In this issue:
NEWS FROM WICT GLOBAL
- Meet the 2020 WICT Board of Directors
- Salute the 2019 Chapter Award Honorees
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
- Register Today for EDS: Leading With Power and Authenticity
- Applications Now Being Accepted for BMLI Classes 42 and 43
LEADERSHIP LESSON
- What Are You Known For? Tips on Building Your Personal Brand
- Words of wisdom from Fiona Nolan, Chief Marketing Officer, CommScope
FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
- Martha Soehren Women Veterans Fellowship
- Nomi M. Bergman Fellowship for Women in STEM
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Meet the 2020 WICT Global Board of Directors
We are delighted to introduce the members of our 2020 Global Board of Directors. Each leader brings deep industry experience and astute business perspectives to ensure WICT remains at the forefront of the ever-evolving media landscape.
Sandy Howe,
EVP and President, Americas, Technetix, has been elected to the role of Board Chair.
Marva Johnson,
VP, State Government Affairs (South), Charter Communications, has concluded her two-year term as Chair and transitioned to the one-year role of Immediate Past Chair.
New Directors-at-Large on the board include:
- Johnita Due, SVP & Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, WarnerMedia
- Tina Evangelista, VP, HR, Cable ONE
- Orlando Hampton, GM, USA, Afiniti
- Lee Schroeder, EVP, Government & Community Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer, Altice USA
In addition,
Julie Agnew,
Executive Director of Construction & Delivery, Network Expansion, Virgin Media, will serve a one-year term as the Chapter Leader Designee. Also serving one-year terms as Emerging Leader Designees are
Carmela Fournier,
Executive Director, Data Platform, FreeWheel, and
Jonica Hartman,
Director, Strategic Initiatives, Spectrum Reach.
You can view the full list of board members and read their bios
here
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Salute the 2019 Chapter Award Honorees
WICT's chapter awards measure important aspects of the Model Chapter Business Plan (MCBP), and chapters earn points for performance that meets or exceeds guidelines laid out in the MCBP. WICT presents the Chapter of the Year award to the top performing chapter(s) as measured by MCBP scores in areas such as programming, marketing and communications, governance and membership. For 2019, the
WICT Greater Philadelphia Chapter earned the most possible points and received the Chapter of the Year award.
WICT also recognized the Chapter President of the Year, WICT Latin America’s
Fernanda Merodio, Senior Director, Distribution, Hemisphere Media Group; and the Chapter Advisor of the Year, WICT Greater Philadelphia’s
Marge Jackson, SVP, National Call Center Sales, Comcast.
WICT also recognizes the following 2019 Chapter honorees:
- WICT Chapter Leaders of the Year was presented to Georgia Jones, Senior Legal Counsel – Programming, Virgin Media, who served as the Programming Chair for WICT United Kingdom; and Nancy Allen, Account Executive—Xfinity Communities, Comcast, who served as the Director of Leadership and Development for WICT Great Lakes.
- WICT Chapter Volunteers of the Year, awarded to individuals who have shown exemplary volunteer support of WICT, was presented to Sesaneen Allen, Customer Insight Specialist, Process Management, Charter Communications, whose efforts supported WICT Carolinas; and Alexandra Piña, Senior Manager, DeSales Media, of WICT New York.
- WICT Most Improved Chapter for chapter growth and development from the previous year, was presented to WICT Greater Pittsburgh.
- WICT Best Chapter Programming of the Year was presented to WICT Greater Philadelphia for first place, Heartland for second place and WICT New York and Southern California tied for third place.
- WICT Chapter Mentoring Excellence for chapter achievements in substance and implementation of an impactful WICT mentoring program was presented to WICT Rocky Mountain for first place, Midwest for second place and Greater Chicago for third place.
- WICT Community Service Award, awarded to a chapter that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to giving back to their local communities, was presented to WICT Southeast.
- Inspire and Others Will Follow Award, which honors chapters who helped their members achieve their full potential by achieving 90 or more points on the 2019 WICT Model Chapter Business Plan, was presented to WICT Carolinas, Europe, Florida, Greater Philadelphia, Greater Pittsburgh, Heartland, New York, Rocky Mountain, Southeast, Southern California, United Kingdom, Virginia, and Washington DC/Baltimore.
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
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Leading with Power and Authenticity
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April 1-3, 2020 | Savannah, GA
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As you advance in your career and take on roles of greater influence within your organization, authenticity and the ability to inspire trust among colleagues will be critical to your success.
Over this two-and-a-half day program, part of WICT's
Executive Development Series, you will learn and practice strategies to build relationships in business, manage differences among peers, and tap into your power so you can lead with vision and clarity. On the final day, you will develop a tailored action plan that draws upon what you learned from the program's lectures, group exercises, peer feedback, and deeply personal reflection.
With this greater understanding of your core values and strengths, you will increase your impact, inspiring yourself and others to contribute your greatest gifts.
When you return to the office, you will have learned to:
- Identify core values and patterns of success that are compatible with your work style.
- Align your priorities, values and work behaviors.
- Integrate tools for work/life and self-care into your routines.
- Build a strong support system for professional and personal resiliency.
- Incorporate a new sense of self-awareness into your personal leadership development plan.
To view facilitator
Elaine Yarbrough’s
bio,
click here
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To view facilitator
Lindsay Burr’s
bio,
click here
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Class size is limited to maintain a focus on individual growth and development.
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Applications Are Now Being Accepted for BMLI Classes 42 and 43
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HR Approval Forms Due Wednesday, February 5;
Completed Applications Due Wednesday, February 19
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WICT is now accepting applications for the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute’s (BMLI) Classes 42 and 43. HR approval forms are due
Wednesday, February 5 and the deadline to apply is
Wednesday, February 19. For more information or to apply online, please visit
www.wictbmli.org.
Named in honor of Betsy Magness, who played an instrumental role in building TCI into one of the most prominent and influential telecommunications companies in the industry, BMLI serves as the gold standard in leadership development programs. Last year, we celebrated the program’s 25th anniversary.
BMLI is produced in conjunction with renowned content leaders at the Center for Creative Leadership. Accepted participants are immersed in an educational program that emphasizes core leadership skills, including driving and implementing change, communicating effectively, navigating career challenges, creating engagement, driving results, and executing organizational vision.
Since its inception in 1994, more than 1,000 women have graduated from the program. The alumnae comprise the upper echelon of women leaders in media, and they continue to be actively involved in transforming their companies and the industry at the executive level.
The Institute’s Founding
Established by WICT in 1994 with a generous grant from TCI’s Bob Magness and J.C. Sparkman, the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute is named in honor of one of the industry’s most charismatic leaders, a cable pioneer who combined business acumen with compassion. Betsy Magness was instrumental in transforming TCI, later AT&T Broadband and Internet Services, and now Comcast NBCUniversal, into one of the nation’s most prominent and influential media companies.
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What Are You Known For? Tips on Building Your Personal Brand
Fiona Nolan, Chief Marketing Officer, CommScope
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Fiona Nolan is Chief Marketing Officer for CommScope, a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks. She is responsible for positioning the company's growth strategy, cultivating opportunities in new and existing customer markets and growing demand for CommScope's solutions globally.
A brand is more than a name, logo and tagline. It’s a company’s reputation and how its customers and the market experiences its products, service and employees.
Your
personal brand is the key to your career. In a time where there is so much industry change and consolidation, cultivating your own brand is so important to unlocking success in your career.
My advice for building your brand is this:
Decide what you want to be known for. Be the best you can be today. And in doing so, you’ll be preparing for what’s next. We all own shaping our personal brand. And our brand, in turn, will command our ability to influence and persuade.
Sometimes, the most adverse situations – which at the time feel awful – become the ones that show you who you are, that allow other people recognize who you can be, and that propel you further ahead in your career.
Your personal brand has to do with how people experience you. Every interaction sends a message, and every interaction matters. The more that people trust and have confidence in you, the more likely they are to listen to you and take action based on what you say.
With an eye toward intentionally cultivating your own brand, you can begin the process of changing the way you work with others to reflect the best parts of yourself.
Click here
to continue reading Fiona's complete leadership lesson.
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Martha Soehren Women Veterans Fellowship
WICT is now accepting applications for the
Martha Soehren Women Veterans Fellowship. Designed to support career development and advancement for high potential women veterans employed by a programmer, operator or technology company, the Fellowship enables recipients to experience the strength of WICT's robust educational programs and strong professional network. The Fellowship recipient will embark on a one year journey designed to build crucial leadership development skills through WICT's resources and programs.
WICT will provide the recipient with a one-year WICT membership and will underwrite registration costs and travel stipends for the recipient's selection of the following programs:
Click here to learn more about the Martha Soehren Women Veterans Fellowship
and submit an application.
Deadline for applications is
Friday, February 7, 2020
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Nomi M. Bergman Fellowship for Women in STEM
Are you a woman in cable technology ready to reach the next level in your career, or perhaps there's someone on your team with high potential?
WICT is now accepting applications for the
Nomi M. Bergman Fellowship. The Fellowship enables a woman employed by a technology company to experience the strength of WICT's educational programs and robust professional network of over 10,500 members worldwide. The Fellowship recipient will embark on a one-year journey designed to leverage WICT's resources and programs to build crucial leadership skills.
WICT will provide the recipient with a one-year WICT membership and will underwrite registration costs and travel stipends for the following programs:
Click here to learn more about the Nomi M. Bergman Fellowship
and submit an application.
Deadline for applications is
Friday, February 7, 2020
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