes] I’ve now worked on 3 continents, I adore the people I work with and love the work we do.”

 

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• Listen to a previous ep with Dessi: How to Do Office Politics Your Way
• Listen to Rebecca’s ep: The 5 Fears That Are Keeping You Completely Stuck
• Tune into this ep: How to Give Constructive Feedback
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About Dessi:
Dessi Silassie is an Executive Vice President, leading teams in legal and diversity, equity & inclusion at IHS Markit. Dessi leads the teams who provide legal support to their Asia Pacific business, global Financial Services business, intellectual property for the company and last, but not least, she serves as the global chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer supporting the organisation’s commitment to maintaining diverse and inclusive high performance teams.

Dessi describes herself as “a player-coach leader who is passionate about solving problems with people and providing solutions to our customers and stakeholders through smart collaboration. I love what I do because it allows me to grow, develop and connect with people. Every day provides me with opportunities to be challenged and learn from others around me in a way that brings out the best version of myself.”

 

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Hi, I’m Rebecca Allen and I’m an Executive Coach and Personal Brand expert for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. I absolutely LOVE coaching and seeing my fabulous clients exceed their own expectations. I’ve worked for 11 years now as a coach and have helped women at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence and Coles. I live for those phone calls from clients, jumping up and down, telling me they’ve got that promotion, negotiated a seismic pay rise or have moved into a role completely aligned with their mission, values and strengths. I’m a working mum of two wonderful children, adore travel and trying my hand at anything creative. I’d love to connect with you!