 Linchpin
Are you Indispensable?First of all, what is a linchpin? If your business starting sinking faster than the Titanic, who is the last person you would want to let go of? This is your Linchpin! If you work as an employee, hopefully you are that person. Seth Godin is the bestselling author of several books like Purple Cow and Tribes. Seth Godin's latest book, Linchpin, challenges you to stop waiting to be told what to do and start putting your ideas into action. No excuses! Linchpin highlights the way that today's workplace is shifting from an assembly line mentality to valuing creativity and problem solving. I was lucky enough to take a group of my business undergraduate students to see Seth Godin Live in Antwerp last week. His message from Linchpin was perfectly timed and challenged each of us not to simply go through the motions, but to seek out new problems to solve and pour ourselves into the work that we do, no matter at what level of an organization you find yourself. If you are the least bit curious about how to make yourself indispensable, that is a good start on your journey and this book won't disappoint. Success,
Suzy Ogé
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 WBII Networking Event April 15
"How do I protect my brand, name, or design? " The
speaker will be Christel Heremans from the Benelux Office
for Intellectual Property. BOIP is the official institution in the
Benelux region responsible for the registration of trademarks and
designs. Chistel Heremas is the Head of the Information and Promotion
Department. Their mission is to ensure that all trademarks, designs and
drawings in the Benelux are registered and that everybody knows where,
why and how to protect his or her intellectual property. Doors
open at 19.00 and the presentation will be from 19.15-20.00, followed by
networking from 20:00.
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Entrepreneurial Initiative Awards 2010
 The WBII Entrepreneurial Initiative Awards are presented each year
in
recognition of the three core values; Ambition, Social Innovation and
Networking.
The 2010 Entrepreneurial Initiative Award winners are all great examples of Women and Opportunity in action!
Arjanneke
Teeuw was presented with the 2010 Ambition Award by Suzy Ogé, Director
of the
WBII. Arjanneke
Teeuw, Founder of Healthy
People, shared the story of her start-up company. Arjanneke's idea
was to produce healthy, nutritious products, so she left the corporate
world to
launch Healthy People. She told of the struggle to get the juice
products on
the supermarket shelves to reach nationwide distribution and beyond.
Natalie
Carstens of Tigs Creations received
the Social Innovation Award. Two years ago, Natalie transitioned from a career in IT to launch Tigs Creations, a specialized custom portrait
photography
business. Natalie was recognized for her involvement in the Littlest Heroes Project,
which
gives the gift of special family photo sessions for children with life
threatening diseases. Natalie is also
co-founder of the ZooCrew.eu,
an
organization committed to wild life preservation. Natalie is a shining
example of a small
business owner committed to Social Responsibility.
The
final award of the evening, Networker of the Year, went to Tina Evans,
Managing
Director of Blue Lynx Group. Tina has
been successfully running the recruitment company for over 20 years and
has
locations in both The Hague and Amsterdam. Tina was recognized for her
renewed commitment to personal relationship building and her collaborative approach to finding new business opportunities iin the wake of the economic
downturn.
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International
Women's Day Highlights 2010
Men
and Women; entrepreneurs, professionals, corporate executives and students
gathered at the Bel Air Hotel to celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March 2010 in style. The annual
event hosted by the Women's Business Initiative International, once again
exuded energy and inspiration.
The
event partners included the City of The Hague,
T-Mobile, New Business School Amsterdam, GMW Advocaten, Webster University,
Blue Lynx Group, Bel Air Hotel, ZJHT Risk & Insurance Specialists, Laboni
and Des Indes Spa & Health Club.
The
Guest of Honour and Keynote Speaker, H.E. Mrs. Mary Whelan, Ambassador of
Ireland to the Netherlands,
captivated the audience with her personal and profound speech on the theme of
Women and Opportunity. Ambassador Whelan
reflected onthe experiences of her own
career in International Relations and shared how her role as Ambassador to the
UN in Geneva for
the past five years broadened her perspective on equality. Go to Flickr.com for an overview of the event photos on the night. |
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