‘Power: Opening Doors for Women’ offers powerful tips to success

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The 2nd Annual POWER Atlanta conference at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in downtown Atlanta was a transformative event that imbued the attendees with the tools requisite for maximizing their skills to elevate the heirarchy of corporate America or take their businesses to the next plateau.

Following the POWER conference, an influential organization that has  facilitated conferences in London, Shanghai and Bejing as well as stateside metropolises like Dallas, Chicago, Detroit and Atlanta, some of the women on the leadership team spoke with rolling out on some nuggets that other businesswomen can use to further their careers. Take a look:

Bonnie Newland, president and executive coach at Fifth Third Bank, Cincinnati (photo above): 


I am about the business of learning. I am a lifelong learner of what is effective for an organization, of being effective for the organization, of being a student of the organization, of learning that organization’s values, identifying the key players and connecting what my contribution is through the strengths that I possess to the outcomes that the bank enjoys.

IMG_9194Ellen Conneoly, regional coordinator, Starbucks, and president of the Women’s Development Network, Starbucks, in Chicago:


I think one of the most important things is to keep an open mind when you are meeting people and use your networks. Follow up with people; keep in touch and use your networks to help others.

  

IMG_9174Sheryl Walker-Robertson, owner of Protocol International, hosted a workshop entitled “Leveraging Your Network.”

My workshop was called “Leveraging Your Network” and it’s all about making sure that you connect with people effectively, that you use the latest strategies on networking, on building powerful relationships and understanding the importance of that.

IMG_9180Pat Hurston, advisory committee, for POWER conference:

From the conference you learn how to promote yourself, that it is okay to say what some of your great skills  and accomplishments are. Women are sometimes shy about this. We have a lot to contribute to organizations but most importantly to one another. 

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