2010 Women in Leadership Summit

Keynote presenters
November 8–10, 2010 • SaN FraNciSco, ca

Louann Brizendine

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Julie Gilbert

Power. Influence. Impact.

Glenda Hatchett

Lisa Ling

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Selena Rezvani

Kedibone Letlaka-
Rennert

Summit chair

Platinum corporate sponsor

Frances Hesselbein

Contents
about the Summit .......... 3 Power. Influence. Impact.

Summit agenda ................. 4 November 8–10, 2010
The Fairmont San Francisco • San Francisco, ca
Keynote presenters ........ 6

Keynote panels .................. 8

The Frances Summit mission
Hesselbein
our annual two and a half-day summit equips
excellence in
women with the skills and strategies to lead ef-
Leadership award ........... 9
fectively. rising female leaders will learn to drive
Senior Leader circle ...... 9 change, produce sustainable results and achieve their
personal and professional best.
Learning teams ............... 10

Learning tracks ............... 12
2010 Theme
The Time is Now to develop yourself and your
Post-Summit high potential women into globally minded business
workshops ........................ 18 leaders; to grow the skills and passion to take your
leadership to the next level; and for both men and
Sponsors and women to invest in creating a pipeline of strong
partners.............................. 19 future female leaders.

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“Very relevant and much needed with the
current rake of the economy. I especially
enjoyed the networking and connecting
with women in many fields and the
diversity of geography as well. The
content was excellent, and I loved the
variety of speakers and topics.”
—Linda Lockyer
VP, Strategic Accounts, Cardinal Health

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About the Summit
Why attend? How will you benefit?
Learn from best-in-class practitioners, • World-class, inspirational keynote
develop business and personal skills that you speakers
can apply immediately, and network with a
community of peers that inspires, motivates, • Strategy and skill-building breakout
renews and helps you move forward in your sessions
career. • best practice presentations on develop-
ing female leaders

Who should attend? • Networking and community building

The Summit attracts over 600 female leaders • Learning Teams—small peer work
and managers each year from across indus- groups designed to help participants
tries and around the world. if you are focused process information and develop action
on developing and honing your leadership plans to apply to their workplace goals
capabilities or those of females in your orga- and challenges
nization, you will find value in this transforma-
tional learning opportunity. • The Senior Leader circle—an oppor-
tunity for senior executives from large
companies to network in an intimate
setting
How do organizations benefit?
• Develop high potential, emerging and cur- • ongoing learning community—exclu-
rent women leaders sive access to leadership development
resources through our participant
• recognize and reward high performing
website, blog, articles and webinars
managers and leaders
• bring leadership competencies and best
practices back to your organization

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Summit agenda
DAY ONE: MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010

7:30 – 8:30am continental breakfast and registration

8:30 – 8:45am opening welcome

8:45 – 9:45am Keynote address: Julie Gilbert

Learning tracks Track 1: Track 2: Track 3:
Strategic Self Communicating for Taking Your Business
Management Impact Skills to the Next Level

10:00 – 11:30am creating Your Legacy: The Power of Facing the Leadership
Leadership brand Leading with Presence challenge: Women at
and Soul the Helm—From chaos
to clarity

11:30am – 1:00Pm Lunch and exposition

1:00 – 2:30PM Unwritten rules: What L.e.a.D—Leverage, Leading change
You Don’t Know can empower, achieve and
Hurt Your career Deliver!

2:45 – 4:30PM Learning teams

4:45 – 5:45PM Keynote panel—can We all Just Get along: Four Generations in the Workplace

5:45 – 7:00PM Grand networking reception

DAY TWO:TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2010

7:30 – 8:30am continental breakfast

8:30 – 9:30am Keynote address: Glenda Hatchett

9:30 – 10:45am Keynote panel: The Frances Hesselbein excellence in Leadership award & Panel

11:00am – 12:30Pm High Potential Women The art of the ask: meeting Your customers
Tell it Like it is Negotiating with Where They are: Using
confidence Feedback to innovate

12:30 – 1:45PM Lunch and exposition

1:45 – 3:45PM Learning teams

4:00 – 5:00PM Keynote panel—it’s a Woman’s World: a Panel of Global Women Leaders

DAY THREE: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2010

7:30 – 8:30am continental breakfast

8:30 – 9:30am Keynote address: Dr. Louann brizendine

9:45 – 11:15am Work-Life-me!- communicating for Powering Leadership
integration credibility and impact Potential: connect,
Learn and inspire
exceptional
Performance

11:30am – 12:30Pm Keynote address: Lisa Ling


Track 4: Track 5: Track 6: Senior Leader Circle
The Unmentionables Leading Locally and Best Practices in (SLC)
that Can Sabotage Your Globally Developing Female
Career Leaders

Unleashing ambition: business for a better Significant Financial
Women, Work and the World Growth: Unleashing
Leadership Gap change in Perspecticves
and voices

SLc

The corporate card Participation as activism Women as buyers
Game—3 rules for
Winning in corporate
america

SLc

Women Supporting Leading in a Global The retention and
other Women environment advancement of
Women Leaders

SLc

acknowledging Gender When Peace Was Winning in the
Differences and What a Secret—business marketplace—enhancing
You can Do about it Leadership in the New the roi on Your Gender
World Leadership initiatives

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Keynote presenters
Monday, November 8 • 8:45 – 9:45AM

Julie Gilbert
is the founder and ceo of WoLF means business
and the former SvP of retail Training and innova-
tion at best buy. She built several industry-changing
businesses from ideation to scale during her very
successful careers at best buy and at Deloitte. She
is best known for the inception and development of
a progressive transformation strategy called WoLF,
an innovative approach directly engaging employ-
ees and consumers to make best buy the place for
women to work and shop. During the time she led
WoLF at best buy, the company increased female
market share by more than $4.4 billion and re-
duced female employee turnover by more than 5%
each year. This year, PINK magazine named her one
of the Top 15 Women in business in the U.S. She
serves on the board of directors for the Harvard
business Kennedy School Women’s board and The
White House Project.

Tuesday, November 9 • 8:30 – 9:30AM

Glenda Hatchett
is the first african-american to be appointed chief
Presiding Judge of Fulton county, a state court
in Georgia and one of the largest juvenile court
systems in the country. She began her career as the
highest-ranking african-american woman at Delta
airlines, serving in dual roles as a senior attorney,
litigating cases in federal courts throughout the
country and manager of public relations, supervis-
ing global crisis management and media relations
worldwide. She authored the national bestseller,
Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say, and is
most proud of her ability to have a positive impact
on the lives of troubled youth and their families, as
evidenced by her popular, award-winning nationally
syndicated television series, Judge Hatchett.


Wednesday, November 10 • 8:30 – 9:30AM

Louann brizendine
is a diplomate of the american board of Psychiatry
and Neurology and the National board of medi-
cal examiners, and an endowed clinical professor
of psychiatry at the University of california, San
Francisco (UcSF). She is founder and director of
the Women’s mood and Hormone clinic, as well
as the author of the bestselling books The Female
Brain and The Male Brain. after receiving her degree
in neurobiology at University of california, berke-
ley, and her medical degree from Yale University
School of medicine, she completed an internship
and residency in psychiatry at Harvard medical
School. She has served as faculty at both Harvard
and UcSF. She sits on the boards of peer reviewed
journals and is the recipient of numerous honors
and awards.

Wednesday, November 10 • 11:30AM – 12:30PM

Lisa Ling
is an internationally known journalist, the first
woman host of National Geographic Explorer, and
special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show
and cNN. She is a former co-host of abc’s The
View and former reporter on channel one News.
She reports on stories and topics that mainstream
media outlets choose to ignore and works to bring
people and organizations that are doing good things
into the news. Since her start in journalism over
two decades ago as one of the youngest reporters
on channel one News, she has covered war-torn
iraq, female suicide bombers, hidden cultures inside
prisons, and hosted a series for the oxygen Net-
work on the challenges that girls face worldwide
called Who Cares About Girls. She recently co-
authored a book titled Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride:
Ritual of Womanhood.

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Keynote panels
Monday, November 8 • 4:45 – 5:45PM

Can We All Just Get Along: Four Generations in the Workplace
moderator-led, this panel will feature leading women from each of the four generations currently
in the workforce. The panelists will discuss the common and differing issues they face in the cor-
porate world and the challenges and opportunities of working, managing and leading across four
generations.
Moderator:
Selena rezvani is a recognized speaker and consultant on women and leadership and author of the
book, The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School.
She is a frequent resource for news media, serving as a regular commentator on NPr’s nationally
syndicated The 51% Perspective and writing a bi-weekly column on women and leadership for The
Washington Post.

Panelists:
Female managers and leaders who have dealt with generational differences and issues, either from an individual contribu-
tor standpoint or a leader/manager perspective, will be selected for this panel. They will speak openly and be transparent
about the frustrations they have faced across their industries.

Tuesday, November 9 • 4:00 – 5:00PM

It’s a Woman’s World: A Panel of Global Women Leaders

moderator-led, this panel will feature high-level female leaders from around the world. The panel-
ists will discuss the challenges that they face as global leaders, the current issues and advances
around women in leadership in their region and how to build a global pipeline of women leaders.
Moderator:
Kedibone Letlaka-rennert, Ph.D., is the international monetary Fund’s Diversity advisor. a clinical
psychologist, she has extensive Hr management and consulting experience in both South africa and
the United States.

Panelists:
iris mangelschots is the President of X-rite asia, a color management software company. She reports
to the ceo and serves as a member of the executive management Team. Prior to this role, she was
the Senior vice President of Sales and marketing for X-rite inc. iris has extensive management, market-
ing and leadership experience in asia, europe and the United States.

rafiah Salim is the Director of the Non-alligned movement’s institute for the empowerment of
Women (NieW). Prior to this role, she was the first female vice-chancellor in malaysia, posted to
University malaya. Previously, she held the positions of executive Director at international centre for
Leadership in Finance, assistant Secretary General assistant Secretary General for Human resource
management for the United Nations, assistant Governor of bank Negara and Hr General manager at
malayan banking berhad in malaysia.

alison maitland is a writer, speaker and conference moderator who specializes in leadership, women
in business and the changing world of work. a former Financial Times journalist, she is co-author of
the bestselling Why Women Mean Business. She directs The conference board’s european council for
Diversity in business, and is a Senior visiting Fellow at cass business School, London.


The Frances Hesselbein Excellence in Leadership
Award and Panel
Tuesday, November 9 • 9:30 – 10:45AM
Since its inception in 2006, The Frances Hesselbein excellence in Leader-
ship award has been given to honor women who have ignited real change
through their leadership in corporate america and the world. The award
presentation will be followed by a moderator-led interview. During this
year’s panel, Frances Hesselbein, moderator Gloria burgess, and the award
winner(s) will discuss this year’s Summit theme, The Time is Now and what it
means to lead in today’s business world and create a meaningful legacy for the future.
Frances Hesselbein is the Founding President and chair of the board of Governors of the
Leader to Leader institute, formerly the Peter F. Drucker Foundation for Nonprofit manage-
ment. She served as ceo of the Girl Scouts of the U.S.a. from 1976 to 1990, is the co-editor of
twenty books in twenty-eight languages, the most recent of which is The Leader of the Future 2,
and editor-in-chief of Leader to Leader journal.
award winners will be announced at the Summit.

Moderator:
Dr. Gloria burgess is President and ceo of Jazz, inc., her consulting and coaching firm. She
enjoys building bridges across cultures and helping leaders and their organizations do the
same. Her latest book, Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside, teaches us how to transform
ourselves and build bridges across cultures.

Senior Leader Circle*
Monday, November 8 • 11:30AM – 1:00PM, 2:45 – 4:30PM
Tuesday, November 9 • 1:45 – 3:45PM
The Senior Leader circle (SLc) is an opportunity for senior executives from large companies to
learn from and share with peers in a dialogue driven setting. The SLc is a safe place for senior
level women leaders to discuss hard issues and share ideas and solutions with each other. Senior
executives are not looking for skill development and tried and true “programs.” They need the
best practices and freshest ideas from a group of their peers.
enrollment is limited to senior leaders from public or privately owned companies, as well as
from select nonprofit organizations. Selection criteria will include years of experience, record of
achievement and span of responsibility. in general, participants should be in positions within two
levels of the ceo of a Fortune 1000 company or a privately held company of comparable size.
Facilitator:
rayona Sharpnack founded the institute for Women’s Leadership in 1991—an organization
renown for its work in United States, australia, and canada. Drawing from her careers in
education, professional sports, and business, rayona has become an inspirational teacher,
coach, and mentor for executives. She is chairwoman of the mentoring and Leadership
Development committee at the Kennedy School’s Women’s Leadership board at Harvard,
and the author of Trade Up: 5 Skills for Redesigning Your Leadership & Life from the Inside Out.

*To apply for participation, visit www.linkageinc.com/SLC.

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Learning teams
• reflect upon, process and share key learnings
• Get to know fellow Summit participants
• create a plan to transform participant learnings into action
• engage in deep dialogue with peers who are interested in a similar topic/theme

Monday, November 8 • 2:45 – 4:30PM Dr. alice adams, common Ground con-
Tuesday, November 9 • 1:45 – 3:45PM sulting’s vP and gender expert, has been
working to maximize the effectiveness
and understanding of gender for over
What is a learning team? 17 years. She is the author of Playing to
Strengths—Leveraging Gender @ Work.
Learning teams are facilitator-led small groups Pat baillie is the associate Director of
for peers to discuss common issues and Training and Professional Development
challenges in an open environment. They are for out & equal. She has spent her
designed to help participants process infor- career in training, adult education and
mation and develop action plans to apply to activism. Now, she is putting her skills
their workplace goals and challenges. to use to make a difference for those
in the workplace. She has worked as a
spokesperson and educator for the issue
of sexual freedom and on national grass
How it works: roots campaigns.
Summit participants will be placed into Trish barron is the President of barron
groups based on a pre-Summit assessment and associates, a consultancy that spe-
designed to determine their level of experi- cializes in leadership development, group
ence, key challenges, similar goals and learning facilitation, team development, conflict
objectives. Teams of 15–20 peers will meet resolution, executive coaching and com-
for a total of 3.75 hours during the event. munication and speech training.
During this time, they will form a strong sup- michelle m. boos-Stone is the Founder
port network and develop an action plan for and Principal of Gecko Graphics, a global
implementing key learnings from the Summit consultancy dedicated to leader educa-
to their day-to-day work. tion and growth, executive coaching,
meaningful organizational consulting and
training and powerful culture change.


Susan brady, m.ed., is President and culture initiatives, and conducting orga-
ceo of the relational Life institute. She nizational and educational research. She
has worked with executives, theorists, enjoys using her skills for efforts which
and thought leaders on leadership support and promote women’s leader-
development, business communication, ship, professional development, networks
relationship management and negotia- and entrepreneurial endeavors.
tion. She is a contributing author to the
elaine millam is a Senior organizational
book: Enlightened Power: How Women Are
consultant and executive coach who
Transforming the Path to Leadership.
helps leaders maximize their effective-
Joanne brem is an executive coach who ness and facilitate organizational well-
brings seasoned, hands-on expertise to being. She has over 30 years of leader-
the field of organizational leadership ship experience in the private, public
development and education. She focuses and non-profit sectors in leadership and
on helping her clients cultivate the organizational effectiveness.
leadership mindset and develop the skills
barbara mintzer-mcmahon is the manag-
and strategies needed to sustain peak
ing Director for the alexcel Group’s
levels of creativity, innovation and pro-
Women in Leadership consulting divi-
ductivity while effectively driving needed
sion. She is an organizational consul-
changes in their organizations.
tant, executive coach and trainer who
Karen Wilhelm buckley is Founder and specializes in leadership development,
Principal of communicore consult- team building, change management and
ing and co-director of the Wisdom building strategic partnerships.
connection. She has partnered with
meryl Natchez is Founder of TechProse,
leaders in corporate, government and
a company that helps organizations inte-
non-profit organizations as a leadership
grate technology and processes through
coach and consultant since 1979. Karen
technical writing and corporate com-
is a published author in the fields of
munications. She also founded opportu-
organizational change and leadership.
nity Junction, a non-profit that provides
Linda casotti is a Product owner at low-income residents with technology,
SunGard Higher education. She has literacy and life skills.
spent 20 years demonstrating leadership
vic Passion is the Director of consulting
through her involvement with an honor-
Services for TechProse. She has over 20
ary academic student service organiza-
years of experience in consulting, pro-
tion, volunteering in local community
viding project management, instructional
service programs that inspire young
design, communications and change
women to make a difference outside the
management solutions to customers.
classroom.
Lois Phillips, Ph.D., is an organiza-
Linda Kennedy is the Principal and
tional communications consultant
Founder of Linda Kennedy & associates,
with a practice that includes executive
a leadership coaching and organization
coaching, strategic planning, manage-
development firm focusing on moving
ment training and public speaking. She
leaders from intentions to results.
teaches negotiation skills to law students,
carmen Lamar is President of Summit women’s groups and clients. She has a
Learning Partners, LLc. She has over special interest in gender issues in the
17 years of experience in consulting, workplace and particularly in ways orga-
coaching, competitive strategy, leadership nizations can identify and cultivate talent.
development and strategic change. For
Leslie Traub is President and chief
the past ten years, carmen has served
executive officer of cook ross inc.
as a Learning Team Leader and execu-
With more than 25 years of experience
tive coach at Linkage’s Global Institute for
leading diversity, inclusion and change
Leadership Development (GILD).
management initiatives, Leslie creates
Lucy mcGregor is the vice chancellor sustainable systems of change that yield
for Strategic initiatives for the Texas greater performance, profit and pos-
State Technical college System. She is sibility.
responsible for the coordination and
implementation of organizational change,

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Track 1: Strategic Self Management

Monday, November 8 • 10:00 – 11:30AM Tuesday, November 9 • 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Creating Your Leadership Brand High Potential Women Tell It Like It Is
oprah, Suze orman, Donald Trump, madonna— We often hear the words “high potential” thrown
like or dislike them, each has created a distinct around when describing that special something
leadership brand which defines who they are and that a superstar employee has, but what does it
what they stand for. identifying your authentic, rel- mean to be identified as a HiPo? Join a panel
evant and effective self is crucial as you build your discussion of high potential women from mcKes-
leadership brand and your career. by defining the son corporation, a Fortune 20 company, who were
core elements that you need to create a leader- chosen for the company’s highly selective Leaders
ship brand, you will set yourself apart and realize Teaching Leaders program.
your strengths.
They will explore:
in this session, you will:
• what they learned in the course of the nine-
• choose or create a leadership brand that sets month long process
you apart and brings your strengths to light
• how they were changed and challenged both
• align, analyze and integrate your personal personally and professionally
leadership brand with the brand of your
• what advice they give to women with ambi-
organization
tion to grow in their careers
• learn how to sell and savor your personal
brand Moderator:
Laura Swapp is the Senior Director of
rosalyn Taylor o’Neale is the vice President Diversity and inclusion for mcKesson
of Diversity for The campbell Soup com- corporation. She is accountable for the
pany. She has more than 17 years of global integration of diversity throughout the
diversity experience as a corporate leader, company’s business operations and work-
consultant and author. force initiatives.

Monday, November 8 • 1:00 – 2:30PM Wednesday, November 10 • 9:45 – 11:15AM
Unwritten Rules: What You Don’t Know Work-Life-ME!-Integration
Can Hurt Your Career
as women, we develop survival tactics and strate-
imagine the vision you had for your career when gies that involve high speed, superhuman endur-
you graduated or held your first job offer in your ance and attention to a mind bending variety of
hand. You likely pictured that your hard work concurrent and often conflicting priorities nearly
and excellent performance would lead to great every minute of every day.
achievements in your career. are you seeing the
advancement you had hoped for? in this session, you will:

in this session, you will learn how to: • work on your “list” and prioritization of “me”
together with a supportive community of
• understand the barriers to advancement that women to identify self-care strategies that
may be holding you back work for you
• uncover the unwritten rules in your organiza- • learn how to make intentional choices and
tion commit to self preservation and care
• gain insight into key behaviors executives • consider how to leverage silence, reflection
wish in hindsight they had known and lever- and other often untapped tools for re-
aged energizing

mary N. boughton manages catalyst’s corey L. Jamison is President of The Kaleel
Western region office. She recruits, devel- Jamison consulting Group, inc. as a consul-
ops and supports catalyst member orga- tant, she is responsible for partnering with
nizations, organizing and conducting events organizations to develop the system-wide
on topics related to catalyst research. leadership techniques for change.


Track 2: Communicating for Impact

Legacy:The Power of Leading with The Art of the Ask: Negotiating with
Presence and Soul Confidence
as leaders the greatest gift we can give to others Women negotiate all day every day, often without
is to be intentional about how we show up each even realizing they are in a bargaining situation.
day—our leadership presence—for this is the Whether the negotiation is a small, everyday mat-
legacy we will leave behind. Devoted to service ter, or a bigger, more structured deal, making the
and stewardship, legacy leaders are grounded in most of these conversations is imperative.
the present while keeping their eyes focused on
the future.
• identify what your negotiation tendencies are
• learn to flex your style based on the topic or
• identify the distinguishing qualities of legacy
person with whom you are negotiating
• explore your authentic leadership presence
• prepare for a negotiation from both informa-
to align what you say with what you do
tional and emotional perspectives
• discover what it takes to become a legacy
• maneuver through negotiation using verbal
leader
and non-verbal communication, making
• draw on your leadership presence to create a concessions, managing tradeoffs and closing
better future the deal

Dr. Gloria burgess is Founder and Principal Selena rezvani is a recognized speaker and
of Jazz, inc. Her latest book, Dare to Wear consultant on women and leadership and
Your Soul on the Outside, is recommended author of The Next Generation of Women
by leadership scholar Dr. Warren bennis as Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t
“required reading for leadership students.” Learn in Business School.

L.E.A.D.—Leverage, Empower, Achieve & Communicating for Credibility and Impact
Deliver!
Gaining credibility and communicating for impact
Do the 24-hour messages broadcast by your are crucial to success in any organization. in this
image abcs (appearance, behavior and session, learn practical techniques designed to
communication) empower you—or silently enable you to develop a personal communication
undermine your leadership? in this intensive strategy for maximum effectiveness.
session, you will gain a clear and effective blueprint
in this session, you will learn:
for greater success with a new mastery of the
image abcs. • strategic communication design
in this session, you will learn how to: • how to use powerful language
• inspire confidence and respect while repre- • how to channel emotions when
senting your personal and corporate brand communicating
• leverage verbal and body language to build • how to manage conflict when it arises
relationships
• 10 commandments of communication
• take control of the visual impact of your excellence
professional presence and stand apart from
competitors madelyn Yucht is a Principal consultant at
Linkage. She has 20 years of experience
• be a highly visible leader who understands working with organizations, teams and lead-
modern business etiquette and protocol ers to create high performance workforces
and implement change initiatives.
Sarah Hathorn is the Founder of illustra
image consulting. She partners with Fortune
1000 companies to provide leading-edge
image and brand strategies especially de-
signed for high achieving executive women.

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Track 3: Taking Your Business Skills to the Next Level

Facing the Leadership Challenge: Women Meeting Your Customers Where They Are:
at the Helm—From Chaos to Clarity Using Feedback to Innovate
Do you find yourself pulled in numerous direc- ensuring that customers have an easy and effective
tions? Do you ever wish you could have a greater way to give input and that their needs are being
impact? You are not alone. Participants will share heard will increase customer satisfaction and drive
personal experiences, address real-time problem- an organization to continuously improve. Never
solving and develop personal action plans. has this been more relevant than now, as business
communities continue to operate across networks,
During this session, you will learn:
time zones and cultures.
• common attributes that strong women lead-
in this session, you will learn how to:
ers throughout history share
• listen to your customers and understand their
• how to identify the personal blind spots that
needs
can make or break the best leader
• learn from customers and meet them “where
• how to formulate your personal action plan
they are”
Linda L. Glessner is the Senior associate • use customer feedback effectively and realisti-
Dean of continuing and innovative educa- cally
tion at The University of Texas at austin.
• translate your customer needs into products
and services
Stacy L. mccracken is the chief Develop-
ment officer of continuing and innovative Secil Tabli Watson is a Senior vice President
education at The University of Texas at of Wells Fargo internet and mobile banking,
austin. and is responsible for customer experience,
money movement and retail mobile
banking.

Leading Change Powering Leadership Potential: Connect,
Learn and Inspire for Exceptional
The success or failure of programs, initiatives, and
Performance
ultimately individuals, comes down to whether an
individual is able to effectively drive change within Powering your leadership potential is necessary for
a particular organizational context. shifting the culture of organizations today. by learn-
ing to lead through renewing and discovering your
passion, power and potential, a new path of direc-
• create a compelling mission, vision and tion and focus is created to engage employees.
bHaG—a big hairy audacious goal
• establish cross-functional, horizontal teams
• connect to a vision for exceptional perfor-
with clear accountability for results
mance
• effectively communicate at all levels of the
• learn to reframe beliefs about individual
organization
potential
• find internal champions and learn how to fully
• inspire and lead through value stories
utilize them
• invite participation throughout your organiza- Lisa a. clayton is the President of Source
tion Potential, inc., and author of Returning to
Your Source: The First Guided Path to Passion,
Power and Potential, due for release in the
Lynelle cameron is the Director of Sustain-
fall of 2010.
ability at autodesk, where she leads the
company’s global sustainability programs. in christine French is the Founder of Global
this role, she has a track record of setting Diversity consulting. She works with global
sustainability best practices for autodesk. companies to create diversity strategies and
charters.


Track 4: The Unmentionables that Can Sabotage Your Career

Unleashing Ambition: Women, Work and Women Supporting Other Women
the Leadership Gap
Do you feel that you have been sabotaged or have
We often think of ambition as a trait people seen women not supporting other women? by the
are born with and then bring to the workplace. end of 2010, women will make up a majority of
However, research demonstrates that ambition is the workplace. Yet, we still do not hold a majority
developed through a much more dynamic process. of the executive and management level positions.
While there are many things that influence some- Women need to support each other to move us
one’s aspirations—family background, personality, all forward in our organizations.
talents and experiences, among others—gender is
a significant factor.
• dialogue openly about barriers to supporting
other women in the workplace
• examine your own ambitions and how they
• identify benefits and potential outcomes
have changed over time
derived from supporting other women
• explore the differences in how men and
• learn a model for supporting women through
women express ambition
mentorship, coaching, sponsoring and advo-
• become a more “gender intelligent” coach cacy
• discuss corporate best practices that foster • develop critical strategies for becoming a role
women’s ambitions model for other women

Jennifer allyn is a managing Director at Jennifer brown is ceo and Founder of
Pricewaterhousecoopers, where she is Jennifer brown consulting. She works with
responsible for retaining, developing and corporate, government and non-profit
advancing diverse professionals. organizations to transform their workplaces
by harnessing leadership and diversity.

The Corporate Card Game—3 Rules for Acknowledging Gender Differences and
Winning in Corporate America What You Can Do About It
it’s not who you know, but what they know (and men and women have different brain realities—
say) about you! Yes, you’re in the game. We all are. women are designed to talk, bond and notice
but have you positioned yourself to win? details. men are designed to sense threats from
afar. While we both have the same brain areas and
The corporate card Game will teach you to:
we manufacture the same hormones, each brain is
• identify your company’s card tables and key like one half of a complete system. The new brain
players—learn where career decisions are is two brains working together as one—and the
really made and who’s making them new leader is one who can understand both the
male and female brains, and use them together to
• deal your cards—find out how to get your lead his or her organization.
name into important conversations
• work on your personal game—learn how to
manage your brand and reputation • to identify the different female/male brain
realities
candi castleberry-Singleton is the chief
• how you can use these realities to benefit
inclusion and Diversity officer at UPmc, an
$8 billion, 20-hospital global health system both your career and home life
and heath plan. • how to work and lead more effectively

Dr. Louann brizendine is the author of the
best-selling books The Female Brain and
The Male Brain and a clinical professor of
psychiatry at the University of california,
San Francisco.

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Track 5: Leading Locally and Globally

Monday, November 8 • 10:00 – 11:30am Tuesday, November 9 • 11:00AM – 12:30PM
Business for a Better World Leading in a Global Environment
innovative, leading companies are driving a move- a mounting volume of research and empirical
ment that has business at the center of a global evidence is now available which demonstrates
shift to economic, social and environmental sus- that women are a vital force necessary for global
tainability. The economic recession and environ- growth, good governance, social progress and
mental disasters have only fueled this exiting global long-term economic prosperity and stability. How-
transformation in business models, consumer ever, little has been done to strategically develop
expectations and investment strategies. women’s leadership potential.
in this session, you will explore: in this session, you will learn:
• the global systemic driver of sustainable busi- • the Women’s Self-empowerment Leadership
ness as a strategic business decision model—which shows how psychological con-
structs are key to realizing the full potential of
• the exciting and powerful advances in
women’s leadership
blended value business
• why this model has achieved success on the
• how creativity and design are fueling the
international level
sustainable movement
• strategies for leading both internally/exter-
• the most important leadership competencies
nally and locally/globally in the marketplace
for an emerging sustainable organization
Dr. Kedibone Letlaka-rennert, Ph.D. is the
Pamela Wilhelms, an organizational consul- international monetary Fund’s diversity
tant, executive coach and facilitator is lead advisor. a clinical psychologist, she has
architect for WcG, a company she founded extensive Hr management and consulting
in 1986. WcG focuses at the intersection experience in South africa and the U.S.
of organizational strategy, leadership and
culture to develop the capacity for innovation and enter-
prise health on multiple dimensions.

Participation as Activism When Peace was a Secret—Business
Leadership in the New World
We are all busy. Work, family and other obligations
usually take up all of our time, rarely leaving us a Peter Drucker, the business management pioneer
chance for a leisurely latte with a friend, let alone said, “the best way to predict the future is to invent
volunteering. changing the world for the better it.” because business is the most influential leader
is not a big, abstract ideal—it can be part of the on the planet, business leaders play a strategic role
fabric of your daily life that enriches you as well as in what the new world looks like.
your community.
• the importance of leadership now and why
• identify where and how to spend your energy women are uniquely suited for it
in your community
• what “The Gold Standard” for companies is
• set realistic goals and measurement criteria to today and how you can help your company
achieve success get there
• build a team to support your goals • a five-minute daily practice that will help
you accomplish your goals and lead more
• find a way to transition responsibility as ap-
effectively
propriate
marilyn King is a two-time olympian in the
meryl Natchez is Founder of TechProse, a grueling five-event Pentathlon and an ex-
company that helps organizations integrate pert in the field of exceptional human per-
technology and processes through technical formance. Her work is a powerful example
writing and corporate communications. of applying skills learned through sports to
She also founded opportunity Junction, three specific areas: business, education and peace.
a non-profit that provides low-income residents with
technology, literacy and life skills.


Track 6: Best Practices in Developing Female Leaders

Significant Financial Growth: Unleashing The Retention and Advancement of
Change in Perspectives and Voices Women Leaders
During challenging economic times, as well as There are many barriers to the retention and
in boom times, growth can often be created by advancement of women in business. There are also
focusing on what is right in front of you—in voices proven solutions that organizations and individuals
that have yet to be heard, and in perspectives not can engage in to make a difference.
realized—internal and external stakeholders.
in this session, you will gain:
• an understanding of the business reasons
• proven methodologies that will allow you to organizations target the advancement of
realize incremental female revenue women leaders
• how to increase the pipeline of women lead- • information on the barriers and success fac-
ers and decrease turnover tors essential for the advancement of women
• how to transform your organizational culture • proven strategies to address barriers and
build success factors
• to think strategically and create best practices
that will engage customers and employees • information on customizing proven solutions
and result in financial success for your current scenario

Julie Gilbert is the founder and ceo of mary bennett is a partner at crowe Hor-
WoLF means business and the former SvP wath LLP. She recently founded mLbennett
of innovation, WoLF and retail Training/ consulting where she works with profes-
Learning at best buy. sional services firms and other organiza-
tions in organizational Development.

Women as Buyers Winning in the Marketplace—Enhancing
Deloitte developed half-day Women as buyers the ROI on your Gender Leadership
(Wab) workshops to give their professionals a Initiatives
better understanding of how women executives Forward thinking companies have been investing
make corporate buying decisions. although they in building women leaders through leadership
initially developed Wab to deepen the under- development programs. more often than not, the
standing of women executives and give Deloitte companies’ investment leaves due to the structures
a competitive advantage, the workshops deliv- and systems not changing. or the training is cen-
ered other benefits: a greater appreciation for tered on having women learn how to lead more
women colleagues and more men supporting their like men, thus compromising the unique value
women’s initiative. proposition that women leaders can bring in terms
in this session, you will: of inclusion, vision and relationship-based cultures.

• get an overview of Deloitte’s women’s initia- in this session, you will learn:
tive and discuss specific learnings • strategies for growing and keeping women
leaders and shifting organizational culture
• understand why an organization should en-
gage male professionals in women’s initiatives • how to include men as allies, addressing
• learn why this program was developed and unconscious bias genders
how it is used • how to build organizational leadership capa-
bility by serving as faculty
Paul H. Silverglate is the National Director
of the initiative for the advancement and Leslie Traub is President & chief executive
retention of Women (WiN) at Deloitte officer of cook ross inc. With more than
& Touche LLP. He is the first male national 25 years of experience leading diversity, in-
director of Deloitte’s Women’s initiative. clusion, and change management initiatives,
Leslie creates sustainable systems of change.

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Post-Summit workshops
Wednesday, November 10 • 1:00 – 5:00PM
Getting Smart on Social Media From the Briefing to the Pitch! 7 Strategies
for Becoming a Dynamic Speaker
comfort with social media tools and strategy is no
longer optional for anyone whose job entails en- research about gender and rhetoric shows that
hancing collaboration, managing change and grow- women need to be more strategic when gaining cred-
ing professional “personal” brands. Today’s leader ibility as the voice of authority. Participants will learn
will need to understand which social media tools the key skills necessary to make successful presenta-
best suit which purpose, from sharing thought tions that are memorable, whether speaking to inves-
leadership to career visibility to network-building. tors, boards, teams, groups or in conference settings.
This workshop is designed for women executives,
Participants will learn how to effectively and strate-
professionals and managers who present technical
gically position themselves and others in the social
information or complex ideas. Participants will leave
media space via hands-on training using Twitter,
with action plans and outlines for presentations based
video, social networking sites and other techniques.
on actual speaking situations.
in this workshop, you will learn:
• a better understanding of social media as a
• how to manage yourself and your material on a
personal and organization business tool
short timeline
• how to effectively leverage social media to
• the minefields of PowerPoint presentations
complete initiatives and engage clients/cus-
tomers • how to capture a listener using stories, anec-
dotes, visual aids and current events
• how to strengthen your brand through social
media • techniques for managing Q&a when material is
complex or controversial
• best practices to benefit both your organiza-
tional and personal profiles
Lois Phillips, Ph.D., is an organization communi-
cations consultant with a practice that includes
Jennifer brown is ceo and Founder of coaching, strategic planning, management train-
Jennifer brown consulting. She is a career ing and public speaking. She teaches negotiation
and social media expert who works with skills to law students, women’s groups and
clients on crafting their personal brand in clients.
an online world.

1 ½ Day Post-Summit Workshops
Wednesday, November 10 • 1:00–5:00PM
Thursday, November 11 • 8:00AM–5:00PM
Maximizing Your Influence: Designed for Women Leaders
everyone can feel frustrated by their inability to be heard by others. Yet women cite this inability as an acute
problem, which is a consistent and systemic feature of organizational life. Not being heard on equal footing
with your male counterparts can impact their effectiveness and limit your ability to influence others. in this
workshop, you will identify your preferred influence styles and strategies, while maintaining your authenticity
and integrity.
• determine your preferred influence style, strengths and development opportunities
• interpret common communication patterns of men and women
• use techniques to build credibility in one-to-one and group interactions

madelyn Yucht is a Principal consultant at Linkage. She has over twenty years of experience working with
organizations, teams and women leaders to create high-performance workforces and implement major
change initiatives.


Thank you to our sponsors and partners
Platinum corporate

For 175 years, mcKesson has been a healthcare
industry leader with a mission to improve the
health of the healthcare system. ranked 14th on the
Fortune 500 with more than $93 billion in annual
revenue, mcKesson is the nation’s leading healthcare
services company, providing the pharmaceuticals,
medical supplies, information and automation tech-
nologies, resources and connections that improve
care quality while reducing healthcare costs.

Gold
Sponsorship opportunities are still available!
If your organization is interested in sponsorship
opportunities, contact Dan Kirby at
dkirby@linkageinc.com or 781.402.5424.

Silver Exhibitor

Media partners

Supporting organizations

About the Summit producer
Linkage is a global organization development company that specializes in leadership
development. We provide customized and packaged leadership, management, Hr, and
oD solutions to organizations, leaders, and leadership teams seeking rapid, aggressive
development of high-performing business models. our commitment is to bring you the
ideas, education, tools and processes that you need to transform your leaders—and your organization. To that end, Linkage
provides a full range of services that maximize performance.
For details on Linkage’s wide array of programs, products, and services, visit www.linkageinc.com or contact a program
advisor at 781.402.5555. Linkage is headquartered in burlington, massachusetts with operations in atlanta, New York, San
Francisco and outside the U.S. in athens, bangalore, brussels, Hong Kong, istanbul, Johannesburg, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait city,
mexico city, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney.

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Please register me for the Women in Leadership Summit, November 8–10,
2010, for $1,525 (a 10% discount off of the full Summit fee), if registration
is received on or before September 18, 2010. After September 18, 2010, the
registration cost is $1,695.

Team discounts—Please register my team for the Women in Leadership
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The Alumni Package includes:
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Post-Summit workshops
• From the Briefing to the Pitch! 7 Strategies for Becoming a Dynamic
Speaker (11/10)
with Summit— $395 without Summit—$495
• Getting Smart on Social Media (11/10)
with Summit—$395 without Summit—$495
• Maximizing Your Influence: Designed for Women Leaders (11/10-11/11)
with Summit— $895 without Summit—$1,395
Alumni get a 50% discount on post-Summit workshop registration.

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