AC Speaker Spotlight: Judaline Cassidy 

Breakout Session: Diversity Matters
Diversity and Inclusion are extremely necessary in order for us, as women, to succeed and thrive together as a community. Join in on this conversation to understand all of the reasons why Diversity Matters.

Closing Brunch Keynote "You Hold the Power" 
The change that is required and necessary for women in
our industry to grow and succeed already exists. Are you ready to activate the power that’s already in your hands? You will not want
to miss our Closing Keynote Brunch Speaker, Judaline Cassidy.
She will share her story and how you, too, hold the power to your success!!

Webinar - Finding Your Effective Voice

Description: You have found your voice when others WANT to hear it; when they ask your opinion, when they desire your feedback and when they want to hear your ideas no matter how “outside the box” those ideas may be! In this session, we will talk about how to help others find your voice... and why it matters.

Date: Tuesday, May 21 at Noon CST

Presenters: Barbara Allen, LEED AP

Attendees: Current NAWIC Members

Join the session: http://www.nawic.org/nawic/Webinars.asp

Leadership Book Club Update

The first Leadership book club is in the books. Eleven discussion groups across the country held very interactive discussions on Lean In Women, Work and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg that provided members another avenue to connect and get to know one another. As one of the facilitators, Christine Barnhill from the Northshore, Louisiana chapter in the South Central Region stated, “Listening to others’ perspectives broadens your own. I love hearing about all of the real-life experiences, too - takes it out of the book and brings it to life.”

Some of the groups have picked their next book. Those selected so far are:

o Turn the Ship Around: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders by L. David Marquet

o Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte

o The Power of a Positive No by William Ury 

o 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey

After surveying participants’, we are adding another level, a Facebook discussion group page. This provides members even more flexibility by allowing participants responses to take place when time allows — Lori Donnell from the Ft. Worth chapter in the South Central Region will be working with me to facilitate this new piece. The first book that will be discussed on the Facebook page is Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time by Brigid Schulte. The discussion will start in June with weekly posts to coincide with the corresponding chapter in the book. Since there are 14 chapters, there will be 14 weeks of discussion.

The Leadership Book club is open to all members. If you are interested in participating in one of the monthly calls and/or the Facebook group, contact Anne Pfleger, CIT, NAWIC Vice-President at akpnawic@charlesinc.com. 

“Our perception of time is, indeed, our reality.” — Brigid Schulte, Overwhelmed: How to Work, Love, and Play When No One Has the Time.

UPS partnership with NAWIC

• UPS Capital/Kabbage - Small Business Financing: Kabbage and UPS Capital, a subsidiary of UPS that provides supply chain, financial, insurance and payment services have partnered to allow more small-to-medium size businesses access to a small business loan through UPS. Click here for more information.

• UPS Shipping Discount: NAWIC members can save up to 26% off UPS Express air shipments by using code: COR386. Members can also get discounts on freight services with UPS.

• NAWIC receives a small proceed back from UPS as a partnership benefit for the association.