Schedule/Sessions
Keynote - Michele Coleman Mayes
Michele Coleman Mayes, was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at The New York Public Library in 2012. She serves as chief legal officer and is responsible for guiding NYPL's legal strategy to enable the Library to achieve its mission.
Leadership Competencies that Take You to The Top - And Keep You There!
- Speakers:
Elizabeth Fitch, Righi Fitch Law Group
Katja Kunzke, Wisconsin Lawyers Mutual Ins. Co.
Lynn Moran, Sonoran Life Transition and Performance Coaching
Pauline Morley, Self Employed
This session will provide insights and tales from the trenches. Each panel member will share their story and talk about struggles, successes, and lessons learned along the way. In addition, the panel will discuss the leadership traits that sustain. Each panel member with discuss the importance and value of a particular character trait. Proposed traits are:
Self awareness
Humility
Adaptability
Integrity
Resilience
You will receive the panelists' best advice or tip, a one minute go around where each panel member will share a key take away: “The one thing!”
Back to topEverything You Wanted to Know About Getting to the C-Suite as General Counsel, but Were Afraid to Ask
Many aspire to become general counsel and a member of the C-Suite. Are you, however, getting the right experience and honing the skills necessary to obtain and succeed in the role of general counsel? Marla Persky, former general counsel at both Boehringer Ingelheim and Baxter International will share her views and experiences on what it takes to be a successful general counsel. In her role as President & CEO of WOMN LLC, Marla works closely with newly appointed general counsel in transitioning to their new role.
Back to topSusan Douglas - Enlightened Sexism
Susan Douglas has penned brilliant -- and often funny -- critiques of the myths about equality, ambition, and femininity that are currently being served up as 'reality' in our media-crazed culture. Her book, Enlightened Sexism: The Seductive Message That Feminism’s Work Is Done offers an antidote to the contradictory messages and predicaments many women experience today.
Back to topFireside Chat with Dr. Adrienne Harrison and Edith Lederer
Edith Lederer will speak with Dr. Harrison about the challenges that she faced when climbing the career ladder; centering on the aspiring leader character trait - resilience. To be resilient is to have an inner toughness, something that women leaders in all fields need in abundance.
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