Executive Director Pamela Estes
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Juna Jones-Moore, Chair Karyn Nesby, Vice-Chair Amber Cabral, Secretary Yolanda Bryson-Durant, Treasurer Pamela K. Estes, Executive Director Patricia Sharp, Member
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Headquarters 6010 West Spring Creek Parkway Suite 249 Plano, TX. 75024 www.naawli.org info@naawl.org Session I:
Discovery Leadership Session II:
Building Leadership Capacity Session III:
Integrate Learning & Commitment to Action
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Message from the Executive Director…
Our 2018 Fellows returned to Session Two with renewed passion and commitment to absorb all the knowledge we had prepared for them. It’s always a pleasure to see the return of the Fellows, their excitement upon being united again, the confessions of how they utilized the tools from Session One and the eagerness to begin Session Two. The NAAWLI experience is effective!
Building Leadership Capacity provided our Fellows with additional proficiencies to further their ability to execute change and create impact within their respective industries in a rewarding manner by fully comprehending this core competency: • Leadership is the action of leading a group of people or an organization • Capacity is your ability to do it, or the amount of it that you are •
Building Leadership Capacity in a business, typically involves establishing a competency model to describe the skills and behaviors required by the company’s leaders
We begin Session Two-Building Leadership Capacity, by assessing our inner capabilities to complete this segment. Each Fellow confirmed their keenness to learn new techniques, validated their ability to be courageous and tackle difficult situations. Being an effective leader also means increasing your capacity in three areas: knowledge of effective practices, skills and attitudes. We expanded our toolbox by probing into: • • • • • • • •
Leading Difficult Conversations for Better Outcomes Collaboration, Compromise & Negotiations Women of Power Dinner Networks and Influence: How to Lead Change Design Thinking for Process Improvement Mentor N’ Mentee Sip Business Etiquette for Today Heart House Dallas – Group Community Service Project
The class of 2018 were ready for the challenge and continue their journey: Excelling as an Agile Leader! Thank you for partaking in this voyage with us and reading about these TRAILBLAZING women!
Please SAVE OUR DATE – Wednesday, September 19, 2018 as we conclude our 2018 Leadership Program and recognize the accomplishments of our 2018 Fellows.
Pamela K. Estes
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CHAIR
Amber Cabral maintains all organization records including Board action, oversees taking of minutes at all board meetings and distribution of minutes to each Board member. In her professional career, Cabral is Founder of Principal Consultant - Cabral Consulting. She is a 2016 NAAWLI Fellow.
TREASURER
Karyn Nesby chairs all committees and executes special projects designated by the Board of Directors. The Vice-Chair also preside over board meetings in the absence of the Chair. In her professional career, Nesby is a Technical Director for User Experience, Mobility, and Web Team at CSX Technology. She is a 2016 NAAWLI Fellow.
Yolanda Bryson-Durant chairs the finance committee, assist in the preparation of the budget, assist in developing fundraising plans, provide financials to Board members at each Board meeting. She also oversees the completion of the annual audit in conjunction with external auditor and ensures taxes are filed annually. In her professional career, Bryson-Durant is Senior Business Banker & Sr. Manager at Capital One Bank.
MEMBER
Juna Jones-Moore presides over all board meetings of the Board of Directors. The Chair is empowered to execute all documents requiring execution in the name of NAAWLI in conjunction with the Executive Director. In her professional career, Jones-Moore is the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition & Diversity at GameStop. She is a 2015 NAAWLI Fellow.
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Patricia H. Sharp chairs the Personnel/Nominating committees, assist in the selection and interviewing process for all sta. As a nominating chair, she is responsible for succession planning strategies for the board by identifying, recruiting and recommending to the Board for new OďŹƒcers and new Board members and ensuring all positions are filled. In her professional career, Sharp is Human Resources Manager at State Farm.
The Board of Directors supports the strategic goals of NAAW LI and provides missionbased leadership and strategic governance. Each Board member serves a three-year term.
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Session II Building Leadership Capacity June 18 - 20
Leading Difficult Conversations
June 18
Having a difficult conversation with someone can lead to anxiety, nervousness, delay, and apprehension. Rita Bailey, Founder/CEO of Up to Something, shared with 2018 Fellows tips on identifying factors and barriers that influence how one address difficult conversations, determining your default mode by exploring the different sources and top of difficult conversations, and exploring frameworks, skills and tools to successfully conduct difficult conversations.
Bailey, in her authentic style, discussed characteristics in having difficult conversations, the sources of conflict and steps to successful outcomes. Some of at the take aways were the 93/7 rule; 55% body language, 36% tone of voice and 7% choice of words.
Collaboration, Compromise & Negotiations June 18 To prepare leaders for career advancement, they must be able to collaborate, compromise and negotiate with others. Dr. Rita Kosnik, Professor of Management at University in San Antonio and Visiting Professor of Negotiations in the Neeley Executive MBA Program at Texas Christian University, shared that the two traits of successful leaders are their ability to take perspective and think outside the box.
Kosnik’s witty and confident presentation style was as she guided 2018 Fellows through topics such as ways to manage conflict, the mind of a negotiator, and golden rules of negotiations.
Triumph as an Agile Leader
June 18
“When Life gives you Lemons, make Lemonade.” This quote never rung more true with Tracy Syler-Jones personal and professional “trials to triumph” journey. She found herself at a cross-road in her life as a single parent of two young boys and little hope for the future. However, with faith, resilience, determination, and dedication she overcame her adversities.
Syler-Jones was very humbling in her delivery on how she navigated her career to her current position as Vice Chancellor for Marketing & Communications at Texas Christian University.
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Rita Bailey
Bailey is the owner of Up to Something, LLC. Her work is focused on creating immersive experiences for leadership teams who want to push limits outside their executive comfort zone.
Rita Kosnik
Dr. Kosnik is a Professor of Management at Trinity University in San Antonio, and a Visiting Professor of Negotiations in the Neeley Executive MBA Program at TCU.
Tracy Syler-Jones
Syler-Jones is Texas Christian University’s Vice Chancellor for Marketing & Communications. Prior to TCU, she was the director of communications for the Birmingham, Alabama YMCA.
Session II Building Leadership Capacity June 18 - 20
Network and Influence: How to Lead Change June 19 “Change is inevitable.” At some point in one’s life, one will be faced with change. Dr. Abbie Shipp, Associate Professor of Management and Faculty Director for the Adaptive Leader executive education program at Texas Christian University, outlined several key points of change:
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Why is change necessary?
What is change leadership?
What leads to success (or failure) of a change initiative?
What can you do as a leader to facilitate change?
Abbie Shipp
Dr. Shipp is an Associate Professor of Management and Faculty Director for the Adaptive Leader executive education program at Texas Christian University Neeley School of Business.
Dr. Shipp led an exercise that provided 2018 Fellows with insights on how they react to change by pairing Fellows with common competencies and behaviors.
Design Thinking for Process Improvement
June 19
Through learning exercises and “hands-on” practice, Dr. Stacy Grau, professor of marketing practice at Texas Christian University, introduced 2018 Fellows to principles of “design thinking.”
1. Who is applying Design Thinking?
2. How does Design Thinking work?
3. What does Design Thinking Look Like?
Design Thinking Framework includes framing the opportunity, understanding (user and context), Exploring (ideas and options), defining (concept and impact), prototyping and testing (validate with users).
Business Etiquette for Today
June 20
Amber Cabral, Founder of Principal Consultant - Cabral Consulting, led the discussion on Business Etiquette. Starting with “first impressions”, Cabral immediately walked the 2018 Fellows through several exercises to determine how other people see us through our physical and verbal actions. Handshake, eye contact, and body language were just a few.
Next, the 2018 Fellows practiced their elevator speech as it only take seconds to make a lasting impression. The discussion transitioned in defining ones brand and taking advantage of networking opportunities.
Stacy Grau
Dr. Grau is a professor of marketing practice at Texas Christian University. She consults with several organizations with an emphasis on social enterprises and nonprofit organizations.
Amber Cabral
Cabral is an Inclusion and Executive Coach at Cabral Co. Formerly a Diversity Strategist at Walmart Stores, Inc.
Lastly, Cabral provided the 2018 Fellows with tips on appropriate attire for the corporate environment and proper dining etiquette for corporate outings.
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NAAWLI 2018 Fellows build relationships and establish networks with session facilitators.
~~~~ “If people like you, they’ll listen to you, but if they trust you, they’ll do business with you.” - Zig Ziglar
Group Community Service Project
June 20
Heart House is a nonprofit that provides safety, education and opportunity to refugee and underprivileged children. Heart House provides interventions and support services to move students from a mindset of chaos to an oasis of calm. The population consists of 5,303 children under the age of six, and 3,392 between the ages of six and thirteen. 39% are considered “asset poor”. Heart House serves children from various backgrounds and ethnicities that truly reflect the community in which we operate. We currently have 15 languages and dialects represented in our program. Heart House is blessed with a skilled and dedicated staff, a talented and determined board, and caring and committed volunteers. They serve because they see the potential in the students and understand the importance of creating a safe environment, educational enrichment, and opportunity for children to explore the world. They do it as if the children of Heart House are their own. On Wednesday, June 20th, NAAWLI Fellows had the pleasure of visiting the management, staff and children of Heart House. As the organization name reflects, we felt love, compassion, warmth, and togetherness inside this “learning community.” We began our afternoon with a brief meet-and-greet and a short presentation outlining the goals and mission of the organization. We were later separated in groups and assigned to different age groups. Once in the classrooms, NAAWLI Fellows felt an instant connection with the children. The staff announced the afternoon activities which included an ice-breaker word association game and a team building cooking exercise. STEM related concepts were incorporated in the cooking exercise as the children measured ingredients and mixed flavors. The children also practiced teamwork and displayed outstanding leadership skills. The day ended with group pictures and lots of hugs!
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