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WITI Leadership
Leadership Skills: Organizational Savvy (Part 1 of 3)
By Marian Cook
One of the corporate leadership development forums that I lead focused on a hot topic: organizational savvy. Most of you will know what I mean without a definition. You can tell when someone has it or not. For our group, it centered on understanding the professional culture you are in and working with it - instead of against it - to achieve your goals. It is understanding that 'office politics' is a reality to be dealt with, not ignored or even looked down upon.
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The 2009 WITI Summit Returns to the Silicon Valley in June
WITI's 20th Anniversary Summit:
World Café and Social Media Café
Innovation, Collaboration, Reinvention
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, CA
June 14-16, 2009
www.witi.com/summit
Event Schedule
| Speakers & Keynotes
| WITI Hall of Fame
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The WORLD Café is designed to ignite dialog using everything we've learned about the catalytic process of science and technology to help us identify collective intelligence and co-creativity in order to achieve breakthrough solutions to business/technology challenges. Simply put, the World Café will help each of us network and leverage talent across many cultures, disciplines and generations by bringing together the pioneers of 1.0 with the cultivators of Web 2.0 to explore innovation, collaboration and reinvention.
We are fortunate to have Dr. Anne Adams, an authority on organizational transformation, lead the WITI 20th Anniversary Summit World Café.
For the first time in WITI Summit history we are happy to announce the Social Media Café - To teach each of us how to better utilize social media to streamline expenditures, develop business opportunities, reach new customers and expand relationships with existing (internal/external) customers and contacts.
WITI's Goal for you: Spark creative thinking and implementation of new strategies which has immediate application and benefit to each person's company.
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WITI Launches New Service: WITI Experts on Demand
WITI Experts on Demand is designed to help you make the best decisions possible - carefully selected trusted advisors committed to providing you the best advice to grow your career, business, profession - to find the best answers to complex challenges you are facing now or in the future.
Instead of spending time searching for the right person, driving to someone's office, WITI Experts on Demand is designed to provide you a list of prescreened, personally recommended experts ready to help you deal with the challenges critical to your growth and prosperity.
Take a look at the WITI Experts offering their expertise, put in your credit card to buy the time you need, e-mail them your questions and/or arrange for a telecon.
Take a look at each expert's photo, bio area of expertise, and rates, so you can select the expert that best matches your needs. All experts listed on WITI Experts on Demand have been personally recommended by trusted WITI Advisors.
Visit www.witi.com/experts for Complete Details!
Join Us for the 2009 WITI Hall of Fame @ WITI's 20th Anniversary Summit!
WITI's Hall of Fame was established in 1996 to recognize, honor, and promote the outstanding contributions women make to the scientific and technological communities that improve and evolve our society. This year's WITI Hall of Fame dinner and awards ceremony, hosted by Shira Lazar of NBC's 1st Look, will be held on Monday June 15, 2009 @ 6:30pm in the Silicon Valley.
Announcing Four Leaders in Science and Technology who will be Honored at WITI's Hall of Fame Awards Dinner...
Patricia S. Cowings
Research Psychologist, Human Systems Integration Division, NASA Ames Research Center
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Maxine Fassberg
Vice President, Technology and Manufacturing Group, Fab 28 Plant Manager, General Manager, Intel Israel
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Don't Miss Out on WITI's Biggest Event of the Year... Register Now!
WITI 20th Anniversary Special Offer!
Included with your WITI Membership Fee is a One Year Subscription to Wired Magazine ($12 Value)... Click Here to Become a WITI Member Today!
WITI Teleclasses & Webinars
Participants in these teleclasses and webinars have made major changes in their lives, after just the first class!
"Exploring Your Life Mission"
Begins June 4, 8-9pm ET (5-6pm PT)
This series will help you to gain a clear understanding of your unique gifts, passions, needs, and values, so that you can discover what you want to do with the rest of your life.
This class is DISCOUNTED for WITI members... Click here for details!
Click Here to Visit Kathy Hill's WITI Experts on Demand Profile Today
"Green Business: Drivers for Environmental Improvements"
Begins June 9, 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT)
Join Mary Vincent, President of GreenStar Solution, to learn about the Top Green Business Drivers that will improve business operations in the following areas: Water, Packaging, Materials, Climate Change, and Food.
This class is INCLUDED in WITI membership... Click here for details!
Click Here for a Complete List of WITI Member Webinars & WITI Teleclasses!
WITI Featured Network Event
Social Networking: Latest, Greatest Business Tool or Security Nightmare?
May 19, 2009 • Fort Lauderdale, FL
Register Now!
Featured Speakers:
• Kevin Tracy, Senior Consulting Systems Engineering for Network Security and Mobility Solutions, Cisco
• Gabriel Ruiz, Director of Technology, ADX Technologies
• Pete Nicoletti, Vice President, Secure Information Services, Terremark
• Jay Patel, Advisory Services, KPMG
What began as a way to use the internet to make new friends and reconnect with old ones has now merged with the business world, with some companies actively promoting employee involvement to raise awareness of their products or services and keep in touch with each other and existing or potential customers. But before your organization embraces the new technology, you need to be aware of the security implications that it brings with it. At this meeting, we'll address the good, the bad and the ugly of using popular social networking tools (Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, etc.) in the business environment.
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Click Here for a Complete List of WITI Network Events in Your Area!
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WITI Partner Events & Announcements
Keeping you up-to-date on where you'll find WITI!
WITI partner events provide an excellent opportunity for peer-to-peer networking and job growth amongst tech savvy women and men. For a complete listing of WITI events in your area, click here!
Join WITI and Sister to Sister in the Fight Against Heart Disease!
Help join the fight against heart disease - the number one killer of women.
Participate in SCREEN 4 from Sister to Sister: The National Women's Heart Health Foundation. Go to SCREEN 4 and sign up for the free online initiative that encourages women to get screened for heart disease and recruits three others to join them. Log on soon, because for every team of four that signs up by June 30, Sister to Sister will donate one free screening to a woman in need.
Attention WITI Filmmakers - ITVFest 2009 Submissions End Tomorrow!
Independent Television Festival
July 31 - August 6, 2009
Los Angeles, CA
The 2009 ITVFest - it is your chance to share your creativity and talent and the only place to get your independent webseries and independently produced television pilots seen.
The ITVFest will accept submissions for the following categories:
Comedy, Drama, Alternative, Documentary and Webseries.
Early Submission Deadline: April 23, 2009
Late Submission Deadline: May 14, 2009
The world of successful independent production is not merely limited to the silver screen. Pilotmakers showcased at ITVFest have gone on to get script deals with NBC, development deals with Starz!, web deals with Sony Digital, Fox Studios and Ziddio.com, and representation from top reps such as UTA and 3 Arts. Winners of the 2008 ITVFest also walked home with $5,000 in production support each!
For more information, visit our website and forum at www.itvfest.org
Join WITI @ Disney Keys to Excellence in Tulsa!
Disney Keys to Excellence
May 19, 2009
Tulsa, OK
WITI Professional Association Welcomes the Disney Institute to Tulsa on May 19, 2009
It doesn't take any training to recognize that the world's economy has taken a significant downturn. It does take effective and proven professional development training to guide impacted organizations back to the summit.
A one-day local workshop, the Disney Keys to Excellence program is a rare and affordable opportunity to learn best business practices from Disney insiders. Organizations from across the nation have learned proven philosophies and implemented effective processes to reap the rewards of improvements in leadership, management, service, and brand loyalty.
IMPORTANT: Please use promotional code WITIPNE to receive $50 OFF PER GUEST when registering.
TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER GO TO: www.KeysTulsa.com
No prerequisite training required.
Join WITI @ AlwaysOn Venture Summit East in Boston!
AlwaysOn Venture Summit East
Co-Presented by AlwaysOn and JP Morgan
May 20-22, 2009 • Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Boston, MA
Click here to take advantage of the 33%-off discount before we sell out!
Even as Venture Summit East is about to kick off, we continue to add crucial discussions to our agenda, forming the most comprehensive event for private companies and private-company investors in the Boston region. We'll feature a discussion on the role VC in DC - How can investors and entrepreneurs access the government cash outlay? - and the growing role of non-VC, private-equity firms in backing private companies. Venture Summit East is the top business-development and thought-leadership event - and we hope you will join us!
Click Here for Complete Details!
Join WITI @ Disney Keys to Excellence in Memphis!
Disney Keys to Excellence
May 27, 2009
Memphis, TN
WITI Professional Association Welcomes the Disney Institute to Memphis on May 27, 2009
It doesn't take any training to recognize that the world's economy has taken a significant downturn. It does take effective and proven professional development training to guide impacted organizations back to the summit.
A one-day local workshop, the Disney Keys to Excellence program is a rare and affordable opportunity to learn best business practices from Disney insiders. Organizations from across the nation have learned proven philosophies and implemented effective processes to reap the rewards of improvements in leadership, management, service, and brand loyalty.
IMPORTANT: Please use promotional code WITIPNE to receive $50 OFF PER GUEST when registering.
TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER GO TO: www.KeysMemphis.com
No prerequisite training required.
Join WITI @ EOP's™ STEM Diversity Career Expo!
EOP's™ STEM Diversity Career Expo
May 28, 2009
Washington, D.C.
EOP's™ STEM Diversity Career Expo is a job fair bringing industry and government together with entry-level and professionals who are women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities in the Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) career disciplines. This event will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel between 10AM and 4PM. The address is 2600 Woodley Road NW, Washington, D.C. 20008. It is a free event to attend and an opportunity to meet face-to-face with recruiters from major corporations and government agencies looking to hire.
To pre-register or get more information, go to www.eop.com/stemexpo.
This event is hosted by EOP, Inc., publisher of Woman Engineer, Minority Engineer, and Equal Opportunity magazines and has great support from associations and media, including Women in Technology International (WITI) as our Association Sponsor.
Join WITI @ CommunityOne West!
Register for CommunityOne West, June 1-3, 2009, San Francisco
Join us for three jam-packed days of education, innovation, and exchange. Come together with fellow developers and technologists to evaluate dozens of open-source projects currently powering leading Web companies, transforming enterprise IT, and enabling next-generation computing. Main conference on June 1 is free, but space is limited. Deep Dive tutorials on June 2 and 3 require a fee. Register today!
Click Here for Details!
Join WITI @ CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase!
CONNECTIONS™
The Digital Living
Conference & Showcase
June 2-4, 2009
Santa Clara, CA
The CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase is the premier executive event focused on the market developments and growth factors for advanced digital lifestyle solutions.
This unique research-driven executive conference and showcase, hosting close to 1,000 attendees each year, delivers insight and recommendations for new business models and opportunities in digital media/content, connected consumer electronics, broadband and value-added services, and home systems.
www.connectionsconference.com
Join WITI @ Disney Keys to Excellence in Pittsburgh!
Disney Keys to Excellence
June 3, 2009
Pittsburgh, PA
WITI Professional Association Welcomes the Disney Institute to Pittsburgh on June 3, 2009
It doesn't take any training to recognize that the world's economy has taken a significant downturn. It does take effective and proven professional development training to guide impacted organizations back to the summit.
A one-day local workshop, the Disney Keys to Excellence program is a rare and affordable opportunity to learn best business practices from Disney insiders. Organizations from across the nation have learned proven philosophies and implemented effective processes to reap the rewards of improvements in leadership, management, service, and brand loyalty.
IMPORTANT: Please use promotional code WITIMNE to receive $50 OFF PER GUEST when registering.
TO LEARN MORE AND REGISTER GO TO: www.KeysPittsburgh.com
No prerequisite training required.
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