Laura Small on Hiring with Strategy and Firing with Grace
On this Women of Wisdom call, VP, Director of HR at RPA, Laura Small shared her insights on how to build a team right the first time to avoid the difficulties later on. Laura gave us her insightful HR perspective on several ways to make better hiring and, if needed, firing decisions.
**The recording of this video was cut off, the archive starts 20 minutes into our conversation with Laura. We'll re-record the first few questions with Laura and upload the full conversation within a few weeks.
Lisa Radist on Maximizing Mentoring
This is the archive for our May Women of Wisdom call with Lisa Radist. We know the power of having thoughtful, committed mentors throughout our careers, so we invited Lisa to share more about how to get the most out of those relationships and conversations, without adding time or stress to women's lives.
On this call, Lisa gave us her personal experience as a formal mentor through ThinkLA's mentorship program, and share tips on how to maximize time, topics and takeaways from mentor relationships.
Jean Freeman on The Working Mom Balancing Act: Tips for Thriving
Balancing the demands of career and family can feel challenging, and on some days maybe even impossible. It requires, multitasking, prioritizing, juggling and a village of support. On this call, Jean Freeman, Principal and CEO at Zambezi shares her personal experiences, learnings, and the tips she’s found valuable along her journey of raising kids and rising up the professional ranks.
Kim Furzer on How to Unlock the Magic In Your Direct Reports
How to Unlock the Magic in Your Direct Reports
Kim Furzer, Senior Director - GIS: Hardware & Software Asset Management, Mobility at Yahoo! Inc. gives management a fresh look as she shares the insights and steps needed to unlock the magic in your direct reports. She shares what it means to truly align with your employees, why it's important, and how it positively affects the bottom line.
Key takeaways:
Insights into the person first, management style
A 6-step process to unlock the magic in your direct reports
The key challenges to unlocking the magic in your direct reports and how to overcome them
Bio: Kim Furzer, has over 20 years of global operations experience in media, entertainment and internet verticals, at companies like Yahoo! Inc, and Warner Brothers. Her focus and passion is around optimizing profitability and customer service through strategic and tactical process design, improvement effective us of technology, data and successful team building. She demonstrates great ability to effectively lead global teams in a highly matrixed environment.
Laura Small on Nailing Your Performance Review
Judy Gatena Shares 5 Tips for Telling a Great Story Via Video
Judy Gatena, CEO of REP Interactive Media, shares her top 5 tips for telling a great story through video whether it's a video for friends & family, or one for a Client.
Susie Lim on Speaking Up
This is the archive recording for our Women of Wisdom call with Susie Lim.
Susie talked about speaking up and working through the challenges of finding your confidence and courage to make sure you are heard. She distinguished between confidence (inner knowledge, subject matter expertise) and courage (the words that come out of your mouth).
We talked about what's been tough for her as a woman rising through the ranks in a creative department, and other insights about how she's navigated her career making sure she's spoken up firm and confident when needed.
