PWN Global Newsletter Q4 2020
RIP to the Glorious RGB - Reflect, Relate,
Reframe
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Dear PWN friends,
Reflect
A legend has left us. We have all been reflecting
on the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Musing on the imprint she left
on our planet and the fundamental role of women in society. Through
her leadership and advocacy for human rights, Ginsburg paved the way
for so many, and made the world a more equal place.
Relate
The ‘Notorious R.B.G.' is a significant role
model who I’m sure inspires all of us to carry on her legacy.
Let’s relate Ruth’s message to our community: By advancing Gender
Balanced Leadership in business and society we continue her work, keep
it alive and moving in the right direction.
 "If you want to be a true professional,
you will do something outside yourself. Something to repair tears in
your community, something to make life a little better for people less
fortunate than you. That's what I think a meaningful life is - living
not for oneself, but for one's community." Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg
Reframe
As we move through the pandemic, we recognize the
need to reframe current environments and challenges. Never before has
a support community been so important. We are seeing that an
increasing number of members across our city networks are now reaching
out to our broader communities, to cross industries and geographical
boundaries, making personal connections with members of other networks
that previously they may not have done. Clearly there is a strong
desire for dedicated networking and support in smaller, more intimate
groups on shared themes that will help each of us sustain and grow our
professional careers. We believe this trend will continue,
particularly with the large number of redundancies that are expected
to come in the coming months.
PWN Global is responding to this new environment
with the launch of ‘Peer
Consulting Circles’, effectively a personal and
dedicated network within our larger community. This new global
offering will enable members to come together virtually with
professional peers, thereby using a proven method that allows
collective problem solving of individual challenges. This bespoke
support will help to stay ahead in your organisation. Sonya
Richardson, former President of PWN Global has developed and
collaborated with us on creating this new model. We truly believe this
new offering can be of huge benefit to all members and thank Sonya for
supporting us in this initiative. If you are interested in
understanding the format better, then please read
the article below.
I am also pleased to announce the launch of the
PWN
Global Virtual Summit ‘Working World 2021& Beyond’, which
will take place on 11th November 2020. Does that date ring any bells
for you? It was the intended date of our 2020 PWN Global Gender
Balanced Leadership Awards, but as Covid-19 has conspired against all
our well-laid plans, we figured that it made sense to maintain
momentum with a great virtual event. The Summit will feature three
keynote addresses, and three panel sessions packed with experts from
the PWN Global community. If you care about gender balance and the
future of work, this is an event you simply must attend. Read
more in the article below on how you can get involved.
And, for our Corporate Partners, we are delighted
to launch our next PWN
Global Diversity Lab "The New Normal: The Power of a Global Network to
enable and support Gender Balance Leadership in 2021 - Good for Women,
Good for Men, Good for Business". This is an exclusive forum for
business leaders to share, learn and network with each other.
As we look forward to 2021, we have finalised our
webinar series ‘Learn, Thrive, Innovate’ and you will see in the
article below that we have a plethora of great hosts. We’re
delighted to see a collection of both new and returning speakers who
continue to support our mission to deliver interesting and through
provoking content.
We have focused and reflected on the last six
months to create a range of offerings which are relatable to current
challenges and needs. Let’s look forward with enthusiasm, close out
2020 and move forward with the vision and inspiration the RGB legacy
has left us.
Enjoy this edition and please remember to forward
it to your friends and colleagues who you think will enjoy it
too.
Please stay safe, stay well and stay
connected.
Best regards!
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Carina Furlong
Co-President,
PWN Global
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Sheila Gemin
Co-President
PWN Global
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*The Q4 intro was written by Carina Furlong
PWN Global
Event Launches
October
29 2020 |
15:00 -
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WEBINAR |
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There is no
doubt that the future of work, and life, has been revolutionised by
the challenges we have experienced in 2020. The important questions to
ask are: How is it evolving, and how are we... |
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November 12 2020 |
09:00 -
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WEBINAR |
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The severe
disruption created by the Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating the need
for organisations to rethink work, workplaces and workforces, to
transform their businesses.
This November,
PWN... |
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Never waste a
good crisis: boost your career!
Careers of great professional
women are suffering as a result of Covid19. This is not the time to
sit back and be selfless in helping your... |
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Planning for
the PWN Global Webinar Series 2021 - Learn, Thrive, Innovate - is
almost complete. Thank you for all your ideas and submissions. We
believe that we have selected the best sessions for... |
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PWN Global
Mentoring
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If, as
incentive for you to improve your map reading skills, your aunt
refuses to leave a roundabout until you have figured out which exit to
take, how would you describe that aunt 15 years... |
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PWI Brussels
Mentoring program was founded in 2011 and has always adopted a women
only policy. Still going strong, in 2019-2020, the network decided at
it's 2019 AGM, to open the program to any... |
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The Mentoring
Pillar of PWN Romania focuses on strengthening the community and
launches the 7th edition of the Mentoring Program in
October. PWN Romania feels truly privileged to contribute to
the... |
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PWN Global
Entrepreneurship
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It is no
secret that the ongoing pandemic has affected many businesses. Keeping
the doors open is the biggest challenge facing small businesses
today.
Now more than ever it is
necessary to find a... |
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PWN City
Network News
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As of November
2020, PWN Madrid will resume its Learning Workshop Series (LWS). In
the face of the global pandemic, PWN Madrid, as with all of our City
Networks around the world has made an agile... |
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Every time I
travel in New York City (yes, do you remember the good, old days
before Covid-19, when traveling was the normal?) I’m always
hypnotized by the gilded frieze above the entrance on
the... |
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The Covid-19
global pandemic has shifted the way we work and live, and expelled us
from our comfort zones. As a result, and as with all of our PWN sister
networks, we had to reconsider the event... |
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PWN Membership
Experience
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I had a Zoom
chat recently with Carina Furlong, co-President of PWN Global and she
suggested I write a short article for the newsletter on the “PWN
Membership Experience and how it has been... |
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We are all in
the midst or unprecedented times with predictions that the global
pandemic will leave us with an as yet untold and enormous econmic
crisis. Even the largest organisations, with... |
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PWN Corporate
Partner News
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Catherine
Chan is a Hong Kong-based operations and risk professional with a
15-year career in the aviation sector. Currently a Group Safety
Manager at the International Air Transport
Association... |
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Expert's
Corner
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At the start
of September we were sorry to have to announce the last minute
cancellation of our PWN Global Webinar - How to Take Care of the
People You Let Go. Our hosts for the event wanted to... |
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Balanced
Leadership Research
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Major European
capitals continue to attract a growing number of highly skilled
professionals, considered by major stakeholders as a critical element
in the success of the EU economy - particularly... |
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