WITI Strategist
Newsletter  •  March 15, 2017

  In This Issue

WITI Annual Summit
WITI Career
WITI Tidbit
WITI Technology
Featured Jobs
WITI Teleclass
WITI Webinar
WITI Partner Events
WITI / GEICO Tips
WITI Social Media

  Sponsored By

FICO

  WITI Network Events

March 16, 2017 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Power Networking Hour
March 16, 2017 - Phoenix, Arizona
Systems Thinking - The Road to Sustainable Innovation
March 16, 2017 - Boston, Massachusetts
Panel Discussion: Opportunities in the Medical Device Industry
March 22, 2017 - Folsom, California
Wine and Unwind!
March 23, 2017 - Irvine, California
Amplify your Business Intelligence
March 28, 2017 - New York, New York
Wine and Unwind Monthly Networking Event
March 29, 2017 - San Diego, California
Leaders & Libations Networking Social!
March 30, 2017 - Las Vegas, Nevada
Wine & Cheese Speed Networking Extravaganza
April 13, 2017 - Boston, Massachusetts
Panel Discussion: Harnessing Real-Time Data to Drive Business Growth
April 19, 2017 - New York, New York
TBA
April 20, 2017 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Cybersecurity: Protect Yourself . . . With Knowledge
May 16, 2017 - New York, New York
TBA
May 18, 2017 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Power Networking Social
June 15, 2017 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Healthcare and Technology

More Network Events

  WITI Partner Events

2017 Breaking Glass Forum for Women Executives: Innovation, Influence & Intersectionality
March 16, 2017
San Francisco, California

2017 San Francisco CISO Executive Leadership Summit
March 17, 2017
San Francisco,, California

PMI Suncoast: Women in Project Management
March 21, 2017
Clearwater, Florida

CIO Summit Dallas
March 21, 2017
Richardson, Texas

CISO Summit Dallas
March 21, 2017
Richardson, Texas

CIO Summit Mexico
March 23, 2017
Mexico City

EOP's STEM Diversity Career Expo Los Angeles
March 24, 2017
Los Angeles, California

Women in Tech Festival 2017 - Building the She Economy
March 24-25, 2017
Mountain View, California

CMO Summit Southern California
March 28, 2017
Pasadena, California

CIO Summit Southern California
March 28, 2017
Pasadena, California

CISO Summit Southern California
March 28, 2017
Pasadena, California

See Details of All Partner Events Here

  WITI Member Discounts

WITI Professional Association
OLYMPIC PLAZA
11500 Olympic Blvd.
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90064
818-788-9484


  WITI's Annual Summit

The 23rd Annual Women in Technology Summit - Making Things Happen is June 11-13th, San Jose California.

EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS SOON - Register today

  WITI Career

The One Phrase You Absolutely Need to Use to be Happy and Successful
By Will Marré

Most of us choose language that is either direct or indirect. Brain research reveals that direct language often generates a defensive response in competitive personalities. There are a lot of people that just don't want to be told what to do.

Read more

How to Avoid Workplace Doldrums - Three Tips to Find Fulfillment and Purpose at Work
By Fatimah Gilliam

Are you bored at work or disengaged? Do you feel like you are stuck in neutral? Does each day feel like Groundhog Day?

Read more

  WITI Weekly Tidbit

Looking to update your WITI email list options? Please go to: www.witi.com/mail_preferences/, type in your email that is associated with your WITI account or WITI Membership and select Submit. You will be presented with WITI Email Lists that you are a member of and ones you can become member of.

Make sure to select your WITI Regional Email list to keep up to date on events in your area.

  WITI Technology

Jump in Demand for Large-Screen Devices
By 451 Alliance

451 Research recently surveyed planned smartphone buyers and found the demand for large-screen devices has reached a new high, with 71% saying they prefer a 5-inch screen or larger (i.e., a phablet) - up 7 points from previously.

Read more

Ransomware Dangers Grow in Some Countries by Forcing Rebellion
By Izenda Content Strategist

Don't underestimate the dangers of ransomware to your organization's data. Now a new version tries to force its victims to make incendiary statements. Criticizing a public official in the United States at most will get you into a flame war with others.

Read more

  Featured Jobs

Senior IT Systems Engineer
Sound Transit

Seattle, Washington

Senior Director Finance
Walgreens

Deerfield, Illinois

Deputy Director
American Library Association

Chicago, Illinois

Sr. Director Clinical Statistics
Accenture

Berwyn, PA
  Assistant CIO
City of Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Chief Editor, BMC Biology
BioMed Central
New York, NY

Senior Executive Director
University of Missouri

Columbia, MO

Senior UI Engineer
Apcera

San Francisco, CA

  WITI Teleclass

Exploring Your Life Mission
Presenter: Kathy Hill
Four Wednesdays from 8-9PM ET (5-6PM PT), 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 and 4/12

Are you passionate about your life and where you are headed? Do you know your life/career purpose? Before you commit to any specific goals, you must know your true purpose so you can create goals that honor this purpose.

Join Kathy Hill in the following teleclass, to set the foundation for an amazing 2017!!

  WITI Webinars

Take A Seat at the Board
Presenter: Joanne Moretti and Payal Agrawal Divakaran
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

Let's Go Kick Some Glass - Five Success Strategies to be an Empowered Women
Presenter: Pattie Grimm
Thursday, March 30, 2017
12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

Health is Wealth
Presenter: Natalie Pace
Thursday, April 6, 2017
12-1PM PT (3-4PM ET)

  These Webinars are FREE To WITI Members!

  Join WITI @ Breaking Glass Forum

Innovation, Influence & Intersectionality
March 16, 2017  | San Francisco, CA

Join this Executive Forum to transform these challenges into opportunities and take your leadership to the next level. Expand your connections, engage in real problem solving and become your most powerful self within a strong, supportive community of women executives.

  WITI / GEICO Tips

Five Common Misconceptions About Seatbelts

Seat belts reduce serious crash-related injuries and deaths by about half, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The simple act of wearing a seat belt is the single most effective way to reduce the risk of fatality in a crash.

Read More...

  Stay Connected with WITI