“As long as women remain a vocal minority in corporate boardrooms, on TV talk shows, and in the halls of Congress, we pay the price of being voiceless. The world needs well-spoken women to state opinions in every venue from PTA meetings to presidential debates. It is not that a woman’s perspective is better. What matters is that it is different.” – Christine Jahnke
Are you ready to make your voice heard?
From the overwhelming response we’ve received after Ready to Lead – it sounds like you are! One week later, we hope you still feel the enthusiasm, empowerment, connectedness and hope that Ready to Lead brought to each of us.
The question now is…what will we do with that energy?
- Engage: There are several ways to keep engaged with Go Lead Idaho: join our LinkedIn group; be afan on Facebook; follow our Twitter feed; subscribe to our newsletter (which most of you have!); sign up for our blog.
- Network: Many attendees have asked us to share the list of those who participated in Ready to Lead. We plan to distribute names and organization affiliation to attendees soon. If you would like to opt out, please respond back to this email by March 16. We also plan to hold a Go Lead Idaho social in the near future – stay tuned for details!
- Lead: Have you filed to run for office? Are you considering running in the future? Have you been appointed to a commission or board? Would you like to be? If you’ve said yes to any of the above – let us know! We’re happy to share your good news on our blog. Also, several groups have approached us wanting to connect with potential appointees and leaders. We are hoping to act as a conduit to share names with these groups and want to know your interest by dropping us an email (jessicaflynn@redskypr.com)
- Learn: There are resources and tools that can help all of us with our individual leadership goals. By sharing that information we can all grow together. Please send along any information, events, research that fits the Go Lead Idaho mission so we can post and share it. Or – post it on our LinkedIn group or Facebook page yourself! (Case in point: check out this recent McKinsey Report: Women Matter, making the case for increasing women in senior management roles in the private sector.)
- Join: Do you want to help to take Go Lead Idaho forward? Let us know if you’d like to be involved in any aspect of organizing and running Go Lead Idaho. We are powered by the passion of our volunteers!
- Feedback: We also would appreciate your feedback on Ready to Lead. What did you like or not like? What could have been done better or differently?
The Go Lead Idaho executive committee is gathering in the next week to go over lessons learned and discuss steps forward. We hope you will share your thoughts with us and remain engaged. Only through collaboration can we ensure that our voice is heard.
Let’s lead forward!
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