Monday, March 31, 2008

Negotiation Workshop Recap

Angie Richards from The Growth Company gave an excellent presentation on negotiating on Saturday. It was well attended with 21 participants! She taught us that the way to become a good negotiator is to be a good listener, ask better questions, and do your homework! Key strategies should include knowing your objectives and outcomes and develop a list of alternative outcomes. She gave a great overview of the do's and don'ts of negotiating. We received wonderful feedback from the attendees and do hope to continue this type of program in the future. All the attendees stated they would attend another! If you missed this one, but are interested in similar workshops provided by The Growth Company, log onto their website. They offer a variety of workshops and their instructors are highly recommended!

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Upcoming Events

A few things are coming up and we don't want you to miss out!
**Only a few more days left until you can register for our Negotiations Workshop, held Saturday 3/29/08. If you're interested and haven't turned in your registration, please contact Cindy Ellis at 907.267.4833.
**Also, we have our MS Walk website up and running. Team SWE will be participating in the walk for MS. We've been successful in raising $500 in years past and enjoy participating every year. If you are interested in joining the team, log onto our team website. The 4 mile walk starts at 10:00am on 4/19/08 at the Millennium Hotel, proceeds around Lake Hood, and ends at the DOT&PF Headquarters parking lot with a free BBQ.
**Our working panels meeting has been determined. It will be held 4/9/08 at DOWL Engineers. We'll be having a panel of 5 mothers with different backgrounds who have had experience juggling children with work. For those of you who are thinking of starting a family some day, please come and bring questions! This has been a popular request for a few years now and we are looking forward to a great program.
If you have any questions regarding our programs and events, don't hesitate to contact any of our officers. Contact information can be found on our website: http://www.swealaska.org/.

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Welcome to the SWE Greatland Blog!

I read in the SWE Magazine that blogging is a great way to announce upcoming events and recap our past events. I thought it was a great idea! I am looking forward to informing members, sponsors and co-workers how our activities are doing. Yesterday we had our second social lunch at Doriolas in mid-town Anchorage. We had a bigger turnout than our last social lunch, approximately 15 people attended and it was a great time for networking and socializing. It's become a popular interest and we hope to organize more in the future months. Stay tuned for details for our next social lunch! Upcoming events we are looking forward to:

  • Negiotiations Workshop - 3/29/08
  • MathCounts - 3/29/08
  • SWE Region J Conference - 4/4/08-4/6/08
  • Working Mothers Panel - TBD
  • MS Walk - 4/19/08