It’s OK to Be the Boss – How to be a manager and leader who helps your team thrive
Date: March 18, 2010
Time: Registration 7:30
Event 8:00 – 10:00 am
Location: The Polo Fields Golf and Country Club
5200 Polo Fields Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Cost: $25.00
As a women business leader, are you worried that “being the boss” means you’ll be perceived as overbearing, domineering, or even dictatorial?
Do you hesitate to take charge, give direction, track performance, or correct behavior because you might be called the dreaded “B word”?
Unfortunately, your team will never be truly successful until you accept your responsibility to be their leader, coach, motivator, and manager. It’s OK to be the boss! In fact, it’s critical to the success of your workplace and your company.
Attend WXW’s March 18th event to hear from three local business women who have learned to embrace their role as boss and are now leading their teams to success. Then join us for our patented Exchange Sessions to talk about being the kind of boss that attracts and retains high performing employees.
Panelists include:
• Terri Barlow, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Thomson-Shore, Inc.
• Megan Torrance, President at TorranceLearning
• Dr. Kay Woodiel, Director of Diversity & Community Involvement at
Eastern Michigan University, Associate Professor, Eastern Michigan
University
Book Club:
It’s Ok To Be The Boss by Bruce Tulgan
Meeting: March 24th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Nicola’s
WXW FORUM 10 - Now We’re Talking
Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Time: 8 -7 pm
Location:
Kensington Court
610 Hilton Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Cost:
$75.00 early bird registration through May 1, 2010
$95.00 registration fee starting May 2, 2010
WXW is hosting its dynamic, fun-filled, all-day forum for women business leaders. The day-long event provides an interactive and lively experience with regional speakers, workshops, breakout sessions, and networking activities. Our mission is to engage the business community and work through the common issues women business leaders face in their efforts to grow and improve their companies.
We expect over 300 attendees from the Ann Arbor area, Southeast Michigan, and Northeast Ohio.
Panelists include:
- Dr. Ora Pescovitz, CEO, University of Michigan Health System
- Kristi Mailloux, President, Molly Maids
- Diane E. Ward, Chief Executive Officer SE Michigan Red Cross Blood Services
- Moderator – Mary Morgan, Publisher of the Ann Arbor Chronicle
FIND YOUR VOICE IN PUBLIC POLICY
DATE: February 12, 2010
TIME: 3:00 PM- 6:30 PM
LOCATION: EAGLE CREST CONFERENCE CENTER(Attached to Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti Eagle Crest Resort) 1275 South Huron Street, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
COST: $35.00
Main Event Registration still available, Free procurment event sold out
If Women Business Owners were their own country, we would be the 5th largest GDP in the world! We have a strong collective voice that impacts government and public policy at a local, regional, and national level.
At WXW and WIPP’s (Women Impacting Public Policy) event, attendees will hear stories and lessons learned from a panel of well-known women who’ve held government positions. The panel which includes Jennifer Bisceglie, President of Interos, Nicole Nystrom, CEO of Midwest Strategy Group, Debbie Dingell, President of A2 Strategies, and Shannon Garrett, Great Lakes Regional Director of The White House Project will be moderated by Mary Kramer, Publisher of Crain’s Detroit Business.
After the panel, Barbara Kasoff, President of WIPP, will discuss how business women can become involved and politically active.
Attendees will then decide on their area of interest (energy, environment, procurement, local government, etc.) and attend interactive sessions with legislators and public figures.
Finally, we’ll wrap up the event with a happy hour full of hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and stellar networking…
** JUST ADDED: FREE Pre-Event Workshop: An Introduction to Federal Procurement (Presenter: Barbara Kasoff, President of WIPP).** (Workshop will be help from 2pm – 3pm before the main event) (SOLD OUT)
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JANUARY VISIONING & GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP
Date: January 21, 2010
Time: 11:15am – 1:30pm (Please arrive by 11:15 am. Workshop will begin promptly at 11:30 am. Lunch will be served during this workshop. )
Location: Polo Fields
Cost: $30.00
Workshop Facilitators:
Eleni Kelakos (Eleni Kelakos Enterprises) & Carrie Hensel (Inner Circle Media)
Recommended Reading:
WISHCRAFT by Barbara Sher
In January WXW offers an intensive, inspiring visioning and goal-setting workshop.
Get ready to connect with your true potential and accomplish marvelous things in 2010 by attending this intensive visioning and goal-setting workshop. WXW offered this interactive seminar at the 2009 WXW Forum in May and received such great feedback from participants that facilitators, Eleni Kelakos and Carrie Hensel, have agreed to do it again!
During this 2 hour workshop, participants will assess the vision and goals for their company, team, or career. They will learn how to articulate the vision in inspiring ways, set strategies and goals, and measure progress toward those goals. Participants will complete a visioning and goal-setting workbook and leave the session with plan to accomplish their goals for 2010. [Read more...]
Great Video Coverage from WXW Forum 09
In case you missed it (or want to relive the excitement), here’s a spectacular video from our big event in May.
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WXW Forum 09 – Wow, What an Event!
At WXW’s yearly forum on May 15th, we spent an entire day talking about business, balance, and leadership. Over 225 of the region’s top business people were in attendance. The morning workshops were powerful, and participants told us they could immediately apply what they learned in the workshops to their own companies and careers. State Representatives, Pam Byrnes and Rebekah Warren, joined us for an informative lunch conversation. The women on the panel (Debi Scroggins, Kimberli Cumming, Maria Thompson, and Mary Morgan) were so well-spoken, honest, and insightful. The afternoon breakouts had everyone talking about pressing issues. And let’s not forget the happy hour where we could really let our hair down…
Here are some words from attendees:
“I left the WXW event feeling empowered and very motivated about my business. You have helped and continue helping a lot of women by creating WXW. “
Susana Castro-Pollard, Global Design
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“Thank you for a great Forum on Friday. I felt like I came away with all that Carrie had indicated was the intention in her opening comments: I felt informed and inspired by the women around me. What a dynamic group! And what a great culture you are helping to cultivate for the women in business in our community!“
Tammy Koupal, Vision Builders
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“Friday’s event was really good for me. I forget sometimes how much I need to hear other’s voices. I often talk about how I need it, but when I actually surround myself with powerful women who are in the position for me to learn from, I am amazed I don’t do it more often!“
Josie Ann Lee, Balance Massage Therapy
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“I can not help but reflect on the WXW forum and how impressed I was with the turn out and presentations for an event that is only in it’s second year. Well done! I am not sure what compelled me to participate in the “Creating and Executing Your Vision” but I could not have made a better choice. Meeting both of you (workshop facilitators Eleni Kelakos and Carrie Hensel) had a profound impact on me and made me realize what I need to do in order to succeed personally.”
Estelle Stormer
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If that’s not enough, here’s a little note we just got from Michigan’s Governor, Jennifer Granholm:
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