Next Generation Technical Leaders

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7498440068155109604.post-73721979452361965932008-05-20T17:35:00.000-07:002008-05-20T17:56:52.319-07:00Next Generation Technical LeadersThe next two days is our TechLeaders program on Power and Influence held at Amazon in Seattle, WA, with seventy women from 11 companies. The power that a TechLeaders workshop holds for many attendees can be transformational. For example, I was stopped while visiting a research group by a woman who had attended a TechLeaders a couple of years ago, and she told me how the experience had changed her life. She was returning to work after having a baby, and wasn't sure if she fit into a research life any more. After attending a TechLeaders, she returned, changed her research area, and found new inspiration from the women she met, and is now considered one of the top researchers at her Institution. Certainly for me, when I hear the stories of other women, I am reminded that I am not alone, and that each of us has the power to succeed if we set our mind to it. This particular TechLeaders workshop includes ways to to develop your negotiation skills, especially since it is common wisdom to realize that <a href="http://www.womendontask.com/">Women Don't Ask</a>, and there are techniques and strategies to ask. Central to the TechLeaders workshops is to feature leadership superstars as facilitator. This particular workshop is facilitated by <a href="http://www.womensleadershipcoaching.com/jomiller.htm">Jo Miller </a>, whose <a href="http://anitaborg.org/news/archive/ask-jo-columns/">columns in our newsletters </a> are turning out to be one of our most popular features. If you aren't attending, don't worry, there will be more in the future.Telle Whitneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12652945679020951668noreply@blogger.com