What is networking?
Networking is the exchange of information, ideas, and help among people with a common profession, special interest, or community.
Why is networking important?
Making connections throughout life is essential. You never know if someone you met in middle school is going to have an impact on your future. For many people, you might not start thinking about networking and making career connections until high school or college. The internet has made connecting much easier by having the ability to connect with someone thousands of miles away.
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Women in STEM,
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Upcoming Events,
Relationships,
Connect,
Collaboration,
Developing Your Skills,
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How do you build an effective community?
WEST began in 2000 intending to create a supportive environment for women in the fields of science and technology. The community has been growing over the past 20 years into an even more influential group impacting women every day. The goal for this year is to build a strong community of resilient women making a positive impact on the world.
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Career,
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Women in STEM,
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Connect,
Making a Difference,
Career Path,
Developing Your Skills,
Engage,
Impact,
Career Development,
Diversity,
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#WESTorg,
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Despite popular belief, people’s top fear is NOT public speaking. That is a myth. For many people, especially women, the top fear is public JUDGMENT.
As a woman leader or emerging leader, how do you OWN what you’re saying without feeling like a fraud?
Whether you’re speaking up in an online virtual conference, a board meeting or giving a presentation, you need to be able to speak with confidence to influence your listeners.
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Developing Your Skills,
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#WESTorg,
Be Fearless, Be Brave,
Imposter Syndrome,
Webinar,
Fearlessness,
Public Speaking
When it comes to full shutdowns for public safety, Boston knows how to rally. A baseline of Boston winters. Those summer days when you deliver your elderly neighbor’s groceries. That zero-hesitation all-in drop-everything was all the difference after the Marathon bombing. Anyone who takes their winters below freezing knows that wasting emergency resources by ignoring a #stayhome order costs lives. That said, it’s a lot easier to stay Zen when the outside world is cancelled when you’ve got the infrastructure and daily rhythms down. When the COVID-19 #stayhome orders came, we’d already pulled out all the winter tricks like restarting Purple Carrot and upgrading a few other subscriptions of choice.
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Change,
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Own It,
Empowerment,
#WESTevent,
Women in Business,
Be Fearless, Be Brave,
Competence,
Webinar,
Fearlessness
Take charge of your development. Take advantage of the opportunity to join events virtually from anywhere. WEST has many exciting upcoming events to help you improve communication, bypass your inner critic in public speaking, practice fearlessness, refine your presentation skills, and much more.
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Career,
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Panel,
Network,
Presentation,
Women in STEM,
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Upcoming Events,
Mindfulness,
Developing Your Skills,
Career Development,
Learn,
Advocate,
#WESTevent,
#WESTorg,
Be Fearless, Be Brave,
Webinar,
Fearlessness,
Parenting,
Public Speaking
Personality tests can be powerful tools for personal and professional development. Here are seven quick tips to help you go deep with the insights that you get out of your next self-assessment.
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Tools,
Career Path,
Leading Ourselves,
Emotional Intelligence,
Insight,
Career Development,
Assessment,
Self-Reflection,
#WESTevent,
Change Management,
Be Fearless, Be Brave,
Competence,
Webinar,
Personality
As COVID-19 continues to spread in Massachusetts and the Country, we are reminded of how interconnected we are. These are challenging times for us all, and WEST hopes to play a small role to help those in need! WEST is pleased to organize a special virtual panel discussion with WEST Board and Advisory Board members. One hundred percent of the proceeds from this event will be donated to the Life Sciences Cares COVID-19 Response Fund providing flexible grants to organizations working to meet the emerging and shifting needs caused by this unprecedented outbreak. Panelists will share inspiration, challenges, advice, and ways their companies are addressing issues with COVID-19. Join us to ask questions and share your experiences working remotely. Learn more and register at https://www.westorg.org/2020-04-22-virtual-covid19-fundraiser.
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Panel,
Giving,
Women in STEM,
Upcoming Events,
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#WESTorg,
Be Fearless, Be Brave,
Webinar
Wine-Netflix-&-Chill is many wonderful things these days, but it's not playing for Team Sleep
Wine-Netflix-&-Chill is an epic gift and indicator of our relative good fortune at this point in the crisis. If your living situation gives you access, enjoy it! Don’t squander opportunities for pleasure right now! Do it up.
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Self-Awareness,
Self-Reflection,
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#WESTorg,
Webinar,
Sleep
Are you committed to lifelong learning and growing your skills? If so, WEST has some great spring webinar offerings to help you lead with mindfulness, build success with grit, make your ideas irresistible, advocate for yourself, improve communication, and much more.
As Eleanor Roosevelt said "I am who I am today because of the choices I made yesterday." Now is a great time to focus on your personal development and embrace purposeful learning to promote your career and prepare for tomorrow.
Join us at an upcoming webinar.
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Events,
Leadership,
Women,
Career,
Communication,
Resilience,
Presentation,
Women in STEM,
Upcoming Events,
Mindfulness,
Developing Your Skills,
Career Development,
Learn,
Advocate,
#WESTevent,
#WESTorg,
Be Fearless, Be Brave,
Webinar,
Grit,
Fearlessness,
Parenting
