just finished the evening and now back in my room --while everyone else is out having a few glasses of wine. I cant do that after a really long day - I need my own head space What were my own takeaways today that will help you? 1. Trish Mueller, CMO of Home Depot shared the memorable phrase, doormat moments. She said, pick your battles, but if someone is treating you poorly you have to communicate clearly with them that that behavior is not ok, let them know specifically why its not ok, and then communicate to them what behavior is ok with you. 2. Krisstina Wise talked about P.A.C.E. being her version of time management. She has 2 kids, is married, has a home, has 25 employees and 4 companies. She lives a, what seems to me, crazy life but what helps her live it is intense planning and sticking to the plan. The E in PACE stands for E.nergy Management which she said is the true secret to being ultra successful. She meditates 15 minutes every morning and recod an app for it called HEADSPACE. 3. Paula Fogarty spoke { her talk was truthful but a little too negative , in my honest opinion, but then she got on a panle with the VP of Human Resources for Havertys + a well known male executive recruiter in our industry..and that was ENLIGHTENING. Women, he said, are not negotiating for the same BONUS packages as men are and are, consequently, being paid between 15 to 20% less than male senior executives and CEOs in our industry. So, ladies, learn to negotiate those bonuses and, if you need help with that, Jerry Yoram Cohen is your lawyer. 4. Then came the round table sessions and then came a great session on networking from Helene { last name is escaping me }, CEO of Pathfinders Takeaway? She is all about planning for any networking event youre going to attend and, even if its only a 30 minute networking event, having a plan for what youre going to ask each person before you get to the event and how you are going to exit each conversation...because, even though you may be talking to a *lovely person*, they may not be the person you need to invest more time with at a networking event. She said its important to realize that a business networking event is a NETWORKing event..and to not feel insulted if someone needs to exit a conversation earlier than you might feel comfortable with. Each person attending a networking event is there to meet people and form connections that could lead to potential future business relationships. Later in the day...what I learned-again? How wonderful and supportive the women of WITHIT are.. thank you Lark Shirley-Stevens Kelly Peterson Stephanie Lowder Sara M Lyke Dana Helms Cindi Williams Forman Violette Carol Gregg Caroline Hs Hipple Patricia Bowling > each of you + everyone else make WITHIT what it is today.
Posted on: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 02:26:10 +0000
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