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By Women's Executive NetworkMay 9, 2013
Recently at a WXN Breakfast in Calgary, 2007 WXN Top 100 Hall of Fame inductee and Corporate Director Kathleen Sendall was interviewed by WXN founder, Pamela Jeffery as they delved into a variety of questions. We think Kathy’s ‘Top 10’ list makes pretty good sense and is also a great conversation starter. Here are Kathy’s ‘Top 10’: 1. Never give up the search for the perfect mascara. 2. Never lose your sense of humour and ability to laugh, especially at yourself. 3. Listen - learn to keep your mouth shut and control your temper. Recent Posts
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La meilleure chose que j’ai apprise en 2012
Inspiration & Wisdom Ce temps de l’annÃe a toujours Ãtà spÃcial pour moi. J’adore le fait d’Ãtre capable de terminer un chapitre pour en commencer un autre. Cette annÃe en particulier, j’ai passà beaucoup de temps à me demander ce qui m’a inspirÃ, à penser au changement en gÃnÃral et comment l’encourager ainsi qu’à assimiler les leÃons que j’ai apprises pour ensuite guider mes dÃcisions futures. Cette annÃe en particulier est notable pour moi parce que WXN a atteint un moment important. The Best Thing I learned in 2012
Inspiration & Wisdom This time of year has always held a special place for me. I love the feeling of ending one chapter in order to dive into the next. And this year in particular I have been doing a lot of thinking about what has inspired me, about change and how to drive it and about lessons learned that I can use to guide future decisions. I say this year in particular because I feel WXN has hit a tipping point. Our signature event recognizing women leaders, Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards, celebrated its 10thyear. Women and the Olympics—Gender Equality Finally!
Inspiration & Wisdom  Amazing effort. To me that is what the Olympics is all about and that is exactly what I saw as I watched Rosie MacLennan of Richmond Hill, Ontario win Canada's first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games in individual trampoline. Way to go Rosie! And it is most certainly what I saw when I watched the Canadian women's soccer team put it all on the field in what can only be called a heart breaking loss to the U.S. Ladies, you were and are awesome! I am overcome with a sense of patriotic pride, exhilaration and awe. |
Title: Founder, Women's Executive Network Designation: Organization: Founder, Canadian Board Diversity Council Pamela Jeffery began her career as a government relations and communications strategist. Prior to launching a successful public affairs consulting firm in Toronto in 1994, Pamela enjoyed a career as one of Canada's too few female lobbyists after serving as a Political Advisor in the Ontario government. Recognized by the National Post as a communications wizard, she also served as a Communications Advisor to Prime Minister Martin. During a consulting assignment, Pamela was inspired to create a network for female leaders because one did not exist after determining she was not the only woman in Canada who wanted to be part of a network of like-minded women. Drawing on her experience in business, government and politics, she designed WXN for women in the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. This reflected her concern that all too often, leaders in the private sector were unknown to leaders in other sectors, therefore denying them the opportunity to collaborate and learn from one another as women who were often the first to assume leadership roles in their organizations. Since its founding in 1997, WXN has grown to 16,000 select women across Canada. In 2003, she founded Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards, now Canada's most prestigious Awards for female leaders. In 2008, WXN launched in Ireland- the first step towards creating an international community of female leaders. In 2012, Pamela was named as a charter member of Fast Company's League of Extraordinary Women in the leadership category, which recognizes 60 women from around the world for their dedication to changing the lives of women and girls. In 2009, she founded the Canadian Board Diversity Council with a mandate from the federal government and private sector diversity leaders to increase the board representation of women, members of visible minority groups, Aboriginal peoples including First Nations, Inuit and Metis, persons with disabilities and members of the LGBT community over the next five years. Pamela's commitment to community service is extensive. She is well-versed in corporate governance in the broader public and not-for-profit sectors having served on 12 boards and three governance committees. She currently serves as a Director of The Canadian Opera Company, the Ivey School of Business Entrepreneurship Council, and is a Governor of Trent University. Pamela holds an MBA and an HBA from the Ivey School of Business. She taught government relations strategy in the MBA and Executive MBA Programs at the Rotman School of Management from 1992-2001. She lives in Toronto with her husband Norman Inkster and is the mother of two sons Stephen and Samuel. Posts (28)
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