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Welcome to the SIMCAC Weekly Newsletter....
....Where each week, we'll share SIMCAC announcements, member spotlights, local/national industry news, upcoming events, and recaps of past ones!
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The SIMCAC Executive Women Leadership Breakfast November 15h from 07:30 AM - 09:30 AM Washington, DC
Topic: Identifying and Living Out Your Brand!
In today’s workplace, women are leaders, empowered and making a difference in the environment. Yet still, many women do have challenges being heard, standing in the power of their role, and defining exactly who or what they want to become.
This SIMCAC Executive Women Leadership Breakfast will focus on how a female leader can define her position of leadership in her organization and stand tall amid challenges and negative stereotypes.
Conversations will surround:
- Career enhancement and advancement
- A seat at the Exec table
- Posture for power
Join your peers to enjoy a time of fulfilling and inspiring discussions, stories and guidance. Attendees are encouraged to attend with their direct reports to take advantage of this development opportunity. Leadership Coach and Corporate Culture Strategist, Tiffany Houser, will be on hand to deliver some key points to empower this part of your career journey.
As your gift for attending this leadership event, Tiffany is offering a 15-minute complimentary coaching session with her, over the phone, to dive deeper into your leadership goals. Sign-up for time during the breakfast.
Our Speaker:
Tiffany Houser - As a leadership coach and culture strategist, Tiffany Houser has over 18 years experience working with tech companies and tech professionals. Her work allows aspiring leaders and professionals to step into their professional purpose so they can fully engage in the work they passionately love while creating an impact and elevating their leadership. The work includes breaking through your mindsets that are holding you back to clear the way for you to become and inspiring leader in tech. With her culture transformation work, Tiffany and her team of inspiring and empowering coaches and leaders collaborate with your senior leadership to define your thriving culture and bring it to life with the 4 cornerstones of her work - insight, emotional intelligence, inspirational leadership and impact. Tiffany and her team also produce and facilitate corporate retreats and workshops, and are available for speaking engagements. To find out more about Tiffany Houser, please check out her site and her LinkedIn profile.
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Fellow SIM Capital Area Chapter Members:
One of the most valuable programs within SIM is the Regional Leadership Forum (RLF). Below is a message from Madeline Weiss, Mid-Atlantic RLF leader. We encourage all to read this message and give serious consideration to identifying a high potential member of your team to attend RLF.
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As leader of the Mid-Atlantic RLF, I’ve had the pleasure of working with over 500 IT leaders who have been enrolled in the program. Participants regularly come from such Mid-Atlantic organizations as Armstrong World Industries, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Chubb Insurance, Carestream Health, Constellation Brands, Aetna, Bristol-Myers Squibb, International Monetary Fund, InterAmerican Development Bank, Johnson & Johnson, FINRA, NASA, Computer Aid, Air Products, Dollar Financial Corp, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Campbell Soup, AARP, and Arkema.
The 2019 program begins February 19-20. For the more than 20 years I’ve been leading the program, sponsors have raved about the growth of their participants - high-potential IT vice presidents, directors and managers. I hope you will take advantage of this program and send us at least one high-potential IT director or manager from your organization. Here are some comments from recent participants:
- "Thank you for an amazing class."
- "You have been a great guide for us along this journey. I am so grateful to have had this opportunity to meet my fellow RLF classmates, to learn from the guest speakers, and to forge relationships with them both. This has been a life-changing experience for me personally and professionally, and I thank you for that. I am no longer afraid to take a seat at the table."
- "I have grown measurably in my ability to look at my strengths, abilities, and even weaknesses, to become a better husband, father, manager, co-worker - and most importantly - leader!"
- "Thank you for the opportunity to stretch, dive deeper into who I am, and sharing your wisdom and feedback. This journey has truly helped me with balance and I'm in a very happy place in my life."
- "The RLF program has opened up my way of thinking and helped me grow professionally. I always want to be challenged and this class has given me that opportunity. I now have 26 new friends and a great network of new people."
- "You have been phenomenal in leading all these sessions. Very thought provoking and engaging. I learned a lot in the process."
- "Thank you so much for leading us on this wonderful journey. One of my key learnings is that I can have a positive impact on those coming behind. It's been a truly fabulous experience."
- "You truly inspired me to be better and accomplish more."
- "One of the many things I learned during RLF that will stay with me is to never be afraid to try something new. By trying, we stretch our minds and open ourselves to new possibilities and realities."
A description of the program is in the attachment to this email. You can register participants for the Mid-Atlantic RLF at: https://www.simnet.org/event/2019_RLF_MA. If you register now, you can take advantage of the early bird discount ($500) and the SIM member discount ($600). Although the program doesn't begin for a few months, the Mid-Atlantic RLF fills quickly.
Please call with questions.
Very best regards,
Madeline
Madeline Weiss
Mid-Atlantic RLF leader
301.229.8062
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Upcoming Event Announcement
The 2018 SIMCAC Holiday Reception
December 11th at Elizabeth's on L in Washington, D.C.
Join us for a casual reception, full of holiday cheer, delicious food and great company! For the second straight year, we will be celebrating at Elizabeth’s on L. It is one of the most stylish event venues in Washington’s downtown core. This Federalist townhouse offers a graceful embracing setting, perfect for networking over drinks and a light dinner with your SIMCAC peers and colleagues. As the home base to one of DC’s most distinguished caterers—The Catering Company of Washington—the food promises to be spectacular!
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Our holiday reception is a perfect opportunity to get to know your fellow SIMCAC members in a social setting, as well as being a great way to recruit eligible prospective members. As such, we are asking (and strongly encouraging) all SIMCAC members to invite up to 2 eligible prospective members (directs, peers, or contacts) to be their guests. If you have any question about membership eligibility, please check the membership criteria page on simnet.org or reach out to any SIMCAC board member.
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| Attention SIMCAC members! Since our members are the lifeblood of this great chapter, the success of this newsletter depends on our ability to share the happenings within it! So we're going to ask for your help in making this newsletter the best it can be. If you or fellow SIMCAC members have announcements, articles, pictures, videos, or any other content you'd like to share (and please do!), email to jamesparks@simcac.org |
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