{"product_id":"creating-womens-networks-a-how-to-guide-for-women-and-companies-paperback-softback-9780787940140","title":"Creating Women's Networks; A How-To Guide for Women and Companies (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787940140","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCreating Women's Networks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA How-To Guide for Women and Companies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e (Author), Sheila W. Wellington (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787940140, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 December 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e208 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.5 x 2.2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Many successful networks learn the hard way. This book contains the secrets for growing a network and creating and managing a powerful advisory relationship with your company. And you'll avoid the pitfalls along the way. I wish I'd had this book when we started our network!\" (Sue Burke,, president, Women's Forum of Kodak Employees)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Starting a networking group can be relatively easy; however, sustaining the positive momentum that such a group generates is a very complex and difficult problem. Catalyst has provided us with a wonderful resource for starting a group and meeting its longer-term challenges as well.\" (Mona Lau, managing director, globalization and diversity, Banker's Trust)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDiscover a dynamic new force in leadership development. This remarkable guide shows companies exactly how they can better retain and increase leadership talent through the establishment of women's networks--networks that link specific female employee concerns and larger organizational goals in ways that bolster the bottom line. Based on the cutting-edge research of Catalyst--America's foremost nonprofit dedicated to the advancement of women in business--this guide explains why women's networks are valuable. It shows how companies large and small have leveraged women's networks to their advantage. And it provides a detailed framework readers can follow to create a network within their organization. Charged with first-person success stories, it will prove invaluable to executives and managers concerned with decreasing turnover, increasing employee satisfaction, and optimizing the leadership potential of their entire work force.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeward by Sheila Wellington.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BEGINNINGS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Do You Need A Network?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Right Roles and Goals for Your Network.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On Your Mark, Get Set: Getting Organized and Started.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e IT'S UP AND RUNNING, NOW WHAT?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Want Real Power? Build Companywide Support.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e You've Arrived! Putting Your Plans into Action.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stay Focused! Keeping on Track as the Network Ages.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What If You Face Real Problems? How to Make Them Coquerable Challenges.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Catalyst's Summary Findings from the Women's Workplace.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Examples from the Women's Network.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407398957336,"sku":"9780787940140","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780787940140.jpg?v=1784165292","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/creating-womens-networks-a-how-to-guide-for-women-and-companies-paperback-softback-9780787940140","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}