IWL Foundation August Newsletter

ARTICLES:

IWL'S TOP PICKS

Gender Bias is Real

Forbes

How to Handle Negative Feedback

Harvard Business Review

7 Ways to Maximize Downtime

Entrepreneur

15 Critical Habits of Mentally Strong People

Forbes

Female Leaders = 16%

SharpHeels

UPCOMING EVENTS

IWL Open House

September 22, 2015

IWL Office

47 W. 96th Street

4:00-7:00pm

Join us at the IWL Office for networking with some of our city's finest and "funnest" resources.

This is a FREE event to attend. RSVP HERE.

The purpose?

To connect with all of you beyond the day of our conference, meet new people and create meaningful conversations.

AUGUST EVENTS

RECAP

IWL was thrilled to participate and support

Mentoring Women's Network "Pass the Torch for Women"

MWN raised over $100,000 to provide mentoring opportunities for women who need it the most.

IWL teammates: Kathleen McAllen, Missy Apple Knotts, Toya Pitts, Maggie Anderson, Mickey Hughes and Haley Pratt.

"Tipping Off" with the Indiana Fever for Inspiring Women Night

The Indiana Fever honored 4 fantastic women "breaking barriers in sports" at last night's Fever vs. Sparks game.

Have you heard of

Speak Your Story?

SpeakYourStory was founded on the belief that when you tell your story, not only do you discover your own strength, but you encourage others to find their voice and stories as well. They are passionately committed to telling the unfiltered, unedited stories of real women.

Share your story or learn more at: http://www.speakyourstory.org/

Support their crowd funding campaign!

Prepare Yourself!

The 6th Annual IWL Women's Leadership Conference is next Tuesday!

- SOLD OUT -

Like our Facebook Page and follow us on Twitter to stay up-to-date with conference details.

If you are attending but have not completed your registration, you must complete it by 11:59pm tonight.

We look forward to seeing you all Tuesday!

Women and Innovation

IWL on Inside INdiana Business INsiders

Jennifer Browning Holmes (IWL), Karen Hough (ImprovEdge), and Peggy Stockdale (IUPUI) discuss women and innovation with Gerry Dick.

IWL Blog Spotlight:

The 10 "P's" to Managing Yourself and Your Attitude in the Job Search World

by: Bruce Pulver, Indianapolis Conference Speaker

The Job Search is one time when attitude and outlook about the future are at risk of hitting rock bottom. This is especially true if being in this situation is not your choice.

"Job Search mode" can be one of the most stressful times in any person's life. When there is external chatter about the economy turning around and jobs are plentiful but you are not finding a job quickly, the pressure mounts with an even greater weight. This can put even the most positive thinker in the dumps.