Volunteer with your Mentor!

On October 10th, join the AWNY Young Execs committee to volunteer at the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer- it's a unique activity to experience with your mentor/mentee, plus a great way to get to know your fellow AWNY members. This will be the 3rd consecutive year of our support squad, and every time we've found it to be inspirational to cheer on the walkers, who have all been touched by cancer in different ways, as well as a lot of fun to see new and familiar AWNY ladies in a different kind of setting. All while wearing pink, of course! Details are below- don't forget to check out the blog for pictures, updates and more info.

OFFICIAL EVENT DETAILS

What: AWNY cheering on Avon walkers

When: Sat, Oct 10th from 12 - 3:30 pm

Group brunch afterward. Venue TBD.

Where: Stuyvesant Square

2nd Ave between 15th & 16th Street

Who: AWNY members & non-members. All are welcome!

RSVP: aimeslam@gmail.com or maryriley@hotmail.com

Blog: Details on http://awnysupportsavonwalk.tumblr.com/

Leadership Breakfast Series: Nadine McHugh

Our second Leadership Breakfast Series will feature Nadine McHugh, Managing Director, MindShare. Currently an AWNY member and a mentor, she will talk to us about her leadership philosophy and experience as it relates to mentoring:

Veteran strategic planner and manager, Nadine McHugh has spent the majority of her career at WPP companies; first at Ogilvy & Mather, and later at Mindshare, which she joined when the company’s U.S. operation was established in late 2000. Nadine is committed to training and raising the bar on communication planning. She is the Director of the M Academy, GroupM’s U.S. training program. As part of that commitment, she has created and directed several of Mindshare’s North American media workshops.

EVENT DETAILS:

• When: Thursday, October 15, 2009 from 7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
  Breakfast served at 7:45 am, program starts promptly at 8:00 a.m.

• Location: Yahoo, Inc.
  1065 Avenue of the Americas, 12th floor (entrance is on West 40th Street)Times Square Conference Room

• RSVP: These exclusive events are complimentary, but by invitation only to all 2009 AWNY mentoring program participants. Due to strict security and space limitations, no walk-ins will be allowed. Please RSVP by replying to your email invitation or contacting Lynn at the AWNY office at 212-221-7969 by Tuesday, October 13th.

What are you interested to learn at this event? What questions would you want to ask Nadine McHugh? Post your thoughts now!

Special thanks to Yahoo, Inc.

Share: Fran Hauser answers more questions!

Fran Hauser graciously volunteered to answer a few questions after speaking at the Leadership Breakfast Series in June. The following are Fran's answers to two questions posted by our blog readers.

Q. As a woman with an impressive job who has climbed the career ladder to a spot that many of us aspire to reach someday, what do you see as your next steps? What are the next set of goals you'd like to achieve, either for yourself personally and/or your career?

A. I would like to run my own business one day. I think that would be an incredible next step in my career (although, I don't think I am quite there yet). I am still enjoying my current role too much. On the personal side of things, I would love to start a family.

Q. While managing 150 people at age 27 at Coca Cola, you obviously grasped some key principles of management at a young age. What are key pieces of advice for: 1) first-time managers and 2) young managers whosupervise older colleagues?

A. Key pieces of advice for first-time managers: learning how to delegate doesn't mean totally letting go (you still need to stay close enough to the situation to be aware of when you need to get involved). Remember that different people are motivated by different things (someby money, some by public recognition, some by being given exposure to senior management, etc..) so you need to adapt your style. Always take a step backand and revisit what success looks like for the business and/or for a specific project. Be specific with what your expectations are (especially with junior staff) sometimes to the point of working with them to sketch out a template of what the final product/presentation should look like.

Key pieces of advice for young managers who supervise older colleagues: identify what the older colleagues' strengths are that complement your "gaps" and let them know that you are really going to be relying on them for that. Do a lot of listening (make it clear that you respect their experience and their opinions) and earn their respect by delivering results.

Special thanks to Fran Hauser & Cheryl Darmanin.