February - short on days long on deeds
It's February already. And while Punxsutawney Phil recommends hibernating for another six weeks, we've got too much WICT news to tell you about to wait another day!
We hope that you are finding these monthly updates helpful. Please let us know if you have any suggestions or news that you'd like to pass along , especially for our "Movers and Shakers" and Member Profile sections.
Remember to celebrate Black History this month!
From the President-Cindy Bennett, WICT RM 2003 President
Dear WICT Members-- It is hard to believe a month has passed and it's newsletter time again, but what a great month it has been! Welcome to Denver Adelphia! Congratulations to Level 3 Communications on their recent acquisition of Genuity! What a delight it is to have this positive momentum in our neck of the woods.
WICT RM is also gaining momentum! We have a new newsletter format, great programs on the calendar, more and more buy in from senior executives in the industry and are expanding our geographical reach up through the northern corridor! Please join me in extending a warm welcome to the WICT family’s newest members: the leadership and employees of Level 3 Communications! We are excited to be partnering with this thriving organization.
Thanks to Meg Porfido and Diane Zile, Level 3 has graciously offered to host a breakfast for all WICT members and guests on March 11th from 7:30-9:30. The topic will be "Work/ Life Balance" and panelists will include Linda Adams, Group Vice President (highest ranking woman at Level 3) and Nancy Carmichael Murphy, President of WICT's National Board and Karen Niparko, VP of Business Ops for McData!
A WICT-RM Thank You to Shannon Saviers, Donna Miller, and Juliet Randall for attending WICT's recent Leadership Conference with me in Atlanta! The conference was a big success, boasting record attendance and participation from all 23 Chapters! Shannon and Donna did a fabulous job presenting the RM Mentoring program to the group. We are grateful to them for creating this valuable program that will now be available to WICT members nationwide. Juliet and I spent our time soaking up the brilliant ideas of our comrades and making new friends.
Congratulations to the 2002 WICT RM Board! We brought home a Pinnacle Award for their tireless efforts as well as recognition for contributing to the WICT foundation!
There are lots of ways to be involved in WICT! Come to programs (we offer more than any other Chapter!), volunteer for a one-time project or an ongoing responsibility (see list below). Spend a few minutes or a few hours a month. Your investment will be well rewarded! To find out more about how to participate, contact Mimi Schaefer (CAZ80111@aol.com).
As always, please feel free to contact me with brilliant ideas, words of wisdom, questions and concerns!
Cindy Bennett
WICT RM Chapter President
WICT mission: Develop women leaders who transform our industry.
February's Featured Event:
Finding Passion and Purpose in Your Life and Work 1st in a series of 3 programs for "Women on the Move"
Thursday, February 20
Speaker: Anne Gottlieb Angerman
Date: 2/20/03
Time: 8:00 AM- 9:30 AM
Location: 4610 S. Ulster Suite #150 in the MetroPoint 2 Building
If purchased individually each program in the series costs $15.00.
Pre-pay for the package of all three events for ONLY $30.00 AND
get entered to win coffee with a WICT board member!
Register online at www.wictrm.org or contact Cindy Bennett
@cindyb@organicpeople.com or 303.634.2234 for more information
Mentoring Qualities to be Discussed at March 6th Luncheon
WICT Mentoring Panel Luncheon
Date: March 6th 11:30-1:30pm
Location: Franciscan Events Center— 6553 S. Revere Pkwy, Englewood
Please join Session Moderator Shannon Saviers, President of Growthlinx, Inc, and these current Rocky Mountain chapter mentors at our WICT Mentoring Panel Luncheon as they discuss good mentoring qualities and their experience as mentors in our current program:
Vicki Adney— General Manager, Comcast Cable Communication;
Denise Horton— Director of National Campaign and Web, Starz Encore Group
Kim Reid— Former Senior Director, Intrado, Inc.
These executive women will talk candidly about navigating the path to success—taking risks, starting out fresh and share their experiences about how mentors have helped them along the way! Come and learn how to recognize your mentor, and how you can contribute to others through mentoring.
This panel will be joined by the following Executive Mentors leading small group table discussions at the conclusion of the presentation:
Megan Reyes—Senior Director of Business and Government Affairs, ICG Communications; Rebecca Teasdale—VP Enterprise Learning Services, Level 3 Communications; Ellen Quest— Executive Director of Media Research, Starz Encore Group; Jasmin Espy— Senior Director for Consumer Product Marketing, Qwest Communications and more…
Log on to www.wictrm.org to register for lunch programs.
Registration: Members $30, Non-Members $60, All walk-ins $65
Questions? Contact: Megan Reeder-Holman at megan.reeder-holman@starzencore.com / 720-852-6281 OR Kelly Krug at kellik@organicpeolple.com / 303-634-2234.
Featured Article for February:
Great Customer Service - Anachronism or Growth Strategy?
Cable systems don't appear to run their customer service standards spots quite so often anymore. And there seem to be fewer management articles extolling customer service these days. In contrast, Qwest has launched a campaign underscoring the multigenerational tradition of its commitment to serving the customer. Are they onto something or just grasping at worn-out cliché's?
A recent article from Jean Duane, vice president of WICT- RM's Board of Directors and principal of Strategic Projects, LLC, provides a very compelling answer. Find out the facts concerning the value of listening to your customers and making sure that more of your "just satisfied" customers become "very satisfied" with your product or service. For example, retaining just five percent more of your customers can result in increasing your profits by as much as 100%.
WICTAccepts Pinnacle Award:
From the WICT Leadership Conference (left to right): WICT-RM President Cindy Bennett, Donna Miller, Mentoring Chairman, Juliet Randall, Program Chair, and Shannon Saviers, Mentoring Co-Chair were on hand to accept WICT's Pinnacle Award on behalf of the 2002 RM WICT Leadership. We were selected for this prestigious national award in recognition of our stated business plan. Donna and Shannon were asked to present our pioneering efforts on the Rocky Mountain WICT Mentoring Program, which will be rolled out to the 22 WICT Chapters across the country in 2003.
Membership News - New Category for Students and Employment
FYI -WICT has established a new membership category for students. Annual dues are just $35.00 per year for a qualifying student -- please spread the word!
And if you need another reason for joining WICT or renewing your membership, Check out WICT's Career Center partnership with BroadbandCareers.com. Broadcast your resume and search listings of nearly 9,000 cable and telecommunications companies!
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