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The Power of a Network
By Janet Roman
Networking. That's what we are all here to do, right?
So, why is it that we frequently fail to take full advantage
of resources at our disposal? Are we so busy that we cannot
even think straight? (Probably!) Do we need to know what
the benefits of networking are? (Maybe?) Do we know how
to network? (Maybe not!) This article will hit on all of
these points and offer you a "how to" guide for networking.
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Learn To Trust Yourself
By Jane Herman
Easy to say, not always so easy to do. The good news
is, even if you have not trusted your own wisdom and judgment
in the past you can learn how to do so now.
When you learn to trust yourself and your ability to make
smart decisions, you feel confident, self-sufficient,
and empowered. You are no longer anxious when faced with
critical decisions and can give up doubting and second-guessing
the decisions you have already made. Here are the essential
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WITI Marketplace
What an immediate impact we could make if each of us decided
to spend our business and consumer dollars on women-owned
businesses - to find a coach, consultant, software vendor,
dentist, conference-call vendor, phone service, computer
and so on from a woman! This is what the WITI Marketplace
is all about. There are over 100 women-owned businesses
in the Marketplace so you don't have to search far to
find the products and services you need! Search the Marketplace
today!
Featured Business: Thorney
& Associates LLC
No matter what business you are in or what size company, at
some point you may find it overwhelming and frustrating
to achieve your goals alone. Determining exactly how to
proceed, or how to solve the problems that stand in the
way, or how to implement the solutions can be a challenge.
A Managing Business Advisor will help in all of these
areas and will also provide invaluable support to keep
you motivated, focused, and moving forward until the desired
results are attained.
Thorney & Associates LLC is a consultancy specializing
in strategy planning, design, development and delivery.
Our company is based on the concept that a small group
of focused, top-tier experts can deliver tremendous value
and Quality Assurance to every project. We call this approach
the MBA (Managing Business Advisor) Factor and define
it as the need for more specialization and less generalization
that illustrates the integration of all subject disciplines
critical to a balanced strategy. We will guide you every
step of the way through applied methodologies and processes.
Thorney & Associates is pleased to offer offer a free
assessment to WITI members with every contract and 5%
off our rate.
Is your business in the WITI Marketplace?
Do you have a special offer for WITI members or would you like
to be a featured business in a future issue of the Strategist?
We'd love to
hear from you!
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The "WE DECIDE!" National
Voter Registration Drive is now a reality!
WITI is working with Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP)
and Office Depot to ensure registering to vote can be
quick, easy and powerful! All 900 Office Depot locations
across America have a space in each store specifically
dedicated for voter registration and the www.wedecide2004.com
website is up and active. This is a wonderful opportunity
for all of us to ensure every tech-savvy and business-savvy
woman takes five minutes and registers or re-registers
to vote. And we need to ensure that every employee of
a woman-owned business is also registered as well. WIPP
will use the number of hits to the www.wedecide2004.com
website to show the press and politicians that tech-savvy
and business-savvy women and those they influence truly
are the deciding swing vote in 2004.
So please, take just five minutes and do these three easy
things:
- Go to www.wedecide2004.com and
register or re-register.
- Attach the www.wedecide2004.com link
with a quick note to your employees, friends and business
acquaintances encouraging them to register or re-register
at www.wedecide2004.com. Just
attach the note and send it to your e-mail address book.
- Join the celebration of the 84th Anniversary of Women's
Right to Vote by attending the "WE DECIDE!" National
Luncheons on August 18th. With 21 locations across America,
this will be a tremendous opportunity to highlight the
gains women have make in the voting booth and in business.
More information is available at www.wedecide2004.com.
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Gartner's IT Asset
Management Summit and Software Asset Summit
Gartner IT Asset Management Summit (September 20 &
22, 2004 -- Orlando, Florida) will provide practical,
actionable advice on how to maximize your IT investments,
even with limited resources. Each presentation contains
defined best practices and corresponding performance metrics.
Gartner Software Asset Management Summit (September 22
& 23, 2004 -- Orlando, Florida) will provide best
practices for managing software asset compliance issues,
negotiating strategies and contract and vendor management.
Plus, get in the mind of key software vendors when they
share their latest thinking on software licensing and
pricing models and other offerings in software asset management.
WITI members receive a $200 discount off the standard
registration price! For more information, visit the IT
Asset Management Summit website at gartner.com/us/itam
and Software Asset Summit at gartner.com/us/sam;
to register, call 800-778-1997 and mention priority code
WITI2004 for the special rate.
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WITI Works
WITI GLOBAL EXECUTIVE NETWORK
(GEN)
An Exclusive Network for Executive Women! - Are
you an Executive Woman who wants the opportunity to get
together with other executive women to share solutions,
access connections and influence top level executives
in industry? WITI has now launched WITI GEN for Executive
VPs, Presidents, Chairman and Board members who meet GEN
membership requirements. GEN Teleclasses, led by Barbara
Annis exclusively for WITI GEN members, will begin this
September. If you want to be considered for a GEN membership,
please complete the
application and someone will get back to you within 3 days
of receiving your application!
WITI4HIRE
Accelerate Your Career! - Companies that get
it are searching the resume database at WITI4Hire every
day. Don't be overlooked! So, whether you are actively
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WITI HALL OF
FAME
The WITI Hall of Fame was established in 1996 by WITI
to recognize, honor, and promote the outstanding contribution
women make to the scientific and technological communities
that improve and evolve our society. Join us June 28-30
of 2005 in New York City for the Tenth
Anniversary Celebrations.
If you would like to make a nomination for the 2005 WITI
Hall of Fame, please download
the 2005 nomination form. The nomination deadline
is December 1, 2004.
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Company Spotlight
Legal Research Network (LRN) is in business
to inspire and reinforce ethically aware, responsible
conduct and set higher standards -- from the factory floor
to the boardroom -- in organizations throughout the world.
We enable employees to practice wrestling with legal,
compliance and ethical dilemmas so they can make better
decisions and take appropriate actions when they count
the most.
We help our customers build solutions to take on emerging
business challenges, and stay ahead of rapidly evolving
regulatory environments. Rather than seek to meet minimum
compliance standards, our mission-based approach enlists
leading companies to forge a common community standard
of higher business conduct and business ethics.
Search for LRN
jobs on WITI4Hire.
Job Spotlight
Technology Marketing Engineer / Business
Development - Generator Group
Seeking an experienced technology manager to be part of
a multi-disciplinary, international team of technologist
and business people developing and executing strategies
targeted at virtualized platform OEMs, OSVs, and ISVs
that align the company's system technologies, business,
and industry investments to drive growth. A strong candidate
will have a blend of technical and business education
and experience, with a solid, broad-based technical background
on a platform.
For
more information
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issues.
- Special Interests Groups
- New Member Directory
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Upcoming Network Events
August
4 - New Jersey
Balance
August
5 - Los Angeles
SUMMER HAPPY HOUR!
August
17 - Houston
Celebrate and Experience WITI - Membership Recruitment
Event
August
17 - South Florida
Summer Time and the Livin' is Easy!
August
26 - Atlanta
How to make most of a networking event
September
1 - Houston
Women at the Top, the Road to Success...A Panel of Achievers
September
15 - New Jersey
Successful Women Entrepreneurs
September
17 - Michigan
Tips and Tools: Unlocking the Secrets of Career Advancement
September
21 - Orange County
Unleash Your Speaking Power!
October
16 - Michigan
Bring Your Daughters to Breakfast
November
10 - Orange County
WITI - Orange County Awards: Tribute to Leaders
November
19 - Michigan
Michigan WITI Awards: Honoring Outstanding Companies Supporting
Women
More information about network
events in your area is available on our website.
WITI @ ...Keeping you up-to-date on where
you'll find WITI!
WITI@ keeps you up to date on where you will find WITI
partners, WITI discounts, WITI women attending industry
events. Visit the Members
area of the WITI website for priority discount codes for
these events. If you want a discount to an event you will be
attending and/or want to meet other WITI women at that event,
just let us know so we can get it for you!
Midsize Enterprise Summit
Feb 8 2004-Sep 22 2004
Multiple Cities and Dates,
Fortune Small Business presents Go
For Growth
Aug 27 2004
Los Angeles, California
Fortune Small Business presents Go
For Growth
Sep 9 2004
Orlando, Florida
Gartner Software Asset Management
2004
Sep 20 2004-Sep 22 2004
Orlando, Florida
Gartner IT Asset Management and
TCO Summit 2004
Sep 22 2004-Sep 23 2004
Orlando, Florida
Gartner Application Development
Summit: The Path to Modern AD
Sep 27 2004-Sep 29 2004
Phoenix, Arizona
Pipeline Seminiar: Boardroom
Bound
Sep 28 2004-Sep 29 2004
Washington, District of Columbia
Gartner CRM Summit Fall
2004
Oct 4 2004-Oct 6 2004
Phoenix, Arizona
TECHXNY - New York's Technology
Week
Oct 5 2004-Oct 7 2004
New York, New York
DigitalLife
Oct 14 2004-Oct 17 2004
New York City, New York
Gartner Presents Symposium/ITxpo
2004
Oct 17 2004-Oct 22 2004
Orlando, Florida
OOPSLA '04
Oct 24 2004-Oct 28 2004
Vancouver, British Columbia
CTIA Wireless IT &
Entertainment 2004
Oct 25 2004-Oct 27 2004
San Francisco, California
Gartner presents Application
Integration & Web Services
Nov 15 2004-Nov 17 2004
Kissimmee, Florida
Gartner 23rd Annual Data Center
Conference
Nov 30 2004-Dec 2 2004
Las Vegas, Nevada
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more information and discounts
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