Gender Differences: The Competitive Advantage
Monday, April 25, 2005
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m
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Business results, statistics, and even Tom Peters (the "guru of the management guru's") point out that businesses that want to excel in the coming decades must address gender and diversity issues between men and women in the workforce.
With business changing at an unsettling speed, three forces are converging: a new generation of business leaders, a new value system, a new client mindset. The winners will be those who are able to achieve competitive advantage by ensuring that every man and woman in the organization has the opportunity and encouragement to excel.
Come meet Barbara Annis, author of the recently published book, "Same Words, Different Language" and gain an understanding of how men and women are remarkably different in the way they communicate, approach organizational challenges, and lead.
Discover for yourself, as has Great Britian's Prime Minister Tony Blair, that, “Scores of diversity consultants have appeared on the scene in global businesses and governments…The best of the bunch is Barbara Annis.”
Featured Speaker(s)
"Barbara Annis is our secret weapon in making a powerful, positive and transformational shift in our culture. Every single partner, male and female, has derived tremendous value from the Men and Women Working Together Program. By recognizing Gender Differences we are now able to work [better as a company] and with our clients." -Partner, Deloitte & Touche
Barbara is an outstanding leading-edge thinker who has designed breakthrough workshops and interventions since 1979. Her company, Barbara Annis & Associates, is recognized as the leading expert in Corporate Gender Awareness within North America. Over the last 15 years, Barbara Annis & Associates have facilitated over 2,000 corporate workshops for business leaders and executives, such as Motorola, Northern Telecom, Xerox, Honeywell, IBM, Toshiba, Nabisco, Royal Bank of Canada,the U.S. Military, Department of Justice,and many more. In addition, Barbara has been recognized by Oprah and Larry King Live.
Barbara’s ongoing studies in transformational learning with today's exceptional thinkers including Dr. Flores, Ph.D. Program Director of Linguistics, University of Berkeley, enable her to bring the latest research to corporations, organizations, governments and today’s leaders.
Barbara is recognized throughout Canada and the United States as the authority on Gender Awareness. Her recently published book on the subject titled "Same Words, Different Language" is certain to become required reading for both women and men striving to achieve excellence in the workplace of the future.
Schedule of Events
6:00 p.m. - Registration, Networking, heavy appetizers & assorted beverages
6:45 p.m. - Announcements and Introductions
6:50 p.m. - The Power of Differences - excerpts from Barbara Annis' Gender & Diversity Communications Workshop
8:15 p.m. - Questions & Answers
8:30 p.m. - Adjournment
Meeting Notes
"Same Words, Different Language" Books will be available for those who wish to have Barbara sign your copy. All book proceeds go to the Tsunami Relief Fund.
