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Gaining the Competitive Advantage Through Building a Strategic Network

In this Web seminar, Kathryn Mayer discusses key strategies in developing a peer network that facilitates career acceleration.  The research on successful leaders demonstrates that your network needs to be comprised of Pacing Partners™ or many types of mentors.  Pacing Partners™ are defined as colleagues whom you collaborate with to stimulate each of you to your best performance.  The relationship can function on four levels based on varied degrees of trust and expertise:  friendly competitor, challenger, mentor, and role model.  While most programs focus on finding and developing mentors, this seminar provides practical tips and techniques for cultivating strategic peer relationships in order to broaden your network and accelerate your career.
This Web seminar was held on September 18, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by the Kellogg Company.
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MySWE Communities

Maureen Mandel, an expert in helping associations and non-profits execute their online communities of interest strategies and goals, will lead a webinar on how to use MySWE Communities—the great new feature of the recently re-designed swe.org. The training session will provide an overview of the entire platform as well as a step-by-step explanation of how to use each of the modules. You’ll learn how to do everything from accessing MySWE and joining communities to sharing documents and conducting association business, and much more. You’ll also find out how to locate information that was on the previous website and moved into MySWE.
This Web seminar was held on  July 29, 2008.
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Excelling as the Technical Guru

In this Web seminar, Dr. Carrie Leonard will show you how to become one of those Subject Matter Experts that populate most engineering companies. She will show you how to transition (or even envision) a career that takes you from working on one task or project to multiple projects. She will show you how to advance in a technical path without becoming a Manager. This webinar will address those questions and the role of a senior scientist or engineer in an Engineering organization.
This Web seminar was held on May 28, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by BAE SYSTEMS
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Analytical Tools for Engineers - Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)

The Glass Ceiling for Asian Women

In this Web seminar, Dr. Lily Tang will discuss the challenges faced by Asian women in the workforce today. Although technology and scientific industries in the private sector are among the top 10 industries employing Asian women, these are also the industries where Asian women have the lowest probability of moving from professional and technical positions into management roles. What are additive challenges for women who are Asian? What culturally based behaviors and attitudes might hold implications for personal career strategies? This webinar will highlight research on women in high tech and scientific positions and provide tips on creating a personal roadmap into the leadership pipeline. As you peer through the glass ceiling, learn what you can do to position yourself for advancement opportunities and engage the talent of others.
This Web seminar was held on April 29, 2008.
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The Secret to Career Acceleration – Enjoy the Stretch Zone

How comfortable are you with taking career risks? As engineers, you are focused on helping companies minimize risk. In contrast, women who advance to senior leadership roles have learned to get comfortable taking smart career risks. Smart career risk taking comes from understanding the four zones of performance: blah, comfort, stretch, and yikes. The stretch zone is characterized by trying out new behaviors that energize and allow growth without causing a "breakdown" response or significantly diminishing your effectiveness. The goal of this web seminar is to increase self-awareness of your stretch zone and what interpersonal and environmental elements you need to grow professionally. Join Kathryn Mayer as she teaches you how to become more comfortable with taking career risks.
This Web seminar was held on March 12, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by ITT.
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From Campus to Cubicle: What to expect your first year on the job

In this Web seminar for our collegiate members, Connie Shoemake will discuss what to do once you've landed your dream job. She will tackle such questions such as what is the global marketplace, and how to you ensure that you are ready for it. She will provide you advice on how to make the transition to the workplace where you are expected to collaborate with individuals from different cultures and backgrounds, to cooperate with diverse personalities, to be a team player, and to work on projects with strict deadlines. Moreover, the social norms, dress, and etiquette in college will be different in the workplace, as will the time constraints placed upon you. As a new engineer, you were hired for your talents and skills. On the job you will need to utilize those skills to demonstrate your value to your coworkers, your management, and your company. This Web seminar will help make your transition from college to the workplace a smooth and successful one.  
This Web seminar was held on February 20, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by IBM Corporation.
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Emerging Strategies for Leveraging a Global Workforce

The questions facing global business today are numerous. How do companies recruit people who understand and respond to challenges across borders and cultures — not to mention developing, motivating and retaining employees located in different regions of the world?  Perhaps most important, how does a global company bring its far-flung employee base together, working as one team, sharing common values and driving toward the same strategic goals?  Drawing on her 20+ years of experience leading diverse teams and organizations across Caterpillar, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer Tana Utley will describe the strategies she has employed to leverage the skills and perspectives of a global workforce to deliver product development excellence.  
This Web seminar was held on February 12, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton.
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What You Should Know About Interacting with Executives

Have you made a New Year's Resolution to advance in your career? This Web seminar offers insights on how to be effective in both formal and informal interactions with key leaders in your company. What you don't know can, and probably is hurting you from receiving the projects and visibility which can showcase your leadership abilities. Rachel Hutter with Disney will give you a perspective on the criticality of content, phrasing, pacing and timing of conversations. This is information you need to know, no matter where you are in your present career.  
This Web seminar was held on February 5, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Disney Parks and Resorts.
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Executive Coaching: How It Can Boost Your Career

The skills and expertise that enable a technical contributor to move ahead in her career are most often different from the skills that enable her to succeed as a leader. Michele Vitti will discuss how this critical shift involves moving from technical know-how and superior problem solving skills to using emotional intelligence competencies to work through others.  These are competencies that are best developed in an intentional way, practicing behavioral changes over time. An executive coach can provide targeted support and resources to help you develop the learning experiences you need to develop leadership proficiency.
This Web seminar was held on January 15, 2008.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by FM Global.
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Women Leading the Diversity Advantage

Have you ever been asked to “share the woman’s point of view”? As a leader do you sometimes feel your efforts being judged as a “woman engineer” rather than as an engineer? Lenora Billings-Harris will explore ways to successfully lead without carrying the burden/responsibility of all of womankind. You will end the session with actionable tips and techniques that build upon your strengths and will enable you to experience future career successes.
This Web seminar was held on December 13, 2007.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Abbott.
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Women's Way of Leadership - Being a Leader and Leaving a Legacy

Through a thoughtful and introspective presentation, Retired Lieutenant Colonel Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch will discuss leadership, service, and leaving a legacy. With her 20+ years of experience in the U.S. Army, she knows a thing or two about leading and about being a woman in a male dominated field! Her insights on leadership will help you reflect upon your own leadership style and will inspire and challenge you to not only lead - but to leave a legacy of distinction. 
This Web seminar was held on December 4, 2007.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Bank of America.
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Building a Successful Career in the Traditionally Male-Dominated Engineering and Technology Industry

CJ Popp and Lauren Silverman discuss how you can succeed in a male-dominated industry. By sharing their personal stories, hear how they built careers on Wall Street in the technology sector. In today's world, we like to believe that women are viewed as equals to our male counter-parts in the business world; however, we are still an obvious minority in the technology and engineering sectors that are dominated by male managers and peers. CJ Popp and Lauren Silverman will share some of the lessons that they learned along the way about how to maneuver to the senior ranks and be recognized and promoted for their accomplishments.
This Web seminar was held on November 29, 2007.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Lehman Brothers.
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Discover Your Personal Ingredients for Success

Dr. Pamela McCauley-Bell discusses how collegiate students, early-career professionals, and all those aspiring for more can learn how to break out of the ordinary and be all that they dreamed and more than they ever imagined. This Web seminar will guide you through a proven step-by-step plan for success that will inspire all who have the courage to dream and to make those dreams a reality. The five steps include the following: Goal setting, Planning, Hard work, Good association and Believing in yourself.
This Web seminar was held on November 7, 2007.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Alcoa Foundation.
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Sharpening Your Interviewing Skills: Practical Tips for Career Fairs and Company Visits

Jada Phillabaum prepares you to handle an interview in both informal and formal settings with company representatives. This Web seminar will discuss how to have a lively conversation at a reception,
stand-out at a busy career fair, and be remembered when exchanging the right words while waiting for your latté. You will also learn how to successfully vary your interviewing style--whether seated in the oak-paneled conference room or walking through the factory floor.
This Web seminar was held on October 9, 2007.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by Abbott.
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Managing Your Workload: How to Set Limits and Say "No"

Kathleen Barton will discuss how to set limits and say “no” in order to focus on your most important work priorities. You will learn how to: prioritize your most important projects; determine what you can realistically accomplish; say “no” to yourself; say “no” to others–diplomatically and tactfully; break out of the “people pleaser” trap; and negotiate the scope or deadline of projects.
This Web seminar was held on September 25, 2007.
This Web seminar is generously sponsored by BAE SYSTEMS.
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The opinions expressed in the Web seminars are those of the presenter(s). They do not do not necessarily reflect the views of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) or of the members of the SWE.