In our March "When She Speaks" program, we celebrated Women's History Month with our own panel of trailblazing, history-making women, including:
- Delaine Eastin, Former CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Debbie Powell, Director of Fossil Operations, PG&E
- Anne Cribbs, Olympian and President, Anne Cribbs & Company
- Marily Mondejar, President, Filipina Women's Network
Our panelists shared their stories of success and failure in their careers; here are some select “lessons learned”:
- When faced with a setback, remember that there is always another race, another game, another day to “win” and succeed. Learn from the experiences of athletes who bounce back to try another day
- Mentors are critical to your professional and personal success; be strategic and seek out mentors in your field of work AND outside your field, experts you can learn from
- You can also learn a lot from teaching someone else so be a mentor whenever you can
- Are you a “Queen” or a “Queenmaker”? In other words, how do you support, encourage and bring up other women in their careers?
- You need to provide “the center of gravity” for your team; surround yourself with good people,, ones who are smarter than you, who will tell you the truth
- “Show Up” in your work! You must be committed, present and engaged – demonstrate honesty and integrity and stay true to yourself and your beliefs
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