{"636587":{"#nid":"636587","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Fourth Cohort Complete Leading Women@Tech Program","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe fourth iteration of the Leading Women@Tech program hosted a virtual closing conversation on April 24.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFeaturing guest facilitator Lani Peterson and speaker Birgit Burton, the soft closing offered words of encouragement to the fourth cohort in the midst of uncertain times.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPeterson, a psychotherapist, executive coach, and facilitator with expertise in storytelling as a leadership skill, opened the session with an \u0026lsquo;I am, I can, I will\u0026rsquo; exercise for participants.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;How has this program influenced your transformation since you began the journey last October,\u0026rdquo; she asked?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESome of the responses:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026lsquo;I am calmer and more creative.\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026lsquo;I am more supportive of my team.\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026lsquo;I am more proactive and intentional.\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026lsquo;I am more resourceful.\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026lsquo;I am now more clear about how unfinished I am.\u0026rsquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The program is designed to create space for women leaders to be deeply self-reflective and courageously share experiences as leaders,\u0026rdquo; said Pearl Alexander, executive director of diversity, inclusion, and engagement\u0026nbsp;and the program\u0026rsquo;s director. \u0026ldquo;These comments are demonstrative of increased in agency and capacity to lead.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWith support from the Office of the President, \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/diversity.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EInstitute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003C\/a\u003E launched the Leading Women@Tech program in 2016 to facilitate women\u0026rsquo;s professional development and academic and administrative leadership, and to build a community of leaders across the Institute who will advance a culture of inclusive excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBirgit Burton, executive director of Foundation Relations at Georgia Tech and past Leading Women@Tech program participant, offered words of encouragement and strength after a powerful story about her professional journey at Tech.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Ladies, you have to remember that she who has knowledge has power,\u0026rdquo; she told the 20-woman cohort. Never forget these folks [your cohort] and watch yourselves rise. You now join the ranks of a powerful network of women leaders.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;The insights I have learned in this program have made me more accountable to myself,\u0026rdquo; said Dominique Ennis, director of operations at Georgia Tech Professional Education and fourth cohort participant. \u0026ldquo;It has framed the way I not only describe and advocate for myself in all settings but also how I communicate with my staff. The program has truly been a transformative experience.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next cohort will experience a revised virtual and truncated program, set to feature women managers at a few different levels. The cohort will also be larger and include up to 30 participants. The curriculum will be streamlined to integrate storytelling, self-efficacy principles, contemplative practices and race dialogue.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe nomination period for the fifth cohort of the Leading Women@Tech program will open in June.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information on the Leading Women@Tech\u0026nbsp;program, visit\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.diversity.gatech.edu\/leadingwomenattech\u0022\u003Ewww.diversity.gatech.edu\/leadingwomenattech\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Nomination Period to Open Late June to Select Fifth Cohort"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe fourth iteration of the Leading Women@Tech program hosted a virtual closing conversation on April 24.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The fourth iteration of the Leading Women@Tech program hosted a virtual closing conversation on April 24."}],"uid":"34932","created_gmt":"2020-06-29 17:55:35","changed_gmt":"2020-06-29 17:57:05","author":"Courtney Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-06-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"636585":{"id":"636585","type":"image","title":"Leading Women@Tech Fourth Cohort Participants","body":null,"created":"1593451802","gmt_created":"2020-06-29 17:30:02","changed":"1593451802","gmt_changed":"2020-06-29 17:30:02","alt":"","file":{"fid":"242188","name":"Webp.net-resizeimage (61).jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Webp.net-resizeimage%20%2861%29.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Webp.net-resizeimage%20%2861%29.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":175089,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Webp.net-resizeimage%20%2861%29.jpg?itok=nNQJ5cgn"}}},"media_ids":["636585"],"groups":[{"id":"535131","name":"ADVANCE"},{"id":"1313","name":"Institute Diversity"},{"id":"535141","name":"Staff Diversity"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"973","name":"women"},{"id":"185156","name":"leading women"},{"id":"736","name":"diversity"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ECourtney Hill\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Manager,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nInstitute Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\ncourtney.hill@gatech.edu\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["courtney.hill@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}