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

Keynote speaker: Georgette Schlick CEO SBS 6

Adresse :  Rietlandpark 343   1019 EM Amsterdam

Stephanie Ward, owner of Firefly Coaching

The amount knowledge and wisdom within the EPWN group is deep and wide. Speed networking is a great way to extract it and share it.

Think about all of the ideas, information, and contacts that each person in the network has. Imagine how much we can help each other and what kind of opportunities we will be able to create by meeting face-to-face and exchanging our knowledge.

In one evening of Speed Networking you will have the opportunity to meet between 10-13 people and exchange ideas, information, and resources. Brings loads of business cards, you are going to need them!

In preparation for the event, please think about:

1. A very brief introduction of yourself
2. What you have to offer people in the network
3. What you need from people in the network

What happens after the event is just as important as the actual event itself. Be prepared to follow through with the connections you make. Relationships are built over time and based on trust. Keeping your commitments goes a long way to building trust.

If you’d like to know more, check out this review from one of the attendees of a previous EPWN speed networking event: http://tinyurl.com/le6l5w.

This Speed Networking event will be hosted by Stephanie Ward, owner of Firefly Coaching, who is passionate about helping business owners attract more clients and build successful businesses! Stephanie is the Marketing Coach for Entrepreneurs who want to set their profits on fire. You can get a copy of her free special report, 7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time, plus monthly business building tips at http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

She is also the author of the book, No Sweat Networking: Simple Solutions to Overcome Networking Obstacles which can be purchased at No Sweat Networking.

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.

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A recent survey of global CEO’s found that leaders in every industry and in every part of the world are emerging from a period of retrenchment and moving towards a vision of sustained growth, and that innovation is the preferred path to achieving that growth. Innovation has regained its central place in corporate life.

Dr. Fons Trompenaars will show how a winning team is made up of individuals who can demonstrate different strengths and, in fact, if a team does not embrace these different strengths, then it will not have the important dynamic to move forward and to innovate. For twenty years Fons Trompenaars has been interviewing leaders around the world, conducting seminars and advising their companies. His conclusions demonstrate how successful leaders have developed cross-cultural competences, the ability to ride what he calls “the waves of culture” and to reconcile the dilemmas involved.

Fons Trompenaars will show how to make culture work for your business. Listed regularly as one of the world’s most influential management thinkers, Trompenaars is recognized internationally for his work as consultant, trainer, motivational speaker and author of bestsellers on culture and business. Captivating and thought-provoking in his presentation style and backed by rigorous research, Trompenaars has contributed many breakthrough ideas on the deeper understanding and reconciliation of inter and intra-cultural diversity, creativity and innovation. Participants will learn how to deal with cross-cultural challenges and dilemmas as well as how to embrace an evolving innovation culture. Leaders must adopt new approaches to make them, their teams and their business more sustainable in these ‘whirlwind’ times.

Fons Trompenaars is author of the seminal book ‘Riding the Waves of Culture: Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business’. His latest bestseller ‘Riding the Whirlwind’, is a blueprint for developing a supportive culture that reinforces creativity and innovation for long term sustainability.

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 45 Euro or ladies can become a member for a little extra). Snacks and drinks included. Guests are allowed to attend two EuropeanPWN-Amsterdam functions per year.

The amount of knowledge and wisdom within the EPWN group is deep and wide. Speed networking is a great way to extract and share it.

Think about all of the ideas, information, and contacts that each person in the network has. Imagine how much we can help each other and what kind of opportunities we will be able to create by meeting face-to-face and exchanging our knowledge.

In one evening of Speed Networking you will have the chance to meet between 10-13 people and exchange ideas, information, and resources. Bring loads of business cards, you’re going to need them!

In preparation for the event, please think about:
1. A very brief introduction of yourself
2. What you have to offer people in the network
3. What you need from people in the network

This Speed Networking event will be hosted by Stephanie Ward, owner of Firefly Coaching, who is passionate about helping business owners build successful businesses!

If you’d like to know more, check out this review from one of the attendees of a previous EPWN speed networking event: http://tinyurl.com/le6l5w. Stephanie Ward is the Marketing Coach for Entrepreneurs who want to set their profits on fire. You can get a copy of her free special report, 7 Steps to Attract More Clients in Less Time, plus monthly business building tips at http://www.fireflycoaching.com.

She is also the author of the book, No Sweat Networking: Simple Solutions to Overcome Networking Obstacles which can be purchased at http://www.nosweatnetworking.com.

Participants are welcome to network from 19:00 to 20:00.
The program begins at 19:45 at the Renaissance Hotel Amsterdam (Katengat 1).

Registration & 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.

SPECIAL NOTE:

If you’re having trouble with the payment process – there has been a law change in France with respect to on line banking.  We are using a new “3D” system that must be supported by your browser and by your bank.  If for any reason you have difficulties with registration, please email Anna Farrenkopf <social@europeanpwn-amsterdam.net> and I’ll help the folks in Paris with debugging and/or you with your particular issue.

Organisational Savvy for Women

What makes an individual successful in the “political arena”? According to research successful politicians possess both mental empowerment (they “think and feel” positively about politics) and the skills to build a powerful reputation, network and presence within the organization.

Plenty of women excel at public relations, relationship building and conduct themselves with style and grace. All of this comes easy to women. Research shows that women are more intuitive, able to use both the right and left side of their brains simultaneously and more emotionally intelligent. They possess the skills that lead to success in the political arena.

So why do women struggle with “being political”?

Michelle Brailsford, founding partner of Jupiter Consulting Group, will codify the rules of the game to help you identify our power source, how you are perceived, and to read the organisational politics in situations. With this knowledge you will be able to develop strategies to gain power, build alliances, manage perceptions about yourselves and your teams and to be “political whilst maintaining your ethics”.

If you have ever:

• Been unable to sell a great idea

• Failed to receive credit for work well done

• Been underestimated or pigeon holed

• Felt left out of a key network

• Found you had a negative image or reputation within your company

• Been unable to uncover the hidden success criteria of the organisation

… you may have underestimated the impact politics can have on your success. This event will open your eyes and help you to be more successful in the political game.

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.