WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
BREAKFAST
WORKBOOK
Personalize Your Leadership Style
March 6, 2020 | 8-10 a.m.
The Hamilton
CONTENTS
TABLE OF
3 WELCOME LETTER
4 ABOUT JLW
5 ABOUT WLB
6 SPEAKERS
10 WORKBOOK
15 RESOURCES
18 SPONSORS
The Junior League of Washington strives in all endeavors to be sensitive
to the special needs of its members and guests. If you have any special
needs pertaining to our event, please let us know.
WELCOME
Welcome to the Junior League of Washington's (JLW) 3rd annual
Women’s Leadership Breakfast!
There is nothing as special and empowering as spending a morning
celebrating female leadership and the positive change women have and
will make in our community. I am excited to have you join us for this year’s
event.
JLW is an organization formed by, run by, and empowered by women. We
are more than 2,300 women committed to developing the potential of
women everywhere and using our collective talents, strengths, and voices
to improve the community through the effective action and leadership of
trained volunteers. This event not only supports that mission through
funds raised, but brings it to life.
Today, we are joined by truly inspiring and talented leaders—each who will
share key themes and learnings from their own leadership journeys.
Whether you aspire for a corner or oval office; dream of leading a
nonprofit; or want to be a better “CEO” of your home and family—there is
something in today’s program for you.
We are grateful for your support of this event, the JLW mission, and of
course, WOMEN.
Yours in service,
Carly Mitchell
2019-2020 JLW President
MISSION
JLW is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism,
developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the
effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively
educational and charitable.
THE WOMEN OF JLW
We are a network of more than 2,300 highly trained women volunteers who are
daughters, mothers, sisters, spouses, and friends. Lawyers, teachers, real estate
agents, consultants, government workers, students, and stay-at-home moms.
What unites us is our passion for helping others: helping women develop into
strong civic leaders, helping DC-area residents live better lives through trained
volunteer service, and helping our Washington, DC, community thrive.
WHAT WE DO
For the last 20 years, JLW has focused on tackling the complex issue of literacy
in our community. We know that an individual’s ability to read, write, and
communicate lays the groundwork for future success in all areas, including job
preparedness, health literacy, and strengthening communities. We’ve
established partnerships with incredible organizations, like the Library of
Congress’ National Book Festival; donated more than 130,000 new books to
children in Wards 5, 7, and 8; and dedicated hundreds of thousands of
volunteer hours to provide much needed hands-on support to nonprofits
focused on adult, child, and cultural literacy.
WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP
BREAKFAST
A critical part of JLW’s mission is to provide comprehensive and innovative training
opportunities that equip our members to serve as civic leaders and advocates
tackling critical issues, such as the League’s focus area of literacy. Through these
member development initiatives, we are able to amplify our effect in the
Washington, DC, community.
Women’s Leadership Breakfast embodies this spirit and is an opportunity to
celebrate women as business leaders, entrepreneurs, community advocates, and
to inspire and support the next generation of women in and outside of the League.
Goal
This event will explore how to personalize your leadership style by learning from
women who have successfully developed their own leadership skills in unexpected
ways.
Learning Objectives
Through presentations and engaged discussion with our speakers, attendees will:
Identify your central purpose: define your leadership mission, goals, and
vision
Amplify your story: share your expertise and build your network
Create (or reinvent) your brand: tell your story in a clear and concise way
Navigate opportunities and board rooms: build resiliency and raise your
hand
CARLY
FIORINA
Founder and Chairman, Carly Fiorina
Enterprises & Unlocking Potential Foundation
Carly’s experience spans from secretary to CEO, from public to private, and from
for-profit to nonprofit. She started out as a secretary for a nine-person real
estate business and eventually became the first woman ever to lead a Fortune
50 company. When Carly was recruited to lead Hewlett Packard (HP) in 1999,
the industry was facing the worst technology recession in 25 years. Under
Carly’s leadership, revenue grew, innovation tripled, growth quadrupled, and HP
became the 11th largest company in the country. She and her husband Frank
have been happily married for 34 years. They reside in northern Virginia near
their daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters.
DR.
RAJSHREE
AGARWAL
Professor, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Director, The Ed Snider Center for Enterprise
and Markets, Robert H. Smith School of
Business, University of Maryland
Professor Agarwal conducts research on the evolution of industries, firms, and
individual careers, as fostered by the twin engines of innovation and enterprise.
An author of more than 6o studies, her research has been cited more than
8,500 times and funded by grants from numerous foundations, including the
Kauffman Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and the National Science
Foundation. Professor Agarwal has published in many leading journals and
major media, including the Washington Post, Forbes, USA Today, Time, and the
Baltimore Sun, and in video and podcasts. Before coming to the University of
Maryland she was on the faculty of the University of Illinois.
TAMMY
HADDAD
Media Innovator, President and CEO of
Haddad Media
Tammy is a media innovator whose Washington, DC, company devises winning
strategies for clients including some of the world’s top media companies,
technology disruptors, innovative startups, and nonprofit organizations. She is
the veteran television executive and executive producer behind MSNBC’s
political coverage, Hardball with Chris Matthews, Larry King Live, Today Show,
and The Late Late Show. Haddad has more than 25 years of experience as an
executive producer of landmark web, cable, and network programs. Her first
success was as the creator and executive producer of CNN’s Larry King Live. She
helmed the creation of the now-famous outdoor studio of NBC’s Today Show
while serving as senior broadcast producer.
MICHELLE
RICE
General Manager TV One and CLEO TV
Michelle, a 15-year veteran of TV One, was named General Manager in July 2017.
In this role, she is responsible for overseeing and leading all business,
operational, and creative aspects of the network. Since becoming General
Manager, Rice has been responsible for the launch of two hit series
UNCENSORED and ATL HOMICIDE. Most recently, Rice shepherded the
development of TV One’s new sister network, CLEO TV, an aspirational lifestyle
and entertainment TV network serving Millennial and Gen X women of color that
launched in January 2019. Prior to her promotion, Rice served as the Executive
Vice President of Content Distribution and Marketing. Before joining TV One,
Rice also had stints at iNDemand, NBC Cable Network, and Black Entertainment
Television, where she started her career through the Walter Kaitz Fellowship
program in 1993.
LESSONS LEARNED
BREAKFAST OBJECTIVES
Identify your central purpose:
define your leadership mission, goals,
and vision
Amplify your story: share your
expertise and build your network
Create (or reinvent) your brand:
tell your story in a clear and concise
way
Navigate opportunities and board
rooms: build resiliency and raise your
hand
LESSONS LEARNED
ACTIVITY: LEADERSHIP
What is your leadership mission
statement?
What three things will you do to
share your expertise and build
your network?
LESSONS LEARNED
ACTIVITY: BRAND
What is your elevator pitch?
What are three key pieces of your
story you want to convey?
What steps will you take to
amplify your brand?
LESSONS LEARNED
ACTIVITY: ENGAGEMENT
How will you make your brand a
resilient one?
What steps will you take to create
new opportunities for yourself?
MY NOTES
RESOURCES
The Leadership Crisis In honor of JLW's 20th
and the Free Market Cure Anniversary focused on literacy
by John Alison in Washington, DC, we asked our
speakers, panelists, and JLW
Knowing Your Value leaders to recommend some of
by Mika Brezinski their favorite leadership books.
This list includes several
Daring Greatly selections for you to explore as
by Brené Brown
you continue charting your
leadership path.
Successful Women Speak
Differently: 9 Habits That
Inclusion on this list does not
Build Confidence, Courage,
and Influence constitute official JLW
by Valorie Burton endorsement of the book.
Good to Great
by Jim Collins
Find Your Way: Unleash
Your Power and Highest
Potential
by Carly Fiorina
The Algebra of Happiness
by Scott Galloway RECOMMENDED
In a Different Voice
READING LIST
by Carol Gilligan
Thrive
by Ariana Huffington
RESOURCES
UNLOCKING POTENTIAL PROGRAMS
Unlocking Potential was founded by Carly Fiorina to build the
leadership capacity of nonprofit organizations and their
teams by providing those leaders with the tools and
resources to strengthen their problem-solving skills.
https://www.upleadership.org
CEO OF ME SERIES
A five-part series on creating purposeful lives, using the same
business principles that guide decisions in corporate
boardrooms. The target audience is you, the CEO of My
Enterprise (ME) Inc.
https://edsnidercenter.org/create-yourself-be-the-ceo-of-me-inc
RESOURCES
JLW's Development & Training (D&T) Committee designs, organizes,
and implements workshops that cultivate JLW members’ leadership and
volunteer skills, which then enables members to be effective volunteers,
trainers, and community leaders. D&T provides at least 27 one-hour
trainings during the JLW year.
The Leadership Institute Committee is focused on growing the
leadership skills of women and empowering them to invest in our local
community. Through the Get on Board Program, participants hear
engaging presentations from nonprofit experts, participate in interactive
role-playing exercises, and learn a board member’s responsibilities and
how these responsibilities relate to others within the organization. With
the successful completion of the program, participants have the tools
necessary to take their leadership and board participation to the next
level of performance.
Here is what recent Get on Board graduate Laisha Doughtery has to say
about her experience:
“At the time of my Get On Board application, I was serving as a Board Intern
to a literacy-focused nonprofit in Washington, DC. The timing was ideal as my
board was facing many challenges including conducting an executive director
search, resuscitating a budget that had fallen into the red, and re-energizing
members of the board and staff who felt defeated. I was able to directly apply
the things that I was learning in my Get On Board sessions and share with
other members of my board. From the knowledge gained and shared, I was
elected to serve as Chair of the board in which I oversaw fundraisers that
turned our budget into the green. I assisted with recruiting new energized
board members and I built a lasting relationship with the newly confirmed
executive director. Get On Board has truly been one of the best training
opportunities provided by JLW.”
Thank You to Our
Generous 2020
Women's Leadership Breakfast
Sponsors!
SILVER SPONSORS
Meredith McPhillips
BRONZE SPONSORS
Terry Algire
Charles and Jacqueline Tran Courtney and Michael Mesmer
Thank you for empowering women and investing in the next generation of
female leaders with the Junior League of Washington.
THANK YOU
