This past summer the Simmons School of Management in Boston Massachusetts held a special event discussing Women and Engagement at EMC. On the panel were Natalie Corridan-Gregg, Polly Pearson, and Marisol Arroyave. Three women who are passionate about EMC, their careers, and being working mothers. All three are essayists in the Working Mother Experience book which was one of the topics for discussion that night.
There have been several panel discussions since the book launch in April, 2009, but this one was distinctly unique. This blog post has been hard to write just because so many great conversations happened. It is rare to find an entire room of accomplished female leaders fully present from every generation. It was tempting to just create a blog post that says “You just HAD to be there.”
The event was audio taped and when editing is complete and with Simmons SOM permission it will be posted here for you to enjoy.
The facilitator was outstanding. Great questions, accurate paraphrasing, and simply got the room engaged quickly.
The audience was so inspiring. The quality of the questions, the enthusiastic discussions, the passion these women showed gave me hope for the future of the country. These women are here to shake things up!
The women in that audience clearly think beyond themselves. They are ready willing and able to tackle the world’s issues while simultaneously setting themselves up for success.
There is definitely an affinity between EMC and the Simmons School of Management. Their annual Simmons Leadership Conference is a tremendous source of inspiration. In their own words :
“For 31 years the Simmons Leadership Conference has set the standard for women’s professional events, presenting an extraordinary blend of thought leadership, motivation, and above all, networking.” The next one is Friday, April 30, 2010. Mark your calendars.
Recently a Simmons School of Management alumni received an Executive Education Newsletter from the school and forwarded it to this blog. The Working Mother Experience blog along with other resources online were among the recommended reading list. What an honor! You can check it out here.
