Next for Women

Early bird tickets sales end soon for our 9/13/2010 event!

Monday, September 13, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM IN Raleigh, NC

This upbeat and interactive workshop will help you identify your natural strengths and skills. You will discover ways to maximize your strengths in both your professional and personal life. Most importantly, you will walk away with concrete tools to help you demonstrate your abilities, poise, and confidence.

Purchase tickets here!

What is one thing you commit to doing this week?

Are You Reluctant to Embrace Power?

“Although women now attend college at a higher rate than men, and have for the most part closed the gap in achieving advanced and professional degrees, women are not occupying the real power positions in corporations, academia, or the professions in anywhere near the same proportions as men…The fact of the under representation of women at the top begs the question of why. One part of the answer is women’s reluctance to embrace power.”

Many young women, just like the ones who are part of our NEXT community, are driven, bright, and eager to develop themselves as they advance in their careers. However, they can be intimidated as they attain positions of power or authority. Why? In the past they have relied on hard work and a great personality to get what they have wanted. Moving beyond that comfort zone into a role where priority is placed on strategic relationship building, self promotion, and confidence can be uncomfortable – but not impossible. Ask yourself these questions as you work to develop yourself and your career:

What are the times that you felt the most powerful at work? What about the most confident?

What can you do to re-create those moments – was it a certain suit that you wore or were you extra prepared for a meeting that involved senior executives?

What is one thing that you can do today that will take you out of your comfort zone and into the “power zone”?

Read more from HBR\'s blog here!

“Thick skin. That’s what more women need.”

Are emotions getting in your way at work? Do you know how to effectively advocate for yourself without bringing feelings into the room?

Tell us about a time when staying cool helped you to move ahead!

Read more from the Washington Post here!

Our NEXT event: Who Are You? Identifying and Maximizing Your Natural Strengths and Skills

Monday, September 13, 2010 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Raleigh, NC
Purchase tickets here!

Identifying, embodying, and emphasizing your natural strengths and talent is crucial to your professional success. Consider the following questions when evaluating yourself:
-Do you communicate self-assurance and competence to those around you?
-How do you advocate for yourself?
-Does the way you present yourself demonstrate what you are capable of?

This upbeat and interactive workshop will help you identify your natural strengths and skills. You will discover ways to maximize your strengths in both your professional and personal life. Most importantly, you will walk away with concrete tools to help you demonstrate your abilities, poise, and confidence.