Be Your Own Role Model
Women In Management
Issue date: 10/29/01 Section: Features
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A strong network is an invaluable asset in the business world--perhaps no one knows this better than Janet Hanson, CEO of Milestone Capital Management and founder of 85 Broads, a global network of current and former Goldman Sachs women professionals.
Referencing Goldman's Manhattan address at 85 Broad Street, 85 Broads started as a casual dinner among friends and has grown to a membership of over 1,200 women. It continues to grow through programs such as Broad2Broad, a co-mentoring initiative that partners current members with women MBA students at leading graduate business schools in the U.S.
Last Saturday, members of Women in Management attended the Northern California Chapter's first networking event, "Be Your Own Role Model."
Carol Gallagher, Ph.D., Senior Principal of American Management Systems and author of Going to the Top, opened the conference with the results of her study on what it takes to reach senior executive management levels. Gallagher stressed the importance of "alliancing," building substantive relationships with people at all organizational levels, inside and outside of a company. She suggested meeting monthly with people at the same level from three different organizations to share what works and doesn't work in their companies. Gallagher also recommended socializing with people that you work with, to minimize the stress of juggling separate professional and personal lives, a key contributor to career burnout for many women.
Other guest speakers included Mariam Naficy, (GSB '98) founder of Eve.com, who described her experience as an entrepreneur in an ambiguous environment. The ensuing panel discussion on finding and being a good mentor included guest panelists Rosalinda Callejas Sharpe, Director, Menttium Corporation, Beth Cobert, (GSB '84) Director, McKinsey & Company, Denise Brousseau (GSB '93), CEO & Co-Founder, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, Janet Hanson, President and CEO, Milestone Capital Management and founder of 85 Broads, and Nayla Rizk, Senior Director, Spencer Stuart. Their advice to b-schoolers:
Referencing Goldman's Manhattan address at 85 Broad Street, 85 Broads started as a casual dinner among friends and has grown to a membership of over 1,200 women. It continues to grow through programs such as Broad2Broad, a co-mentoring initiative that partners current members with women MBA students at leading graduate business schools in the U.S.
Last Saturday, members of Women in Management attended the Northern California Chapter's first networking event, "Be Your Own Role Model."
Carol Gallagher, Ph.D., Senior Principal of American Management Systems and author of Going to the Top, opened the conference with the results of her study on what it takes to reach senior executive management levels. Gallagher stressed the importance of "alliancing," building substantive relationships with people at all organizational levels, inside and outside of a company. She suggested meeting monthly with people at the same level from three different organizations to share what works and doesn't work in their companies. Gallagher also recommended socializing with people that you work with, to minimize the stress of juggling separate professional and personal lives, a key contributor to career burnout for many women.
Other guest speakers included Mariam Naficy, (GSB '98) founder of Eve.com, who described her experience as an entrepreneur in an ambiguous environment. The ensuing panel discussion on finding and being a good mentor included guest panelists Rosalinda Callejas Sharpe, Director, Menttium Corporation, Beth Cobert, (GSB '84) Director, McKinsey & Company, Denise Brousseau (GSB '93), CEO & Co-Founder, Forum for Women Entrepreneurs, Janet Hanson, President and CEO, Milestone Capital Management and founder of 85 Broads, and Nayla Rizk, Senior Director, Spencer Stuart. Their advice to b-schoolers: