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Helping South African women connect
General Electric South Africa aims to connect its women employees with their GE counterparts around the world.
Members of GE Women's Network
eneral Electric South Africa (GE) aims to help its women employees around the world feel connected and a part of a broader GE community. The GE Women's Network is a well-organised, welloiled organisation that operates like a business, beginning with an executive leadership team. The GE Women's Network exists as a means for professional women to develop skills to help them advance in the company. The Network's mission is to foster these women's development through tools and culture that will enable growth. In 2008 GE added retention to its mission; specifically lowering voluntary attrition. To drive this mission, the Network relies on a diverse group of GE leaders at nearly every level, function and geography of the company.
“This operating model enables GE to align its activities worldwide with the business strategy, while meeting the needs of its members locally," said Muriel Sokkie, representative for the GE Women's Network in South Africa.
“Network relies on a diverse group of GE leaders at nearly every level, function and geography of the company. ” On a global level, two GE Corporate Executive Council Sponsors provide guidance, are the Network’s voice at the CEC, and help push its agenda. The Cabinet, a small team of senior GE executive women, engages GE women and helps drive Network strategy and retention in their businesses and regions.
GE initiative leaders and GE women build and deliver content to hubs in several critical areas, such as commercial, technology, metrics, connections, and communication. The region leaders are highperforming, mid-career women who help drive hub effectiveness around initiatives. And finally, it is critical to understand that the GE Women's Network is an internal grass-roots organisation that promotes event planning and implementation at the hub or local level around the world. Hub leaders are earlyand mid-career women who lead local, cross-business network activities aligned with the company and network strategies.
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