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"We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives... not looking for flaws, but for potential."
- Ellen Goodman, American Journalist & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Syndicated Columnist
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WITI Leadership
Leadership Skills: Charting Your Roadmap to Build Intellectual Capital (Part 3 of 3)
By Marian Cook
Welcome to the final column of a three part leadership series on building intellectual capital. In previous columns we focused on the first two questions of any strategic planning process: where are we today, and where do we want to be tomorrow? The final strategic planning questions is how do I get there, and that is the focus of this final article.
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WITI Featured Network Event
WITI SMART Connections: New Year Networking Event • January 13, 2009 Fort Lauderdale, FL • Register Now!
Experience a night of fun and sophistication as we make smart connections and enjoy wine tasting. Our networking gurus taught us to build relationships and network exchanges. To put into practice and succeed in today's business climate, WITI knows that smart women need to make smart connections... this continuing series offers our members and guests an environment that is Structured to Maximize your Advantage with the Right Technology Connections (SMART).
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WITI Careers
The Consultant's Hidden Roles
By Joey Tamer
As a consultant, there are various hidden roles you play that are never written into your contract. Mastery of these roles moves your service from good to excellent to indispensable.
A consultant enters a company as an expert and as an outsider. Respected or suspected by the teams you are hired to help, you can use your expertise and your position as an outsider to your advantage.
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Don't Miss Joey Tamer's Upcoming WITI Webinar: "Strategies For The Current Economy" - Begins Jan. 13 (FREE for WITI Members)
Special Opportunity for WITI Members... Join Us Tomorrow in Las Vegas!
Lunch @ Piero's Press Lunch & Product Showcase During CES January 8-9, 2009 Las Vegas, NV
Want to Show Your Products to Important Business, Tech and Consumer Electronics Press?
If so, take advantage of WITI's 10% discount for sponsorship tables at the Lunch @ Piero's press lunch and product showcase during CES, January 8 and 9 right across from the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Lunch @ Piero's is dedicated to showcasing innovative technology to hardworking reporters who are looking for their next headlines.
** 10% Discount for WITI Members**
WITI has partnered with the producers of Lunch @ Piero's to offer its members the opportunity to showcase products to several hundred bloggers, print, and broadcasters at this popular media mixer! Reserve your demo spot now and get 10% off.
For more information, please contact Wendy Sue Noah at [email protected] and be sure to mention that you are a WITI member.
WITI Personal Growth
Uncertainty is a Good Thing
By Jane Herman
I came across an ad (for Pricewaterhouse Coopers) in the Los Angeles Times newspaper the other day that said: "Uncertainty is the human emotion that surfaces right before genius emerges." I stopped and reread this phrase two or three times because it seemed to ring so true. I thought about the fact that every single coaching client I have ever worked with that wanted to make a significant change in their life - to close one stable "chapter" of their life and begin a new one - moved through this interim stage of confusion. And to them it felt like a dangerous place.
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Participants in these teleclasses and webinars have made major changes in their lives, after just the first class!
"Strategies For The Current Economy" Begins Jan. 13, 3-4:15pm ET (12-1:15pm PT)
Join Joey Tamer, 30-year consultant to technology entrepreneurs, to explore how to start a business; adapt your current business to changing economic conditions; or create a "back-bedroom" business to increase your income.
This class is FREE for WITI members... Click here for details!
"Success Strategies for Life & Career" Begins Jan. 22, 8-9pm ET (5-6pm PT)
This series of two one-hour teleclasses is for those who already have a specific goal and want to learn the strategies and tools that successful achievers use to achieve their goals.
This class is DISCOUNTED for WITI members... Click here for details!
"Exploring Your Life Mission" Begins Feb. 5, 8-9pm ET (5-6pm PT)
This series will help you to gain a clear understanding of your unique gifts, passions, needs, and values, so that you can discover what you want to do with the rest of your life.
This class is DISCOUNTED for WITI members... Click here for details!
"Mentoring Matters" Begins Mar. 10, 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT)
With over thirty years of cardiovascular research experience, Sandra has contributed to the advancement of science and technology as a prolific author of more than 80 abstracts, book chapters and publications in scientific journals.
This class is FREE for WITI members... Click here for details!
"Building an Innovative Culture - I Wish I had a Blueprint" Begins May 12, 3-4pm ET (12-1pm PT)
Join IBM Rational Americas' Suchita R. Dadhich and John McDonald for this dynamic and informative webinar about innovation in today's business world.
This class is FREE for WITI members... Click here for details!
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Partner Events & Announcements
Join WITI @ CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT!
CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT January 8-9, 2009 @ CES in Las Vegas
CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT features multiple sessions, held January 8 & 9, on the first two days at CES. Moderated by Parks Associates analysts, these sessions provide an interactive environment for networking and discussion.
CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT offers the perfect start to CES - attendees receive consumer and industry data, insight from leading executives, and the opportunity to speak with Parks Associates' analysts.
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Join WITI @ CONNECTIONS™ European Summit!
CONNECTIONS™ European Summit March 31, 2009 Nice, France
The CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summits focus on business strategies and keys to success for service providers, CE and home networking vendors, and digital media.
These events brings together the leading global market research analysts with the strategic decision-makers in the digital living industries.
www.connectionseurope.com
Join WITI @ AIIM 2009!
AIIM International Exposition + Conference March 30 - April 2, 2009 Pennsylvania Convention Center Philadelphia, PA | www.aiimexpo.com
Don't miss the definitive industry gathering for information management professionals across industries and lines of business. Experience 19 tracks, over 135 sessions featuring 100+ end-user case studies, an Expo floor showcasing 200+ information management technology providers, AIIM-produced practitioner-level pre-conference workshops, a special SharePoint workshop, lots of networking opportunities, and much more! Assess and select new business applications or platforms, build the business case for their adoption, and simplify the process of implementing and integrating new solutions.
Visit www.aiimexpo.com for event details, highlights and registration.
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Upcoming WITI Network Events
January 13 - South Florida WITI SMART Connections: New Year Networking Event
January 13 - Las Vegas 2009 WITI Topic Planning Meeting
January 29 - San Diego Next Generation Power via Man-Made Nanomotors and Nano-enabled Alternative Energy Technologies
February 4 - Houston Career Strategies in the Economic Downturn
February 19 - San Diego Women as Global Consumers
March 26 - Silicon Valley 2009 WITI Silicon Valley Mixer at Kingfish!
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!
[email protected] 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!
2009 International CES Jan 8 2009-Jan 11 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada
ShowStoppers @ CES Jan 8 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada
CONNECTIONS SUMMIT @ CES Jan 8 2009-Jan 9 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada
Interop Mumbai Feb 4 2009-Feb 6 2009 Mumbai, India
CARE Mar 5 2009 Atlanta, Georgia
SD West 2009 Mar 9 2009-Mar 13 2009 Santa Clara, California
Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Mar 10 2009-Mar 12 2009 Latin America
AIIM International Exposition + Conference Mar 30 2009-Apr 2 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CONNECTIONS European Summit Mar 31 2009 Nice, France
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