FWDFREEMAN Women’s Development

…a grass roots program developed to advance women as leaders

FWD is…

Create a community of women leaders that empower themselves and others to enhance their personal and professional growth by developing the skills, attitude,

and connections necessary to be contributing and dynamic leaders.

In turn, FWD will positively influence the Freeman culture and contribute to an environment where the

best talent come to succeed.

Our Vision

Your Duties as Chapter Leader Encouraging membership within your geographical location

Host 1 Chapter specific event each quarter for a yearly total of 4

Use FWD Calendar to organize the content and structure of each quarter’s event

Chapters are able to decide how many additional events, if any, they wish to hold

Support and promote FWD national events

Create Chapter organizational structure as needed BUT….here is what you have

accomplished…

FWD Chapter Leader Successes

FWD MEMBERSHIP

598…AND GROWING

Where we were…

FWD MEMBERSHIP

791…AND GROWING

Where we are…

Janet BustinLeading with Emotional Intelligence

"I realized that at work I am pretty good how my emotional intelligence serves me to reach my and my team’s goals. At home I wasn’t always the best. I have 2 teenage daughters and we had constant conflict because they don’t keep their room as clean and organized as I think they should. We had a pattern, I went upstairs, noticed the state of their room, I got upset and told them the millionth times that they need to clean or cleaned it myself. After this WebEx I was thinking that in this case my EI doesn’t serve me at all, almost nonexistent.  Yelling doesn’t get us anywhere. The room is not cleaner, I am very upset, my daughters too and at the end nobody wins. So, I told them that from now on, I don’t care if their rooms are messy. I don’t go there all the time to check them out and make myself nervous. I only expect them not to leave clothes or other things anywhere else in the house in the common areas. When I told them this, they were both happy about this solution. The change should come from inside, so one day they will have the urge to keep their environment organized and I can’t really do anything until they realize this. The funny thing is that my older daughter after we talked cleaned her room right away and she keeps it better organized than before without me telling her to do it. There is hope after all and I am happy that I changed my way of thinking about this issue.

The other example is more general. Now I don’t make very quick and emotional decisions. I stop for a moment to think if what I am about to do will help me or won’t. I focus to be more controlled emotionally. This is of course just the beginning and I have a lot to learn but I started it and it is good."

Cinnamongirl Event in San Francisco

Our CMO, Toby Purdy, was gracious in sponsoring a table for our members in the San Francisco area to attend this event on Sunday, October 27, 2013. Here is what some of our FWD members had to say:

"I had a blast ... she even took the time to speak with my niece on the phone to congratulate her on being a recent college graduate, and asked her about our future goals."

"Cinnamon Girls is a wonderful organization for our future young women. I will be reaching out to the executive director this week to get more information for my 15yr daughter to become a member." -Alice Boykin

"The message that had the most impact on me was to never compromise your values, ethics and what you stand for." - Leslie Davis

Other Successes….

• Las Vegas’ first event – iPads for Member sign up• Book Clubs being started across the enterprise• DFW – Bio’s on Chapter Leaders• Chicago – PowerPoint Presentation of Bio’s• Vegas Buzz story on their newsletter• Nevada had a speaker on Continuing Ed• Boston – Captured Speaker Presentation• Toronto – High Tea• Anaheim/San Diego added another Chapter• Surveys• Chatter

FWD Chapter Leader Guidelines

Chapter Leader Guidelines

FWD Leadership

Local Membership

Local Community

Branding & Communications

Local Leadership

Membership LiaisonConference Calls w

CommitteesChapter Leader StructureAdd/Subtracting Chapter

Leaders

FWD Leadership

Check the calendarTies to the Quarter Theme

Involve local GMSpeaker Approval Form/Release

Form

Local Leadership

CharitiesLocal Customers/Vendors, etc

Local Community

Membership ListMen Allowed

Rotation of EventsEmails

Local Membership

Branding GuidelinesWebsites, etc

Branding & Communications

 Our very own, Carrie Freeman-Parsons, will be the panel moderator, for three inspiring women. Three generations of leadership coming together to share a passionate discussion about life and leading! Some of the questions to be asked of the panelists include:·        How do you balance/prioritize your work schedule with your busy home life?·        How do you motivate the various generations within the work place?·        What keeps you motivated?·        How do you remain current within your field? ·        Do you feel a gender gap within your various leadership positions/equal pay? ·        How do you deal with challenges that are out of your control?

Questions??