http://www.womeninleadership.ca Inspiring and Celebrating Success Tue, 18 May 2010 21:56:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Guest Post by Shyla Chandra The 2010 BC Women in Business Luncheon: Secrets of being highly productive and happy was an inspirational and heart warming event.  The moderator Rita Rogers had a lively stage presence that filled the room with her warm energy and humourous comments.  The panelists Linda Oglov, Nicole ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/secrets-of-being-hightly-productive-and-happy/ By Guest Blogger Azita Ardakani The room was filled with beautiful women, dressed to the nines in elegant formal wear, champagne was poured, heels clicked, and conversation was shared. Over all it initially appeared to be like most celebrations (albeit with a higher percentage of estrogen) however there was something distinctly ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/superwomen-friends/ Guest blog by: Marissa Stapley-Ponikowski They say you learn something new every day.  And then there are days when you learn so many new things and feel so very inspired that your hand cramps from all the notes you’re taking. Inspiration for me came in the form of the Women in Leadership Foundation’s ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/ontario-women-in-business-luncheon-managing-change-and-sustainability/ We asked 2 different women at different life stages to blog about their experience at our recent Vancouver networking event – Sweet Talk.  This sweet, stylish networking event brought together fashion, chocolate and wine.     Tracey Rossignol  Being over 40 I’m always looking for fresh ideas on how to present myself as ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/sweet-talk-a-sweet-stylish-networking-event/ By Sherel Loo The 2009 WIL mentorship program is more than half-way through and I am so lucky to have been paired up with such a fantastic mentor. And judging from the feedback received from other participants — mentees and mentors — they too, feel the same. You will also be pleasantly surprised ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/2009-mentorship-program/ On Friday I attended the Women In Leadership Foundation's (WIL) 5th Annual BC Aboriginal Women in Leadership Forum: Seeds of Success. We encouraged women from all backgrounds to attend the event. But to be honest, until I was there, I wasn't really sure as a non-Aboriginal woman what I would ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/i-laughed-i-cried-i-danced-like-a-wolf/ I attended the Women In Leadership Foundation's (WIL) Annual BC Women In Business Luncheon in May. Four women, from different industries with very different career paths gave us their perspective on overcoming change. Overally a very insightful afternoon with a lot of common themes to success in managing change. There were ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/1314/ WIL Goes Green - Ontario Green Works Project By David Mossman WIL in partnership with the Province of Ontario is running the GREEN WORKS project. This project shall help industry in Ontario attract skilled female workers and bring together key stakeholders for collaborative approach and strategy building. The project will ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/wil-goes-green-ontario-green-works-project-launches/ Through volunteerism, gala unites community by Vera Kanigan Today more than ever before, we hear the term “community”. Actually, the word has been in the English language since the 14th century and can refer to a range of senses and references. To mention only a few, community can refer to: ... http://www.womeninleadership.ca/through-volunteerism-gala-unites-community/