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Network Summit to offer strategies for success
‘Rewrite the rules’ this September in Atlanta
Business experts address NEW/WMU event Trudy Bourgeois will top NY Metro event |
“This is our fifth Summit and our most powerful program yet,” according to NEW Executive Director Joan Toth. “Our board and Summit task force members have worked hard to craft an event that addresses the real needs of executive women in the CPG and retail industry today.”
Evans, author of such bestselling books as She Wins, You Win and nPlay Like A Man, Win Like A Woman, will discuss how women can create their own networks to be more competitive – individually and as leaders. Butler will address personal empowerment in her session, titled “The CEO of You, Inc.” Meili, author of I Am the Central Park Jogger: A Story of Hope and Possibility, will explain how she survived incredible personal tragedy to reclaim her life and become an advocate for others.
Action learning
In addition to marquee speakers, the Summit will offer four action learning breakout sessions designed to help attendees “rewrite the rules of business.” The sessions will explore these topics:
WHEN AND HOW TO SAY ‘NO!’
How executives can use boundaries to achieve greater success, fulfillment and respect in their professional and personal lives. Panel discussion.
WINNING STRATEGIES: EXECUTING WITH EXCELLENCE
Best business and career practices from leading women executives. Panel discussion.
SUCCESSFUL BEHAVIOR BEGETS SUCCESS
Learn how behavior impacts performance – and what you can do to maximize both. Workshop led by Jan Hill.
REDEFINING DIVERSITY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
Learn why “everyone has a role” in creating the diverse teams needed to lead American business today. Workshop led by Trudy Bourgeois.
Networking abounds
The Summit is designed to “maximize networking opportunities,” Toth said. There will be a welcome reception and buffet dinner Monday evening, September 27, a breakfast and networking luncheon on Tuesday, and Connections Café, a networking break area open throughout the event.
Executives who want to extend their learning for an entire year by being paired with a mentor or protégé can register for the Network’s optional Fall Mentoring Orientation Session on Wednesday. Advance registration is required for this special opportunity (see Opportunties in this issue of NetworkNews for more information or click below to register online).
All events will be held at Renaissance Concourse Hotel at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30354. For reservations telephone 404 209-9999 and mention NEW.
For more information on this and other Network events contact Anna N. Duran, NEW member services, 713 888-5305.
Summit information
Mentoring registration
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Business experts address NEW/WMU event
Speakers exhort overflow crowd to excellence
Jet Blue co-founder Ann Rhoades, industry consultant Maxie Carpenter
and a panel of CPG/retail executives urged an overflow crowd of
executives and students to strive for greatness at NEW’s Western
Michigan networking luncheon and learning event, co-hosted with WMU’s
Food Marketing Institute, April 4 in Kalamazoo.
Ann Rhoades, an expert on today’s new management strategies, led off
the afternoon bill with a presentation titled “People-Centric Cultures
Pay Big Dividends – Lessons from Great Companies.” The former JetBlue
and Southwest Airlines executive, now president of People Ink, urged
more than 100 CPG/retail executives and 25 Western Michigan students to
achieve superior performance and superior employee satisfaction.
The meaning of culture
Quoting Southwest chief Herb Kelleher’s maxim that “culture is what
people do when no one is looking,” she said companies must first
determine their company’s values. Then they need to hire “’A’ players,”
energize their crew and enlist everyone in the hiring and recruiting
process. Rhoades suggested one telling question to see if a prospective
employee is right for today’s customer-first companies: “Give me an
example of a time you broke the rules for a customer/employee.” With
the right team in place, it’s time to “exceed expectations” by
lavishing team members with perks and praise. They in turn will “create
a disciplined culture of excellence” for customers, Rhoades said.
Maxie Carpenter, president of MVC Advisory Resource, Inc., and a senior
partner with Diversified Retail Solutions, examined “Corporate Culture:
Then and Now.” The author of I Didn’t Ask You to Dance! I Asked You to Talk!
compared the “family” culture that dominated corporate life from the
1940s to the 1960s to the “shareholder value” culture that has
predominated since 1970. Carpenter cited growth, technology,
globalization, the equity markets and self-centered leadership styles
as factors that have transformed business culture in recent years.
Carpenter said business should adopt five rules to create an effective
corporate culture: Commit to the business; communicate everything;
listen to, motivate and appreciate your people; celebrate your success;
and exceed expectations for all stakeholders.
Spirited discussion
The afternoon concluded with a spirited panel discussion led by Michael
Sansolo, senior vice president of the Food Marketing Institute.
Carpenter joined fellow panelists Stacie Behler of Meijer Stores, Inc.,
Jean Hershey of Procter & Gamble, and Wan Ling Martello of NCH
Marketing in a discussion of how corporate culture in the CPG/retail
industry has evolved.
Hershey noted that Procter & Gamble “instills great passion for
winning” in everyone, while specifying goals, boundaries and
responsibilities. Martello, one of the industry’s top female
executives, addressed “values and behaviors,” stating that “conviction
without courage is meaningless.” She said companies should “stand like
a rock on principles but bend like a willow on practices.”
For more information on upcoming Network events contact Anna N. Duran, NEW member services, 713 888-5305.
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Trudy Bourgeois will top NY Metro event
Network at noteworthy night June 29
Network of Executive Women supporters in the New York Metro area will gather on the Hudson June 29 at 5:30 p.m. to network and listen to the dynamic Trudy Bourgeois, president and CEO of The Center for Workforce Excellence and a respected business executive, author, coach and leadership expert.
The Network urges executives and emerging leaders “to network and learn with enthusiastic professionals” at the Liberty House Restaurant in historic Liberty State Park, 76 Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07304.
“Trudy is one of America’s leading experts on transformation
leadership and a highly regarded leader in the field of professional
growth,” NEW said. “She has reached thousands of people with her
positive messages about leadership, learning and the search for success
and happiness in life.” Bourgeois is the author of Her Corner Office: A Guide to Help Women Find A Place and A Voice in Corporate America.
The event is easily reached from Manhattan by the Holland Tunnel or from New Jersey via the New Jersey Turnpike, Exit 14B. Water taxi service is available at Pier A in Battery Park. For more directions or information, click below or contact Anna N. Duran, NEW member services, 713 888-5305.
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Three CIOs to receive NEW honor
Outstanding Champions will be celebrated May 1
Three of the CPG/retail industry’s most powerful women have been
selected as the Network of Executive Women’s Outstanding Champions for
2005.
Linda Dillman, executive vice president and chief information officer
of Wal-Mart, Jeri Dunn, senior vice president and CIO of Tyson Foods,
and Kay Palmer, CIO and executive vice president of J.B. Hunt, will be
saluted at a NEW reception sponsored by Deloitte & Touche LLP.
The reception is by invitation only. For details see the next issue of
NetworkNews. For more information on future NEW events contact Anna N. Duran of NEW member services, 713 888-5305.
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NEW coaches advise executives at Consumer 360
Conference attendees get fresh perspective on careers
Three veteran career counselors who belong to the Network of Executive
Women gave executives attending VNU’s Consumer 360 Conference free
insights on their careers during the event’s Marketplace Expo, March
30-April 1, in Hollywood, Fla.
More than thirty men and women from ACNielsen, Brown Forman, Clemens
Family Markets, Crossmark, Hormel, Safeway, Sargento, Spectra, Ocean
Spray, Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Wrigley and other top CPG
companies received the 30-minute express coaching sessions, which were
sponsored by NEW.
The career counselors who donated their time and expertise included
Sandra Bushby, president of Ultimate Achievement and a certified
Birkman consultant and Franklin-Covey program facilitator. Her clients
have included MacDermid, Inc., Body Business, PHRED Solutions, Norwest
(Wells Fargo) Bank, and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
She was joined at the Express Coaching event by leadership consultant
and author Denise Brown, founder of Timely Direction, a coaching,
leadership development and speaking organization.
The trio of NEW coaches was completed by Sandee Nielander, president of
EE Enterprises LLC, a firm that specializes in helping organizations
build effective business relationships and increase customer
loyalty. Nielander shared more than 32 years experience in the CPG with
the executives she advised at Consumer 360.
NEW Executive Director Joan Toth called the event “fun and effective.
It gave each participant professional, objective insights on their
careers and companies and a chance to learn about NEW’s services.”
Sandra Bushby said, "I was impressed with the follow through of the
participants. In
less than 24-hours I had completed development action-plans from each
'coach-ee.' Our industry should be excited about the calibre
of
professionals being groomed within our organizations." Nielander added
that the conference “was a great venue for this event
-- the setup and privacy for the sessions were perfect!”
To learn more about all of NEW’s executive development programs, contact NEW Executive Director Joan Toth, 312 373-5393.
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