Category: Future Leaders

“I think a lot of the challenges that we face for developing women are not that different from what we’ll need to be doing to be developing young men. I think it’s about how do we give young people in general very good paths that keep them engaged in their careers as they move throughout their life cycle. How do we provide the right opportunities at the right time that let people live their lives in a very positive and productive way and keep them engaged in their career progression at the same time?”

— Member of AWESOME Network

“Over the course of my career, I have been the beneficiary of the wise counsel, constructive criticism, and honest feedback of several mentors—both formal and informal. It has made a big difference in both tangible ways (position and compensation) and intangible ways (sense of purpose and confidence).”

Timothy Stratman, author of “Mentoring: A big commitment, with big rewards” In CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly

“In my mind, there’s a real distinction between mentoring a young woman and sponsoring – really actively getting to know her career objectives, her goals and creating the environment where we can showcase that talent. As a sponsor, it’s a time commitment, you almost have to take a lean approach and carve out time to really develop your organization and specifically provide those sponsorship opportunities for people.”

— AWESOME Symposium Participant