Woman for Supply Chain

W4SC

Meeting Minutes 10/02/18

(in-person meeting)

Next Meeting

Nov 1st, 2 PM EST

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Attending:

Annette Cutchens, Coregistics - Co-leader

Annette Saenger – SGS Co-leader - Book Discussion Leader

Jennifer King, Kellogg’s - Co-leader

Molly Louthan – State of Flux – Mentor Initiative Leader

Lina Bush – SGS

Erica Hagen – GOJO

Brittany Hamed – GOJO

Michelle Cerminaro – GOJO

Thom Campbell – Capacity

Brenda Brenner, Kellogg's

Don Sciolaro, F4SS

Dave Hempson, F4SS

Excused:

Phoebe Arbeitel – F4SS

Katie Sharratt -Menasha

Kathy Johnson, Johnson & Johnson

Erica Shaw -P&G

Lor.Raine Samuels, Rockline Industries

Carolina Velez, Kimberly Clark Corporation

Selena Sanderson, Nulogy

Lori Vilkanskas, Continental Mills

Angela Thompson, Coregistics

Meeting Minutes 10/2/18

1. F4SS Connect – February 26th -28th at Fort Lauderdale – Bahia Mar Hotel – we are actively recruiting a W4SC speaker for this conference – the team has some suggestions and will pursue – L’Oréal CPO, among others

2. The team reviewed the mentoring program in preparation for Wednesday’s kick-off – the kick-off at the event was well received – thanks to Molly (future Illinois

Gov. 😊) for the PP and the presentation. We will continue to develop the mentoring program at the next conference.

3. The discussed chapters 4 & 5 in Angela Duckworth’s book, Grit. Key takeaways included:

a. Commitment, Focus, Passion as a compass, do the right thing b. 2 Tiers = personal and professional c. Determine what is possible -find it- inspire yourself d. Develop medium- and long-term goals e. Writing down your goals in a journal is an important aspect to achieve them f. Determining what impact, you want to make

4. Please read chapter’s 6&7 for our next meeting and be prepared to discuss

5. Develop a tool kit for F4SS members

a. How to develop your personal brand b. How to construct an elevator pitch – Molly can run a workshop

c. How to effectively network d. How to effectively negotiate your salary e. How to demonstrate preparation and authenticity

6. The team decided to use The Transformative Leader – Amir Ghannad’s book as

our next assignment following Grit.

Meeting Minutes 9/06/18

1. F4SS CI Connect – Molly will share slides for her mentoring presentation with the team prior to our next meeting.

2. We received only committee members feedback from the mentoring survey – we will repeat the survey at the CI Connect conference following Molly’s presentation to help participants understand the process, and commitment

3. Jen will check with Shelly VanTreesck, Kellogg CPO, about presenting at the CI Connect

Conf Oct 1,2,3 -if she is not available, she will check to see if Shelly can accommodate

the F4SS Connect Conference Feb 25,26,27 in Fort Lauderdale.

4. Grit – self assessment – angeladuckworth.com/grit-scale -please take the assessment

prior to our next meeting and share your results

5. Reading Assignment – Chapters 1-5 will be discussed at the F4SS CI Connect Conf –

overall evaluation is that the GRIT reading assignment is valuable - themes discussed –

hard work, setbacks don’t discourage, persistence, don’t give up – Grit help -talent is

also required in some fields – art, mathematics, etc.

6. Ambition is the path to success, persistence (GRIT) is the vehicle you arrive in!

Meeting Minutes 7/20/18

1. F4SS CI Connect Speaker

7. Confirm Shelly VanTreesck General Mills CPO -Jen

8. Shelly will present on Wednesday Oct 3rd – 8:30 AM General Session

9. Mentoring Program Introduction – Set up meeting week of July 23rd, Molly, Annette S,

Annette C, Jennifer, Don and Dave – Joy to issue a Doodle Poll

2. Book Review – final 3 chapters of “Lean In”

a. Footnotes provide good additional insight in the book

b. Theme -woman helping one another is an important element of these final chapters

c. W4SC mentoring program fits in well with these chapters and the advice provided

d. These chapters have an authentic feeling

e. Challenge -maintain the momentum, maintain the gains in woman’s equality

3. The next book in our reading series is GRIT –The Power of Passion and Perseverance a. Annette Saenger – will lead the book review for Grit

b. Please buy the book and read chapters one and two

4. The August meeting will be cancelled

5. Next Meeting -September 6th

Meeting Minutes 6/20/18

1. Mentoring Program – CI Connect – the W4SC team reviewed the two PP presentations

shared by Molly. The team has proposed a speed mentoring program at the CI Connect

Conference – Oct 1st, 2nd, 3rd.

a. The concept discussed was a breakfast meeting for interested participants – Molly

would review the ground rules, and we would begin the initiative. We anticipate a 1-

hour program to kick off the concept

b. The team will provide a write up for the program to Lauren Wilson for “pre-selling”

the concept.

c. The participants would have 5 minutes to make a connection and then rotate to the

next person engaged in the session

d. The team determined that the program would be more effective during the day

e. We will detail the program during our next W4SC meeting -Molly has agreed to pull

together a project plan for the mentoring session – and pitch the session with a 5

minute overview during the general session -thank you Molly

2. CI Connect Speakers – Topics to include – How did you get to your leadership position –

tell your story 10-15 minutes, share a few pieces of advice, share a few relevant

experiences that impacted your career positivity or negatively, quick panel discussion

and Q&A

a. Annette Saenger will reach out to Alana to share her experiences – update at our next

call

b. Molly will also reach out to potential speakers in her network

3. Lean In – Book review

a. Did these chapters resonant with you – this question Thom posed generated a healthy

discussion – some concepts included: share values with your spouse, don’t lean out

before you lean-in, management roles can lead to difficulty in creating a work/life

balance, foot notes in the book are worth reviewing as they add additional context

b. Next Assignment is to complete the final 3 chapters and be prepared to discuss:

9-the Myth of doing it all,

10, Let’s start talking about it,

11. Working together towards equality

4. Recommendations for the next book

GRIT –The Power of Passion and Perseverance

a. - Drawing on her own powerful story as the daughter of a scientist who frequently noted

her lack of “genius,” Duckworth, now a celebrated researcher and professor, describes her

early eye-opening stints in teaching, business consulting, and neuroscience, which led to

the hypothesis that what really drives success is not “genius” but a unique combination of

passion and long-term perseverance.

In Grit, she takes readers into the field to visit cadets struggling through their first days at

West Point, teachers working in some of the toughest schools, and young finalists in the

National Spelling Bee. She also mines fascinating insights from history and shows what

can be gleaned from modern experiments in peak performance. Finally, she shares what

she’s learned from interviewing dozens of high achievers—from JP Morgan CEO Jamie

Dimond to New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff to Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete

Carroll. b. EI 2.0

- By now, emotional intelligence (EQ) needs little introduction—it’s no secret that EQ is

critical to your success. But knowing what EQ is and knowing how to use it to improve your

life are two very different things.

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 delivers a step-by-step program for increasing your EQ via four,

core EQ skills that enable you to achieve your fullest potential:

1)Self-Awareness

2)Self-Management

3)SocialAwareness

4)RelationshipManagement

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is a book with a single purpose—increasing your EQ. Here’s

what people are saying about it:

Meeting Minutes 5/17/18

1. Team leadership – Jennifer King, Annette Saenger, Annette Cutchens have agreed to co-lead the W4SC team. The co-leaders met in NJ on May 9th to review the team’s mission and objectives for 2018. The co-leaders have determined that the team’s mission and goals are accepted without any recommendations for changes

Women for Supply Chain (W4SC) The F4SS Women for Supply Chain (W4SC) team was established with the purpose of

advancing the work of women in the CPG/FMCG industry. Our mission is Connecting

women in supply chain, leveraging their collective passion and determination, and

transforming careers.

2. The team developed the following goals 2018:

a. Increase the number of woman participating in F4SS – F4SS Team

participation – 52 women -100 men – 152 totals

b. Increase the number of woman participating at F4SS events -The team

discussed having a woman speaker at the CI Connect -Oct 1st, 2nd 3rd to

foster female participation – the team is also developing a mentoring

program as a break out at the event. We will develop the program for the

mentoring break-out session at our next meeting

c. Increase the number of woman on the F4SS BOD – current 8 members – 6

men/2 women – please make recommendations as customer seats are

available - Recommendations must be made by Mid-June -the BOD is

adding another BOD position – 3 open positions

3. Provide a speaker at the fall connect conference on woman’s issues -recommendations include: We need recommendations soon in order to vet candidates as the agenda for the CI Connect comes together

4. Mentor Program –the team discussed developing a survey with 5 questions pertinent to mentoring – how to be a good mentor and how to be a good mentee.

a. what do you expect to gain from a mentoring program? -can you make the time commitment?

-what are the expectations of the mentor and mentee? -who is interested in becoming a mentor? -who is interested in becoming a mentee?

b. Development of a career map can provide support for the selection of an

appropriate mentor -Jen will share her career map with Molly to develop a tool for the F4SS program

c. Molly has agreed to lead the Mentoring Initiative and has shared the

documents attached to the meeting minutes. Please review these documents and be prepared to discuss on our next call -Thank you Molly for your leadership of this new initiative

5. Book Club Discussion Leader – Thom Campbell led the discussion of chapters

4 and 5 in Lean In by Sheryl Sandburg. Thanks Thom for excellent discussion leadership and probing questions a. The team concluded that mentoring has a positive connotation b. The team determined that both woman and men can participate in the

mentoring program c. Mentoring relationships can provide valuable perspective on a wide range of

issues that one may not gain alone d. Mentoring relationships can take many forms – parenting, emotional bond,

professional, personal e. The team discussed how personal one should be at work, the team felt that

the development of personal relationships with co-workers and business associates outside the place of work can yield improved results

f. Sherly Sandburg developed a relationship with Mark Zuckerberg, that humanized each of them and led to their ability to relate to other people

g. Trust is an essential element in any mentoring relationship -the mentor and mentee must trust one another for the relationship to yield results

h. When the mentee receives advice, follow up as to how the advice was deployed, is positive as it re-enforces the value of the relationship for both parties

i. Reading assignment – please read chapters 7 and 8 for our next meeting and bring a couple of points to share

6. Next meeting -June 7th -2PM

Meeting Minutes 4/25/18

7. Team leadership – Jennifer King, Annette Saenger, Annette Cutchens have agreed to co-lead the W4SC team. The co-leaders are meeting in NJ on May 9th to review the team’s mission and objectives for 2018. The co-leaders will update the team at our next meeting.

8. Book Club Discussion Leader – Thom Campbell led the discussion of chapters 3 and 4 in Lean In by Sheryl Sandburg. The team agreed that the book was not written as a feminist manifesto, but rather a memoir that can:

a. Inspire both men and woman b. Help woman feel capable of being in power – commanding presence c. Offers practical advice for woman in business d. Advocates for more woman in power e. All people should map out their career -broad perspective – longer term goals –

advancement is not a ladder, more like a jungle gym f. Pays to put the company’s programs first -always look at the bigger picture g. As a career move -look at sectors where the growth is and be ready to meet those

requirements h. Check out vanessagarcia.org for solutions i. Helping others though mentoring, coaching, support is always worthwhile

9. Mentor Program – we would like to develop a mentoring program, we are looking for team member/s to step up and help build out this concept. Molly and Jen are meeting next week to begin to develop the mentoring program concepts. Will share next steps at our next meeting

10. The team reviewed the F4SS Mission with the W4SC mission and decided that the alignment was acceptable –the co-leaders will review the team mission and report out at our next meeting. We will take a doodle poll to find an appropriate date and time for the meeting

11. The team developed the following goals 2018: d. Increase the number of woman participating in F4SS – Dave will work with Joy to get

the data – F4SS Team participation – 52 women -100 men – 152 total

e. Increase the number of woman participating at F4SS events -TBD

f. Increase the number of woman on the F4SS BOD – current 8 members – 6 men/2

women – please make recommendations as customer seats are available

g. Provide a speaker at the fall connect conference on woman’s issues -

recommendations include:

Wendy Davidson -Kellogg, Jen will reach out and gauge interest

Annette Saenger will reach out and gauge interest with another potential candidate.

The Team is open to recommendations.

12. Molly has provided the 10 tips for time management -the team discussed these points The most important take away was to know why you are going to work

You are 100x more valuable to your company than they are to you. There are millions of companies, there is only 1 you.

Walk in every day thinking “this place is lucky to have me” not “I am lucky to have this place.”

The hardest working person always gets more work to do. Don’t confuse people giving you more work to do as a pat on the back, it is just them getting their work life balance on at your expense.

If you find yourself working more than 40 hrs, you need to ask for more resources. This is the most common pitfall of new leaders. They fear asking for more resources is a sign of failure. It is not. It is a sign of leadership.

There is a breaking point past 40 hrs. If you get there and then ask for help, it is like throwing a drowning person a bicycle. You can’t adequately train another person while you yourself are not a float.

Plan YOUR vacations around what you need, not what fits into your work schedule. None of us is that important that we can’t take vacation when we want to.

A vacation is one where you don’t work. Try to turn off 100%. Have someone on your team cover for you. If your people aren’t strong enough have your boss cover.

If you are supposed to work 40 hrs a week and end up working 60, ask for more days off to make up for it.

Your calendar is your calendar. Block time on it for you to get your own work done or even a work out in. People will take up all your time if they see free space. Block off however many hrs a day you need to get your work done, so that you don’t work late every night.

Finally, PLEASE PLEASE know what you are working for. Is it to be CEO, is it to retire at 55, is it to make a million dollars a year? Because work for the sake of work is pointless.

13. Please read chapters 5 and 6 in the book Lean In for our next meeting and be

prepared to discuss the top 2 take learnings from the reading

14. There is a lot of good information from the The MIT Download link: Please take a

look at the topics, this link was shared by Neil Ackerman at the F4SS Connect Conf.

newsletters@technologyreview.com

Breakfast Meeting F4SS Connect 2/28/18 -thanks for

your participation

15. Team leadership – we would like to recruit a co-leader to work with Jennifer King – if you are interested please reach out to Jennifer.

16. Book Club Discussion Leader – we are currently reading Lean In, we would like to ask for a volunteer to lead the book discussion for this book.

17. Mentor Program – we would like to develop a mentoring program, we are looking for team member/s to step up and help build out this concept.

18. The team reviewed the F4SS Mission with the W4SC mission and decided that the alignment was acceptable – no changes required

19. The developed the following goals:

h. Increase the number of woman participating in F4SS

i. Increase the number of woman participating at F4SS events

j. Increase the number of woman on the F4SS BOD – current 8 members – 6 men/2

women – please make recommendations as customer seats are available

k. Provide a speaker at the fall connect conference on woman’s issues -

recommendations include – Wendy Davidson -Kellogg, Annette Sa

20. It was suggested that the W4SC align its mission with that of the F4SS organization. We

agreed to review the two missions at the next meeting and work on alignment.

Mission The mission of the F4SS is to establish a forum whereby CPG/FMCG marketers,

external manufacturers, and secondary packagers can share best practices

towards the creation of Industry Standards aimed at improving efficiency and

reducing supply chain costs.

Women for Supply Chain (W4SC) The F4SS Women for Supply Chain (W4SC) team was established with the purpose of

advancing the work of women in the CPG/FMCG industry. Our mission is Connecting

women in supply chain, leveraging their collective passion and determination, and

transforming careers.

21. It was discussed how best to operationalize the work of the team, in other words, how

do we convert the concepts that we are learning about and discussing and provide

practical tools for F4SS members to utilize? Ideas included;

a. Develop webinars with role playing to make a point b. We can develop training and awareness tools to share with F4SS members c. We can develop an assessment tool for organizations to utilize to determine their

level of work place fairness

22. We discussed mentoring as an option to help woman succeed – mentoring can take many forms; woman can mentor other woman in their businesses, we can develop a mentoring session at one of the F4SS conferences, the book we are reading has some mentoring tips we can re-apply, we can develop a mentoring guidebook to help companies establish mentoring programs.

23. The team feels that a W4SC speaker at our next conference would be beneficial. Some suggestions included Susan, Wendy, Alona – other ideas included networking with some of the F4SS new/existing members to leverage their connections to locate woman speakers with experience with woman in the supply chain that have experience to share.

24. It was suggested that the W4SC team should focus on 2 or 3 goals for 2018 – develop those goals, develop plans as how to accomplish. Some ideas included:

a. Increase the % of woman participating in F4SS b. Conduct a series of webinars regarding woman’s issues c. Develop a leadership development program for woman d. Develop a program that leverages F4SS woman’s experience – “how to advance my

career” e. Provide a work/life balance manual consolidating many successful strategies to help

woman cope with the competing demands

f. Help woman to admit that they need help – and not feel like they are failing – what strategies can be developed to provide this kind of support?

g. Develop methods that can improve communication h. Demonstrate the value of outsourcing tasks to free up valuable time -how to use

outsourcing to improve work/life balance i. Molly will share her list of the top 10 work/life balance tips to get the ball rolling

Meeting Minutes 1/17/18

1. The team reviewed some of the take-aways from the Feminist Fight Club -these included: a. Learning how to use improved negotiating skills b. Avoiding being undermined by another woman by raising awareness c. Know when to stop talking d. Break the habit of over apologizing -don’t say you are sorry unless it is

really something to apologize about e. Work on improving self-confidence and assurance -what would Josh

do? f. Broadened our perception of woman’s issues – much more alert to

tendencies, comments, that undermine woman g. Need to lend a hand to other woman -help mentor and share

experiences h. Share success stories with others – help them by providing insight and

real-world experiences i. Fight for salary – woman are still underpaid when compared to men

2. How do we share these themes and concepts with the broader F4SS Organization – How do we operationalize these learnings to leverage our knowledge? a. Develop webinars with role playing to make a point b. Create our own FFC at our places of business c. We can engage with community service opportunities to spread the

word d. Donate professional woman’s clothing to organizations’ that support

woman e. We can work with organizations like the Girl Scouts of America to

promote woman’s rights and equality at a young age f. We can develop training and awareness tools to share with F4SS

members g. We can develop an assessment tool for organizations to utilize to

determine their level of work place fairness

3. Next book – Lean In – please read chapters one and two for our next meeting

Meeting Minutes 12/15/17

1. The team welcomed Erica to W4SC, providing a brief overview of the team’s mission.

2. The team discussed the final two chapters in the Feminist Fight Club. Key take-aways: included improved negotiating skills for salary and benefits - concepts such as Keep a list of ways you have contributed to the company’s success, justify your ask, get colleagues on your side, know the prevailing salary rate for your position,

3. Know when to stop talking – make your well-thought-out offer and talk no more.

4. What would Josh do: sound self-confident, say it like you mean it, don’t take negative feedback personally, don’t hope -ask

5. It was suggested that the team review the next book that can provide insight and support for the team. If you have a recommendation please bring to the next meeting.

6. For our next meeting – please think about your learnings from the feminist fight club book and discussion, please decide upon the 3 most useful to you , and be prepared to share on our next call. We will choose the three most effective and begin to develop ideas to share with the broader membership.

7. We decided to hold a W4SC meeting during breakfast at the F4SS Connect conference – Wed morning breakfast meeting – all welcome to join.

8. Next meeting 1/17/18 -3 PM EST

Meeting Minutes 11/15/17

1. The team reviewed Chapter 4 – The Feminist Fight Club -Get Your Speak On a. Effective speaking style – find your own way b. No need to overuse “sorry” – the over- apologizer c. Make verbal statements – w/o qualifiers - do not hedge your

positions – state your position d. The concepts in this chapter are relevant to everyone

2. We agreed to read chapter 5/6 of the Feminist Fight Club for our next

meeting

3. Evaluate the possibility of a Kellogg speaker for the next meeting -Jennifer is working with the Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Kellogg to review a presentation on Unconscious Bias Experience – more to come

4. Reach out to Jessica Bennett to gauge interest in speaking at the F4SS Connect or participating in a team meeting – Jennifer has reached out– no response from Jessica – will keep trying

5. Don and Dave to determine if we can recruit additional men to the team – invited two F4SS members – no commitment yet – will keep trying

6. Following next meeting – we will begin to develop tools and concepts to “operationalize” the concepts we have been discussing

Meeting Minutes 9/20/17

1. The team focused upon Chapter 2 – The Feminist Fight Club a. Body language at meetings and tone are important to be noticed and

listened to. b. Bragging for others – talk up the accomplishments of other woman c. When confronted with an opportunity to engage with superiors– rather

than talk about the weather – talk about recent accomplishments d. Follow the 10 commandments as listed in chapter 2 e. Learn to brag for yourself in a way that does not put folks off f. Take credit for your work g. 93% of communication is non-verbal -be aware of the signals being sent

and received h. Compliment other woman to build their esteem and self-confidence i. Many accomplished woman are insecure – Meryl Streep, Michelle

Obama for example – work to encourage and promote woman to lessen the insecurity

2. How can we apply (operationalize) some of the principles we are discussing? a. Select a woman at work to “take under your wing” and help advance her

career -discuss at next meeting b. As an F4SS team, how can we raise the awareness of members to

subtle sexist tendencies? c. How can we apply these principles in a way that promotes woman –

what tools can we develop and share with F4SS members?

3. Cultural inequality starts early – please take a look at this U-Tube clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOHUi3AsN6Y

4. Next meeting – please read chapter 3 of the Feminist Fight Club

5. We will post meeting invites for the 3rd Wednesday of each month – 3PM EST

Meeting Minutes 8/16/17

1. Chapter One – Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennett a. The team reviewed Chapter 1 – comments included relevant, humorous,

and at time the language was a bit raw. b. The concept of the bro- proprietor was discussed and standard fight

moves reviewed c. SNAP – a concept whereby woman step up and support one another

publicly was discussed d. Woman directed network – woman find ways to back each other up –

establish goals and timelines – get a seat at the table – don’t be afraid to show others what you can do and brag a little about your accomplishments.

e. Tools to push back when stereotypical behaviors are present – “take notes”, “make the coffee” –response - I’ve broken more coffee pots than I care to mention -someone else should make the coffee

f. Some behaviors are not intentional – a result of cultural and systemic bias – don’t take offense – balance with understanding and establish ground rules that will help raise awareness and shift the thoughtless behaviors to ones more appropriate -work to be a change agent regarding the culture where you work

g. An aggressive male is viewed as a go-getter – an aggressive female can be viewed as combative – it is OK to be aggressive, however mange the perception to your benefit

h. Males should read the book to better understand the world woman face -Don and Dave agreed to read the book

2. Schedule a face to face meeting at the CI Connect Conference a. First -request Joy cross reference W4SC team members to the

registration list to determine if we will have sufficient participation to convene a meeting

b. If sufficient participation, we will find a time to meet and schedule a Face to Face at the CI Connect

3. Please read chapter 2 for our next meeting - Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennett

4. Next Meeting - September 20th – 3PM -4PM EDT

5. Proposal -set a standing meeting the 3rd Wednesday of each month 3PM -4PM EST/EDT – the only potential conflict is Nov 21st 2018 -the day before Thanksgiving -we could make that meeting Nov 28th and avoid the holiday week

6. Dream List – continue to discuss and share to help with motivation and understanding

7. Next meeting 9/20/17 -3PM EDT

Meeting Minutes 1. Discussion – should the W4SC become a sub-team of the The Networking and Benchmarking

Team (TN&BT)– the question was raised regarding the thought process behind this request.

Jennifer agreed to follow up with Brenda and determine next steps. Concern was raised about

the potential of the loss of visibility for the W4SC initiative team.

2. Round table discussion Dream List – Dream list topics

a. Find time to volunteer more b. Learn to play Chess c. Exercise more – focus on health -make time for fitness -exercise -exercise-Zumba- d. Re-Connect with old friends e. Have more patience f. Sky dive g. Learn conversational Spanish h. Organize my life – find time for important things -find work -life balance i. Start Master’s Degree j. Set up scholarship fund k. Travel -Australia – 15-20-day cruise -Disney World Family Reunion l. Improve networking m. Connect with old friends -connect with co-workers- former bosses n. Discover how to develop a work-life balance

3. Next meeting - select a topic from the dream list that you would like to pursue – set a goal. We will

share experiences and best practices to support each other in the achievement of our personal goals and dreams

4. Goals – How do we get started on the journey to reach the “dreams” listed on the dream list? a. Start Small b. The longest journey starts with the first step c. Sometimes we create our own obstacles – best practice is to find solutions

d. We will support each other – share experiences – share a variety of approaches to meet these goals – where did we find success, how was it accomplished, we will share our best practices.

5. Networking options a. Leverage social media – Linked-In, Facebook, Twitter, Snap-Chat to re-connect and maintain

network b. Attend industry events

6. Work-life balance – what are the strategies that can be developed to build an acceptable work – life

balance a. Career groups b. Finding people, you can trust c. Millennial/Gen X are having a positive impact on work-life balance -seem to have a better

perspective d. How can we meet the career focus needs and meet the family needs at the same time? e. Can organizations become better at recognizing the pressures required to balance work-life f. How can we manage guilt -? When we have to leave work to accommodate family needs -we feel

guilty about leaving the business g. We feel we have to get done what we have to get done – how can we do it all? h. Happy family is important –

7. Book Club – Feminist Fight Club by Jessica Bennett

a. It was agreed to read at least one chapter for discussion at the next meeting b. This book provides a unique perspective

8. Decide how frequent we want to meet and how quickly the group can get through the book in order to

facilitate an effective discussion a. Monthly meeting b. Next meeting 8/16/17 – 3 PM EDT