Gearing Up

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Gearing Up: Advancing In A Connected Age

Friday, June 7, 2013; LaCava Executive Dining Room

7:30 am - 3:30 pm

Global business has added another dimension to career advancement and has required that professionals stay connected and think strategically about their networks. Come explore how today’s professionals can leverage their “connectedness” for career advancement.  This intensive one-day conference with interactive workshops will help prepare attendees to:

·         Think creatively and strategically about your professional development

·         Develop a strategic career advancement plan

·         Position themselves for advancement and overcome common obstacles

·         Identify and take advantage of available opportunities

Keynote Speaker:

Diane Hessan, Founder, President and CEO of Communispace

Diane Hessan is President and CEO of Communispace.  She helped found the company in 1999, raising nearly $20MM in venture capital, and pioneering the creation of online communities to help marketers generate consumer insights.  

Diane has spent her 30-year career helping companies become customer-focused—both as a business executive, and as co-author of the best-selling book Customer-Centered Growth: Five Strategies for Building Competitive Advantage. She has received many awards for her leadership and sits on over a dozen boards, including the Tufts University Board of Trustees and Panera Bread Co. Over the last 5 years, Diane has been deeply involved in the Boston startup community:  mentoring people, keynoting at events, and inspiring entrepreneurs. A graduate of Tufts University and Harvard Business School, she is the mother of two grown daughters and co-founder of The Sound Bytes, an a cappella group that sings about business.

Agenda:

7:30 am                Registration and Breakfast

8:00 am                Welcome: Betsy Myers

8:10 am                Keynote Address: Diane Hessan

9:00 am                Break

9:15 am                Workshop Session 1

10:30 am              Break

10:45 am              Workshop Session 2

12:00 pm              Luncheon Panel: Senior Executives Paired with Rising Stars from Their Organizations

1:45 pm                Afternoon Session: Connecting for Success- Developing a Personal Advisory Board

3:00 pm                Informal Networking

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Workshop Topics Include:

·         The Next 90 Days: Planning to Advance Personally and Professionally

·         Building Your Online Brand: Owning Your Name, Niche, and Look

·         Strategic Networking: Developing Critical Relationships

·         Connecting and Leading With Your Best Self

·         Connecting Through Non-Verbal Communication

·         Difficult Conversations

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Thank you to our Event Sponsors!

Gold: THE HANOVER INSURANCE GROUP

Silver: Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Boston Scientific, Deloitte, Loomis Sayles, National Grid, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sun Life Financial

Bronze: BJ's Wholesale Club, BNY Mellon, Bright Horizons, Brown Brothers Harriman, Commonwealth Financial, Fidelity, Iron Mountain, KPMG, LPL Financial