ARTICLES:

IWL'S TOP PICKS

7 Bold Steps To Timeless Leadership

Fast Company

It's Time for a New Discussion on "Women In Leadership"

Harvard Business Review

Five Ways To Use The Holiday Season To Build Your Personal Brand

Forbes

The Gender-Wage Gap Is Shrinking - or Is It?

The Atlantic

UPCOMING EVENTS

Advancing Women in Leadership

2015 Spring Cohort, 6 month program

Session 1: January 15

Session 2: February 19

Session 3: March 19

Session 4: April 16

Session 5: May 14

Session 6: June 11

Take a bold step in your leadership journey. Learn with and from a rock star community of women, both within your cohort and with the AWL alumni. Bring to life your inspired future vision of yourself.

Quarterly Open House

Featuring Melissa Greenwell

January 29, 2015

5:30pm-7:30pm

The Platform, Downtown

Join Melissa Greenwell for a walk through the "10 Rules for Women Who Want to Lead" and learn how speaking up, managing emotions, giving up the guilt and other important changes will make you an effective, influential and highly valued leader in your organization.

Join our new LinkedIn Group: IWL Brand You

Share your thoughts and opinions on the conference, recent articles, news and hot topics. Start a new conversation and connect with our network year-round.

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What else does IWL Do?

WATCH our video to learn more about Integrating Woman Leaders and how we can support you and your organization.

Introducing IWL Foundation

We are proud to announce the IWL Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

As a part of our charitable mission, the IWL Foundation will, in part, fund the growth of the annual IWL Brand You Women's Leadership Conference. Its mission is to develop individual women through empowerment, support and connections. We create opportunities and we act as a resource for women and corporations.

Now as a nonprofit we can fundraise and collaborate with our corporate sponsors in new ways to achieve our goal to be a resource for women. In doing so, we will work towards our larger vision to impact individuals and organizations to support women leaders prepare for future roles, raise awareness on diversity & inclusion practices and allow us to create the change we envision for our communities.

Give to the IWL Foundation or become a corporate sponsor of the IWL Brand You Women's Leadership Conference

Contact Maggie Anderson, Executive Director, at [email protected]

SAVE THE DATE

September 1, 2015

2015 IWL Brand You Women's Leadership Conference

Indianapolis Marriott East

Sponsoring the 2015 IWL Brand You Conference

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 6th Annual Conference. It is the support of our sponsors that make the annual IWL Women's Leadership Conference the success it has become.

We are seeking partnerships with organizations that share our value in supporting women find their passion and take the next step in work or in life.

Download the Sponsorship Prospectus for detailed sponsorship information and associated benefits. Email [email protected] to secure your sponsorship.

IWL Blog Spotlight:

Leadership Improv: Effective Behaviors for Employee Engagement

by Karen Hough, President & CEO, ImprovEdge

We all improvise, every day. Every time we deal with an unexpected setback in the office or collaborate on a great project, we are using behaviors grounded in improvisation.

When leaders exhibit improvisational behaviors (such as flexibility, positivity, and humor) people connect with them. Leaders build trust with their teams when they are positive, and those teams, in turn, engage and want to perform.

By definition, improvisation is an art form that allows performers to create in the moment, without script, score, or plan. When an improv comedy troupe takes the stage or a jazz musician starts riffing, no one really knows what will happen next.