In this issue:
WICT Leadership Conference: Still Time to Register
- Program to feature more than 20 hours of interactive and transformational content to take your career to the next level
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Virtual conference will take place October 4-5, 2021 - register now!
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Visit our website to review the latest agenda
Executive Development Series: Registration Open for Fall Sessions
- Executive Leadership Presence: November 3-4, 2021
- Leading with Power and Authenticity: November 3-5, 2021
- Register soon – seats are filling quickly
Rising Leaders Program: Important Dates to Remember
- HR (corporate) approval forms are due 1:00 pm (Eastern), Wednesday, October 6, 2021
- Online applications are due 1:00 pm (Eastern), Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month
- Highlighting the importance of observing different cultures and what some companies are doing to celebrate
@WICTHQ on Social Media
- Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter
- Stay up-to-date on the latest WICT news, and learn more about the business case for gender diversity, equity and inclusion
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There's Still Time to Register for the 2021
WICT Leadership Conference
WICT is thrilled to once again kick-off Diversity Week with an action-packed virtual Leadership Conference agenda. This year, the program features more than 20 hours of interactive and transformational content to take your career to the next level. Click here to see the latest program updates, including the complete lineup of speakers, breakout session topics and general session details.
Our virtual conference will deliver insights and inspiration from a carefully curated group of subject matter experts and thought leaders representing a wide variety of disciplines.
Here are a few highlights:
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Virtual Networking
These sessions will take place on Monday, October 4 from 5:30 - 6:30 pm (Eastern), and advance registration is required. Engage in intimate discussions through our virtual platform. This networking activity offers a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and glean wisdom from peers and leaders who are experiencing similar challenges. Learn more and reserve your seat here.
Roundtable Conversations
Roundtable conversations will take place during the conference on Tuesday, October 5 at 12:00 pm (Eastern), and are open to anyone who is registered for the conference. Select a topic of your choice and chat live with your fellow attendees. Each session will be moderated by a table leader to ensure maximum interactivity.
One-on-One Coaching is Full - Join the Waiting List
A Leadership Conference crowd favorite, WICT’s one-on-one coaching sessions offer customized guidance on your area of interest with a professional executive coach. Each 45-minute session provides you time to explore leadership or management issues relevant to your career. Currently, available time slots are full, but you can sign up for the waiting list by clicking here.
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Visit our website to review the latest conference agenda and lineup of outstanding speakers.
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Join us in sunny San Diego for WICT's highly-rated Executive Development Series
Only a few seats remain in WICT's highly-rated Executive Development Series -
What you need to know: WICT is rounding out the year with a carefully managed, in-person offering of its Executive Development Series (EDS). Accessible to Los Angeles and the surrounding area, the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe will provide a safe space to learn, gather, and build your professional network.
Designed specifically for mid-career professional women, WICT's EDS has been consistently recognized for supporting the development of director and VP-level competencies critical for navigating complex environments and challenges. Participants also benefit from peer mentoring and opportunities to connect and learn as cohort.
The two seminars of the series, Executive Leadership Presence and Leading with Power and Authenticity, address two distinct skillsets essential for thriving and influencing at the organizational level. The seminars may be taken in any order.
Accommodations: Both programs will take place at the Inn at Rancho Santa Fe, a rustic boutique resort perched atop the hills overlooking San Diego. Follow this link to make your room reservations online.
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Above: Leading With Power and Authenticity participants & speakers |
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Executive Leadership Presence
November 3-4, 2021
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe • San Diego, CA
Executive Leadership Presence is designed to develop your leadership presence as a means to inspire confidence, engage and influence others, and maintain productivity while increasing visibility and career mobility. This program will introduce you to a unique framework and toolkit of 12 specific attributes, skills and thought processes that work together to help build your knowledge and expertise.
Here's what past attendees said about their experiences at WICT's EDS: Executive Leadership Presence:
- The Executive Leadership Presence seminar provides the missing links in career development and sheds light on the things that keep you from moving up in your career - all in a candid and safe environment.
- EDS was the best investment I have made in myself in years. The women I met are a network of new friends and colleagues I look forward to supporting and growing with!
- Absolutely valuable information presented with passion and practiced with other women hungry to learn. Must-have training for aspiring women leaders.
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Leading with Power and Authenticity
November 3-5, 2021
Inn at Rancho Santa Fe • San Diego, CA
As leaders, we rely on effective management skills to get things done. For exponential impact, however, authentic and powerful connections – to self and others – distinguish leaders who inspire trust and confidence from their peers and high-performing teams. Leading with Power and Authenticity provides an experiential learning environment, weaving together theory and practice, where you will:
- Ground yourself in your personal and leadership mission.
- Strategically link to sources of power for achieving your vision.
- Renew energy depleted by multiple life demands.
- Uncover your unique qualities as a woman leader.
- Re-integrate work and personal lives.
- Connect with other leaders to form a powerful network.
- Engage in candid Q&A with a panel of top industry leaders.
Here's what past attendees took away from WICT's EDS: Leading with Power and Authenticity:
- This course impacted me to my core and built skills that will make me a great leader, friend, daughter and self-advocate.
- EDS: LWPA was a safe space to explore my challenges, triumphs, failures, and insecurities with some truly amazing women. The feedback I received was so generous and I have a new set of tools - plus increased confidence to use them.
- LWPA was one of the best training experiences due to the amazing women that attended and the facilitator's unique wisdom, insights and guidance. A must-do!
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WICT’s Rising Leaders Program (RLP) is designed for industry professional women at the manager and director level who have demonstrated their potential and their desire for leadership and career advancement. During this intensive immersion program, participants take part in leadership analysis and case study work while expanding their cable business acumen. After completing this program, participants will know how to:
- Leverage key management tools to build and develop high-performance teams.
- Use advanced tactical and strategic methods to expand organizational impact.
- Map the landscape, build alliances and become an effective advocate.
- Assess diverse leadership styles and align team competencies to exceed organizational goals.
- Create and manage a personalized leadership development plan.
This is a competitive, application-based program and all applicants must be approved by their companies in order to participate in this one-week course.
Dates to remember:
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The deadline for receipt of the HR (Corporate) Approval form is 1:00 pm (Eastern), Wednesday, October 6, 2021.
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The deadline for submission of the online application is 1:00 pm (Eastern), Wednesday, October 20, 2021.
Click here to learn more and complete the application online.
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Hispanic Heritage Month: How Diversity Impacts the Workplace
Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) is in full swing, and many in the industry have been celebrating since its start on September 15, which coincides with the national independence day of Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. WICT reached out to a few members to learn more about the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America, and how recognizing cultural holidays impact the workplace.
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Company Campaigns
AMC Networks is partnering with members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to honor HHM with the launch of a public service announcement campaign. According to the company, the inaugural campaign began premiering on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 across the company’s national networks, including AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and the AMC+ streaming service.
To read the full article, click here.
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Connect With us Online
Follow @WICTHQ on social media (we’re active on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram) for the latest news on gender diversity in the workplace, leadership development and productivity tips, programming updates and diversity, equity and inclusion data.
Below are sample posts from Instagram (left) and LinkedIn (right). Make sure to follow us online for more valuable tips and updates.
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