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Network will expand services in 2006
NEW will mark anniversary with new outreach
Women CEOs put employees, clients first |
”This will be a exciting year for us,” said NEW President Kimberly Betts, a manager in human capital for Deloitte LLP. “We will be redoubling our efforts to serve the companies and people who have supported us in our first five years, and working hard to expand our outreach to new people.”
In 2006, the Network’s plans to:
Increase programming for senior executives (VP and above)
Extend its women of color program to Latinas
Expand regional events to new markets
Launch an “Express Coaching” program for members
Create an online “Mentor Center”
Expand the Network’s Scholarship program
Increase emphasis on diversity in management
Continue its White Paper series, starting with Affinity Group report
Closer sponsor ties
Alison Kenney Paul, senior manager for Deloitte & Touche, LLC, and NEW’s chair of sponsor development said, "Over the last five years NEW and its generous sponsors have accomplished a lot -- growing our membership to nearly two thousand and involving the ‘who's who’ of the retail and CPG industry. Over the next five years we'd like to take NEW to the next level--offering more resources to our members and sponsors and expanding our ability to provide quality networking opportunities across the US and globally as well.”
NEW’s fifth anniversary program will include closer ties to sponsors, she said. NEW champions and board members are working with sponsor companies to ensure maximum “activation” of their associates into Network activities and to ensure sustainable funding for the Network. A “Friends of NEW” program is in the planning stages to provide non-sponsoring companies and individuals a new means of supporting the Network and its mission
Continuing momentum
The Network’s ambitious 2006 agenda will build on a banner year for NEW, Betts noted. Accomplishments for 2005 included record attendance at the NEW Leadership Summit in Atlanta, record increases in sponsorship and membership, continued improvements in the Network’s website, and redesign of NetworkNEWs, NEW’s monthly newsletter.
Another record was set for NEW sponsorship. Kellogg’s and Kraft increased their Network support to the Title Sponsor level, and The Hershey Company moved to the Platinum level. “We want to thank all our new and renewing sponsors for making 2005 a record year,” Betts said. “Without their support the Network could not perform our mission to attract, retain and advance women in the retail and consumer products industry.”
For information on how you can help NEW during its 2006 Fifth Anniversary expansion, contact Joan Toth at (312) 373-5393.
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Women CEOs put employees, clients first
New study shows difference in priorities
Women CEOs put long-term satisfaction of customers and employees before
short-term financial gains, according a new study by Center for Women’s
Leadership at Babson College.
Ninety-seven percent of top female executives surveyed in the
Massachusetts study ranked customer satisfaction as a top of the
priority, followed by employee satisfaction at 92 percent. Lower down
on the women CEO list were profitability, ranked very important or
important by 64 percent; sales growth, 48 percent; and market share, 41
percent. Details of the survey were reported by RetailWire.com
“What’s taught in many business schools, including ours, is you think
about profitability a first, and that shareholders come first,”
commented associate professor Nan Langowitz, director of the Women’s
Leadership Center. “It’s not that [women] don’t care about those
things…but [they believe] putting people first will get them to
business objectives.”
They are driven
Langowitz said that the “glass ceiling” is ignored by most of the top
women executives surveyed. “I don’t want to say that the glass ceiling
is not a real issue,” the professor said. “But for these particular
women, either they just don’t let that affect them, or they have never
perceived that to be their particular issue.”
Female executives are driven to excel, according to the Center’s
survey. More than three out of four surveyed said they were motivated
to start a company or seek a leadership position by the need for
challenge and personal achievement. “What you’re seeing in this data is
that women have pursued these business leadership opportunities for
their own personal satisfaction.”
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Accenture named best company for tech women
Women & Technology Awards hosted by BlackBerry, Aurora
NEW sponsor Accenture has been named the “best company advancing women
in technology” in the 2005 Women & Technology Awards hosted by
BlackBerry and the women’s group Aurora. Accenture beat four other
nominees, including IBM and Goldman Sachs, to win top honors as the
tech company most committed to advancing female talent.
The first-ever Women & Technology Awards, which recognize
excellence in and outstanding contributions to technology by women,
were awarded at a dinner ceremony in London. Miranda Golding, senior
executive for technology and delivery, accepted the award on behalf of
Accenture.
Divided into eight categories, the awards honor individuals in
corporations, public enterprises and academia. Awards are also
presented to the best female technology journalist and outstanding
women’s role model. Accenture was awarded the only honor available to
an organization.
Award judges – representing BlackBerry, Aurora, award sponsors,
industry leaders and the media – used three criteria: What strategies
has the company implemented to attract, retain and advance female
talent? How does the company support women in internal and external
women’s networks? What external recognition has the company received
regarding its commitment to women?
How they do it
Accenture was selected based on “its diversity and inclusive culture,”
the company reported. Accenture’s Global Women’s Initiative includes a
wide range of program such as mentoring and networking opportunities.
The company has also hosted event like the Women’s Leadership Forum,
founded in 1998, and International Women’s Day, which last year brought
together an estimated 4,000 executives in a 30-hour worldwide Web forum
discussing the development of women in the workplace.
The award is not the first time Accenture has been honored for its
commitment to women. In 2003 Accenture received a Catalyst award for
its commitment to advancing women in business. The firm has also been
recognized by Working Mother magazine three years running as a “Top
100” company for working mothers.
“We are delighted to receive recognition for all our hard work and
effort in helping women succeed,” said Punita Gajree, senior executive,
financial services, and diversity and inclusion lead. “All technology
companies want to see more women in IT,” she told the London Telegraph.
“To be a lead company in that area is great news for us and our
employees.”
Joan Toth, executive director of the Network of Executive Women, hailed
the award. “It is terrific when other groups recognize what we at NEW
have long known – Accenture is a true leader in the cause of gender
diversity. Accenture was one of NEW’s first corporate sponsors, and NEW
board member Mike Gorshe of Accenture has been a real diversity
champion in our industry.”
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NEW will start year will four regional events
Network in N.Y., New England, Arkansas and Michigan
The Network of Executive Women will host four networking and
learning events in the coming months. All members and supporters are
urged to attend.
Metro New York
Thursday, January 26, 5:30 p.m.
Sheraton Meadowlands, East Rutherford, N.J.
A panel of industry executives will discuss “The Power to Empower” at
the Metro New York Winter Networking Event. The panel will be moderated
by WCBS-TV anchor Shon Gables and will feature Helayne Angelus, vice
president, global diversity, for Procter & Gamble; Sherice Torres,
senior vice president, consumer products, for Nickelodeon; Kimberlee
Marsh, vice president, category management for Kellogg Sales; Brenda
Liistro, vice president, infant care, for Playtex Products; and Tina
Dorman, vice president for Stop & Shop.
More information
New England
Friday, February 10
Lombardo’s, Randolph, MA
Three workshops will be presented at the New England Winter Networking
Event. Trudy Bourgeois, founder and CEO of the Center for Workforce
Excellence will lead a workshop entitled “Becoming A Leader Who Thinks
Strategically.” Dr. Stacy Blake-Beard, from the Center for Gender in
Organizations and the Simmons School of Management, will facilitate a
workshop on “Mentoring As A Catalyst for Your Career.” Mary Shapiro,
also of the Simmons School, will lead a workshop on “Communicating
Across Differences.”
More information
Northwest Arkansas
Tuesday, February 28, 4:30 p.m.
Embassy Suites, Rogers, AR
Stay tuned for more details on this exclusive Network of Executive Women event.
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Western Michigan University Executive Networking Event
Monday, March 27, 2006
Kalamazoo, MI
Check NEWonline.org and NetworkNEWs for more details on this annual event.
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For more information on upcoming Network events contact Anna N. Duran, NEW member services, (713) 888-5305.
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