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NETWORK OF EXECUTIVE WOMEN December 2009

Dallas/Ft. Worth named 'best of the best'

Dallas/Ft. Worth has won the Network of Executive Women’s Best of the Best Regional Team Award for 2009. The group was recognized for its growth, programming, attendance, sponsorship and outreach. “We received many compelling committee nominations this year, but Dallas/Ft. Worth stood out because of their leadership, strategic planning and execution," said NEW Regional Chair Maria Edelson, vice president of sales for Evenflo. "They built a high-performance work team that was collaborative and inclusive and worked closely to execute national as well as regional objectives. They delivered quality programs that drove growth in sponsorship, membership and regional event participation by over 50 percent,” she said. “These numbers are impressive because this region is less than four years old and has a small retailer base in their marketplace." More

Retail Gen Yers less satisfied at work

A new study by Deloitte Consulting LLP finds that Gen Y retail professionals are less satisfied with their  jobs and career paths than Gen Y professionals in other industries. Deloitte surveyed 860 Gen Y professionals -- 59 working in retail companies -- to assess motivators and work attitudes. Thirty-percent of Gen Y respondents working at retail companies said they had worked for their current employer for four or more years, compared to 13 percent of respondents in other industries. But satisfaction levels among young retail professionals were below average: 27 percent of retail respondents said they "very dissatisfied" or "somewhat dissatisfied" in their jobs, compared to 18 percent of respondents in other industries. More

300 attend second Carolinas networking event

More than 300 executives from the retail and consumer products industry attended the Carolinas region's second networking event October 28, 2010 at the Great Wolf Lodge, in Concord, N.C. The learning program featured a "Building Your Personal Brand" session led by Lynette Lewis, author of Climbing the Ladder in Stilettos. Opening remarks were made by Cathy Green, NEW board member and CEO of Food Lion. Welcome remarks were made by Kim Shaefer, CEO of Great Wolf Lodge. More