As women, we generally don’t understand what key areas to focus on in order to get promoted in large organisations. Research done by Catalyst Inc. has shown that, as women, we are as ambitious as men but there are several areas where we could be more effective.  In the first part of this workshop we will be talking about these key areas to getting you promoted (so that you can effectively  focus your energy), the second part is about understanding the organisational politics of large organisations to help further your career. Want to find out more? Then join us for this fun interactive workshop in June.

19.00 hrs  Networking

19.30 hrs  Interactive workshop: Effective Communication in Local and Intercultural Mentoring

by Eleonore Breukel

Take this opportunity to become an effective communicator in your mentoring relationship. You will learn how to structure your ‘own’ session, how to steer your conversation and how to give motivating feedback. You will ‘experience’ the difference between local mentoring and mentoring in an intercultural context. You will understand how culture influences communication and collaboration not only because of the nationality of the mentor or mentee but the whole environment: the industry, the profession, the corporate culture etc. In today’s’ virtual business world culture is not explicit and its complexity and uniqueness therefore not taken into consideration which often leads to unexpected situations.

Culture also affects the private situation and relationships of the mentee. Living in a  constant cultural mix may cause feelings of insecurity which affects the work performance.

Our mentoring pairs at EPWN are on many levels intercultural. Take this opportunity to practice and experience how you can weave strength from cultural differences to make your mentoring relationship successful and enjoyable.

Eleonore Breukel has been an intercultural organizational effectiveness consultant and trainer since 1994. Her company Intercultural Communication bv www.intercultural.nl is represented on all continents. Eleonore works in 60 countries for the global corporate world, non-profit organizations and academia. She authored Doing Business Worldwide (in Dutch) a practical book on the cultural aspects of doing business in 19 countries and published over a 100 culture related articles in the traditional media. She co-authored the intercultural Training tool The Cultural Detective the Netherlands and the EPWN Pan European Mentoring Manual.

ebreukel@intercultural.nl

02 April: Speed Mentoring Matchmaking 2012

Meet your mentoring match TONIGHT

Opening by Caroline van Leuven, President of Amsterdam

After the introduction of the 2012 Mentoring Program by Anna Farrenkopf and Eleonore Breukel the new mentoring Angels will introduce her selves and explain how they will enrich the mentoring program and help mentors and mentee’s to successful mentoring relationships.

Mentoring can make the difference between a career that thrives and one that stalls.  Happy, enthusiast, innovative and productive women are important to all organizations and entrepreneurs. Mentoring plays a significant role in this.  In order to manage expectations we have a series of workshops for Mentors and Mentee’s

Tonight Workshop I – The basics of an EPWN mentoring Relationship

• The EPWN mentoring conditions: How are stability and privacy guaranteed.
• How to structure the first meeting – the fundament of the relationship
• How to manage expectations throughout the relationship

Followed by the MATCHMAKING SESSION

Each Mentee can meet several Mentors during 10 minutes interviews. This quick introduction should leave them with an impression if a  mentoring relationship will be succesfull.  The Mentee’s will write their top three Mentor choices on their  Mentee Profile forms and give these to the Mentoring Angels. The Mentoring Angels will match pairs according to the priority of the Mentee’s. and will get in touch with Mentors and Mentee’s to communicate the results after your mentoring relationship can start.

Mentee’s please be explicit in your requirements on your Mentee Profile Form. Mentors please be explicit in the assistance you can provide.

Please download your Mentee and or Mentor Profile form from the collaborative platform Amsterdam Mentoring Group.  Send the filled out forms to Eleonore Breukel ebreukel@intercultural.nl for her to understand what qualities are required and what is offered.  She will take all forms back to the event on April 2nd.

The Agenda for the rest of 2012

Mentoring is an essential part of the EPWN Program 2012 we are therefore happy to inform you of the rest of our program. Please block the dates in your agenda’s. All workshops can be attended by Mentors and Mentee’s

• 23 April – Effective Communication in local and intercultural mentoring

Steering conversations, giving feedback in local and intercultural mentoring by Eleonore Breukel

• 11 June – Mentoring Entrepreneurs by Tineke van der Vorst
• 03 September:  open
• 12 November:  Dealing with Politics in Organizations by Kathy Searcy

Thank you for your generosity to share your knowledge and experience

with others so that their performance can be improved.

Our Mentoring Program is your road to success

Anna Farrenkopf leads the PanEuropean Mentoring Steering Committee at Federation level since 2010.  She is the R&D Manager and COO for Capilix in Leeuwarden. Anna is a bio-geo-analytical-chemist-oceanographer and sailor. She was elected to the EPWN – Federation board in February 2012 as Co-VP Mentoring.

Eleonore Breukel has been a Mentoring Angel since 2009 in Amsterdam. She co-authored the PanEuropean Mentoring eManual (2012). Eleonore is the GM of Intercultural Communication bv in Amsterdam since 1994 www.intercultural.nl

She works on intercultural training assignments across the globe. Her company has offices in six countries. She is in the process of starting the EuropeanPWN Green Economy Steering Committee.

Please note everyone is welcome to attend the plenary and workshops. Only members may participate as a mentee in the mentoring program. Thank you for understanding.

Applications for Mentors & Mentees are located on the EuropeanPWN Collaborative platform under the “File” tab.

http://epwn.etheryl.net/groups/51

Looking forward to sharing our success stories.
Greetings from Eleonore & Anna

Amsterdam Mentors & Mentees,

We have greatly profited from your survey input this fall and have consequently set into motion several new initiatives. We’d like to invite you all to come meet with us in Amsterdam 18 April, 2011. We have reserved a room on the 6th floor of the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA) next to the Amsterdam Central Station.

I will be arriving from Leeuwarden – and will be at 6 pm in the La Place Restaurant on the 7th floor of the Library. Early birds are welcome to join me for dinner. Our program will begin by 19:15 on the 6th floor and end promptly by 21:30. (The library doors close at 22 uur).

We will bring you up-to-date on our meetings in Madrid from February 2011 and initiate our local mentor/mentee matching here in Amsterdam. If you are joining us as a mentor for the first time, we request you fill in our mentor profile. If you are looking for a mentor in Amsterdam, please complete the mentee profile. Both are available to download from the mentoring group on the members platform.

If you are already participating in the pilot Pan-European program – you are also welcome to join us and to share your experiences to date.

Looking forward to catching up!

Cheers from Friesland,

Anna

<mentoring@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net>

Attendees please note: participating in the mentoring program is a members only activity.  If your membership is pending please feel free to join us.  Eventual participation is contingent upon completing the membership process.

**Note** to register to this event as a guest please do so through the Paris based website here:

http://www.europeanpwn.net/
to register to this event as a member, please do so through the migrated member only platform here: http://epwn.etheryl.net
We are working to update our scripts – we appreciate your patience and cooperation and look forward to welcoming you on the 13th

7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time Workshop

This is a workshop for entrepreneurs who want to gain more clarity about their businesses and attract more clients. This will be a highly interactive workshop with lots of Q & A and practical tips.

In order to make sure that everyone has the opportunity to get their questions answered the size of the group will be limited to a maximum of 25.

The workshop will be based on Stephanie’s free special report, 7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time. Stephanie requests that all participants of the workshop get a copy of this free report and read it prior to the workshop. This way, everyone will be familiar with what will be covered which means there will be more time for your questions! You can get the report at http://www.fireflycoaching.com, just type in your name and e-mail address.

Stephanie Ward is the Marketing Coach for Entrepreneurs and founder of Firefly Coaching (2002). She is passionate about helping Small Business Owners attract more clients and grow their businesses! If you’d like to attract more clients, be sure to grab your copy of the special report: ‘7 STEPS TO ATTRACT MORE CLIENTS IN LESS TIME’ plus a bonus of free Business Building. There are loads of practical marketing tips on her blog. <Http://www.fireflycoaching.com/blog>

Please join us at Rotterdam School of Management for an
upcoming seminar to give you an opportunity to see leadership from a unique perspective, help you see things that other people don’t see, and challenge the stereotypes that many have about leadership today.

Good or bad leadership can depend on one’s personal perspective; however, examples of leadership that have endured and prospered are the one’s most sought after. To achieve the same we are wise to study what those forms of leaderships were all about. To delve into the principles of natural and effective leadership we must first seek out where effective leadership manifests itself naturally.

What many do not know is that precisely this – highly effective and natural leadership – also exist outside the human world. Many species have, like humans, their own culture and specific society in which leadership plays an important role in the quest for survival.

For millions of years, one of the most successful and flourishing societies of all has been that of the equine society. By studying this utterly pure and very effective way of Equine leadership we can easily grasp the basics and applies what fits to our own. In this seminar we will compare and contrast human leadership with the basics principles derived from the study of equine behavior.

In this seminar about leadership you are offered the opportunity:

- to develop your leadership insights
- to see a bigger picture in a new persepective
- to understand key elements of “natural” leadership
- to look at great leaders in a new context

and to explore a unique perspective of leadership.

The seminar will offer you the opportunity to analyse and understand those who fall under your responsibility and peel away the surface of every day insufficiency. The basics which are unfolded in this seminar have become the foundation of many successful leaders, who in turn have enlightened and enabled their followers.

“Pull the string, and it will follow wherever you wish. Push it, and it will go nowhere at all.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower

Program

19.00 hrs. Registration
19.15 hrs. Seminar
20.00 hrs. Coffee break
20.15 hrs. Seminar
21.00 hrs. Reception

Our Speaker: Josepha Guillaume

Josepha fills her days with teaching clinics both national and international, writing for several Equine magazines, teaching courses at Horse Academy from Biomentor in The Netherlands, designing her own Tack line for Equihof as well as managing her own Bitless Tack Shop. She is also a founder of Art of Natural Dressage – an international forum with a unique philosophy and way of training in which the horse becomes the educational Master. Josepha is known for keeping the audience hooked, entertained and leaving with food for thought years to come. More about Josepha can be found on her website Taonara

Seminar Location:

This session takes place in JB-41, on the ground floor of RSM’s J-building. Parking is available at P1, right in front of the J-building, parking tickets can be paid at the machines in the car park.

Registration
Please send an email to Irene Broekmans-Versluijs at iversluijs@rsm.nl or Lidia Sholkova to lsholkova@mba11.rsm.nl. Registration closes Friday 24 September.

This is the second of the mentoring group “zzp & entrepreneurs” workshops facilitated by Eleonore Breukel.

Judith Webber formerly of the zzp-adviescafe will facilitate the second in a series of group discussions.

Monday 4 October we have reserved Carmiggelt‐zaal in the Openbare Biblioteek Amsterdam (Oosterdokskade 143; 1011DL).  The Carmiggelt conference room is located on the 6^th floor of the Library next door to Amstedam Central Station (across from the floating Chinese Restaurant).

Judith Webber

Judith’s core business www.purehuman.nl is to inspire entrepreneurs to show more of themselves to the world: especially the reason why you started your particular business, this says something about you! Customers choose you not only only for what you do; they choose you for who you are, and what you mean to them. “Entrepreneurship is connected to you as a person, it is impossible to separate it”, according to Judith.

In small groups she will inspire and stimulate you to help each other in what you find most difficult in your business. There is always someone there who is totally passionate about that piece.

Everybody leaves the room with new ideas and questions to work out later.

Judith is the author of “Laat jezelf zien” (show yourself) which will come into the market in October 2010.

—-Judiths’ new organization PureHuman www.purehuman.nl started as an idea which was born while talking to ZZP-ers at ZZP-Adviescafe.—-

Members and their guests are absolutely welcome, as Anna is presently headed to the U.S.A. please send your intention to atted to Eleonore Breukel <info@intercultural.nl>

Thank you so much for participating!

Please do contact Anna if you are interested in starting another mentoring initiative or if you are looking to be a mentor <mentoring@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net>

Eleonore Breukel welcomes the zzp’er/entrepreneur mentoring group to their first meeting. This group was formed as a result of a request by attendees to the June mentoring meeting. Membership is closed at this time.

Please contact Eleonore if you would like to stay informed or to participate in a future group mentoring workshop.

ebreukel@intercultural.nl

Please contact Anna if you are interested in starting another mentoring initiative or if you are looking to be a mentor.

mentoring@europeanpwn-amsterdam.nl

Please note this event is “by invitation only”. No registration is possible via the website.

31Million Part Deux

Please welcome Nicky Adle back to hear more about “The French Touch” and how 31 Million women manage and maintain effortless chic and the decadence of French cuisine – without twisting their ankles or gaining a gram.

In the first workshop, we learned the secrets of switching from flip-flops to heels and how to accentuate our assets with accessories and “standard items” in our wardrobe.

Today we will extend our foray into the “French Touch” by discovering The Secrets of French Nutrition. In this workshop you will learn:

-       French women’s approach to weight, satisfaction, pleasure, etc.

-       The tradeoffs they face and decisions they make, the mindset they use regarding food

-       Social norms on dieting and guilt, but also snacking, junk food as well as alcohol

-       The tricks they use on a regular basis

-       Typical meals and recipes for you and your family

-       And finally, the secret, the one and only rule you’ll need to apply, like 31 Million French women do

31 Million is a personal style consultancy that trains women on the ins and outs of French fashion whilst exposing them to the secrets of French style and nutrition. Our focus is to offer women in their 20’s to 50’s French style and nutrition lessons, organize for personal wardrobe consultations, arrange exclusive and fun Paris shopping trips, as well as provide a rental platform where women can gain access to French-styled clothing and accessories for any occasion.

31 Million started as a fun venture in Amsterdam, where Franco-Iranian Nicky Adle was missing the action of Paris shopping and decided to spread the word that French women don’t have more taste than others but simply dress and eat according to implicit rules that together constitute the French Touch. Raised in Paris, Nicky has been living in and out of France for the past 15 years, has never (ever!) shopped outside her hometown, or given up on her French eating habits. Like most Parisians, she knows the capital’s shops, current styles and future trends.

On weekdays Nicky is an INSEAD MBA graduate and internet entrepreneur, currently launching wondersale.nl, a promotions and discounts webshop that activates on key calendar dates such as Sinterklaas, Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day.

Website: www.31million.net
Weblog: http://31million.blogspot.com/
Facebook Fan Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/31-Million-The-French-Touch/279785544491

Enjoy the class!

**SEATING IS LIMITED**
Be sure to register by clicking the register “as a guest” or “as a member” link above this post.
Participants are welcome to network from 19:00 to 20:00. The program begins at 20:00.

Registration and Guest Policy: Registration is required for members (15 Euros) and guests (guests are welcome at a cost of 35 Euro which includes snacks and drinks). Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year. Please contact Caroline van Leuven, our VP Membership.

We started off the year with a fresh batch of mentors and mentees.  We had some excellent results.  New jobs have been landed.  Professional development in a present position and in a new business development are well on their way…

We’d like to welcome mentors, mentees and everyone interested in the mentoring process. Edith Punt will provide us with a mentoring model and invite mentors and mentees to discuss their mentoring progression and to provide insight to others considering becoming a mentor.  We will also start collecting mentor/mentee applications over the summer for our second round of matching to begin this fall.

This workshop will be facilitated by EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam member Edith Punt.

In 1985 Edith started her career as a human resources consultant in Bangkok, Thailand. Upon her return to the Netherlands (1995) she initially worked as a trainer/consultant with a focus on appraisal systems (Breda). Later she joined an international headhunter in Amsterdam. In January 1999 she started her own agency in Amsterdam. Her services focus on diversity and crosscultural management. She applies different systems to make individuals aware of their preferred styles of behaviour and patterns in decision making, against the backdrop of organizational goals and team dynamics. Since January 2003 she operates from Zwolle.

Participants are welcome to network from 19:00 to 20:00. The program begins at 20:00.

Registration and Guest Policy: Registration is required for members (no charge) and guests (guests are welcome at a cost of 25 Euro which includes snacks and drinks). Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year. Please contact Caroline van Leuven, our VP Membership.

Please keep in mind participation in the mentoring program is for MEMBERS ONLY.