Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Thu, Jul 08, 2010
Why do we click with some people and not with others?
In CLICK (June; Broadway Books) co-author Ori Brafman looks at the research across psychology, behavioral economics, neuroscience and sociology to unravel this mystery at the heart of romantic, sexual and friend relationships.
He looks to science to explore:
· What happens in our brains when we click with someone?
· How we can accelerate clicking with someone we would like to get attached to?
· How to predict what type of person we might click with?
· What we should do after we click with someone to maintain chemistry for an
enduring relationship?
· How clicking with someone elevates our performance in everything including
success at work?
Ori Brafman is also author of the New York Times bestseller SWAY: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior, which was called “provocative” (New York Times), “breezy” (Wall Street Journal) and “amiable,” (USA Today). Ori holds a BA in peace and conflict studies from Berkeley and an MBA from Stanford Business School. He has appeared on ABC-TV’s “Nightline,” CNBC, and the Fox Business Network.
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Venue: MySpace offices, 625 Second Street , San Francisco, CA 92107
This event is hosted by Girls in Tech, who have generously offered 10 free tickets to this event for FWL!
The free tickets are on a first-come, first-serve basis, so HURRY and register now!
To register, go to http://oribrafmanauthorchat.eventbrite.com/event/731351492 and enter the discount code "FutureWomenPromo" to reserve your free space!
Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Mon, Jun 21, 2010
Calling all potential MBAs!
Thinking about going to business school? Studying for the GMAT? Mulling over the application essays?
The Harvard Club of San Francisco invites FWL members and friends to participate in a lively and interactive panel discussion with representatives of three of the world's top business schools on June 29 at the University Club. They'll be discussing curriculum
enhancements, job market prospects, global exchanges and
opportunities, and of course, admissions trends.
Hosted by Betsy Massar, Founder of Master Admissions and graduate of Harvard Business School, presenters include:
• Kirsten Moss, Director of Admissions, Stanford Graduate School of Business
• Hilary Caplan Somorjai, HBS '96, Harvard Business School Admissions Board Member and Career Coach
• Archana Ravichandran, Wharton MBA '08, Alumni Interviewer
• Erin Kellerhals, Associate Director of Admissions, Berkeley Haas
Full-time MBA Program
Plus, chat with recent b-school graduates during the networking
sessions before and after the panel discussion.
Cash bar, with complimentary appetizers
Open to Harvard Club/Ivy Plus Club members and their guests.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
6 pm cocktails, program at 7 pm
University Club
800 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA
$15 members of HCSF and co-sponsoring orgs
$25 non-members
Registration required by: 6/28/2010
Register here.
Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Sun, Apr 25, 2010
Stanford Women in Business presents its annual conference, I Don’t Know to CEO, on Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at Stanford University. The conference strives to educate, motivate and connect students and young adults to achieve success at every point in their future careers. The conference will feature speakers who have reached these heights and are eager to share their stories.
At the conference, participants will take part in hands-on workshops and get the opportunity to network with others. For I Don’t Know to CEO 2010, they have an especially impressive line-up of speakers. Susie Cranston, author of "How Remarkable Women Lead," Rob Britton, a pioneer in the Airline Industry, and many more leaders of the fashion, finance and environment industries have agreed to share their stories with the aspiring entrepreneurs and leaders of today.
In order to attend I Don’t Know to CEO 2010, please visit their website
and register.
If you have any questions or concerns about the conference, please feel free to contact the VP of Conference, Rebecca Johnson (beckyj1@stanford.edu).
Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Mon, Jan 25, 2010
The 2010 Haas School of Business Women in Leadership Conference is coming up! Thought this may be just the kind of opportunity many of you have been eagerly awaiting.
Posted by Sonya Banerjee on Thu, Oct 29, 2009
From the ‘Hood to the House: Thursday, November 12th at the War Memorial Opera House
Join honorary co-chairs Dr. Maya Angelou and United States Senator Dianne Feinstein as Glide celebrates Reverend Cecil Williams' 45th Anniversary at Glide. In collaboration with the San Francisco Opera, "From the ‘Hood to the House" will take place on Thursday, November 12 at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House and feature an evening of music, spoken word and dance from special guests Dr. Maya Angelou, Rita Moreno, Alonzo King LINES Ballet, San Francisco Opera Adler Fellows, members of the San Francisco Opera Orchestra, San Francisco Opera General Director David Gockley, the world-renowned Glide Ensemble Choir and Change Band with other luminaries and entertainers. The evening's concert will be followed by a reception with lavish hors d'oeuvres and libations and entertainment from DJ David Harness and The Jaz Sawyer "Youth All-Star Quartet."
The evening's festivities will highlight Glide's Reverend Cecil Williams and his 45 years of service at Glide. When he arrived at Glide in 1963, Williams embraced and embodied the spirit of change that was raging through our country at the time. By the late 1960s, Glide had become home for San Francisco's diverse communities and marginalized populations and was ground zero for the counter-culture's political and spiritual aspirations.
Each year, Glide's Annual Holiday Festival raises funds for Mo's Kitchen and Glide's programs. Glide's Mo's Kitchen serves three meals a day to San Francisco's poorest residents - nearly one million meals each year. Tickets for Glide's Annual Holiday Festival, "From the ‘Hood to the House" range from $75 - $500 and are available through the San Francisco Opera Box Office, located at 301 Van Ness Ave, or by calling (415) 864-3330. Sponsorships start at $5,000.
Please go to www.Glide.org or call (415) 674-6117 or email festival@glide.org for more information.
FWL is volunteering with Glide on November 14th to serve a meal. To learn more or to register please visit: http://bit.ly/FWLGlideEvent (attendance is free and limited - so if you sign up, please commit to attending)
Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Fri, Oct 23, 2009
Young Nonprofit Professionals Network San Francisco Bay Area (YNPNsfba) is an organization that many of you may have already heard of. It is a network for established and emerging young nonprofit leaders in the greater San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose area. They are having their annual party next Wednesday (10/28) and are offering discount membership till then. Here's more:
Dear Friends & Fans of YNPN,
Are you a member of YNPN?
If not, we invite you to join now for the discounted price of $25.
As a member, you will:
* Receive discounts to YNPN events
* Gain access to networking opportunities with other paid members
* Obtain special benefits at YNPN career development events
* Give back to the YNPN community
* Belong to a network of your peers
We depend on the support of our members so that we can continue to provide free and low cost opportunities for our local nonprofit community. By joining YNPN, everyone in our community benefits.
For a limited time, we are discounting the price of our annual membership from $35 to $25. This reduced rate is available now and through Wednesday, October 28th.
There has never been a better time to join YNPN as a member! Please consider taking this opportunity to invest in yourself, YNPN, and the nonprofit sector. Join, connect, succeed.
To join now, go to: www.ynpn.org/sfba
Support YNPN.
Join, connect, succeed.
Posted by Shradha Balakrishnan on Fri, Aug 14, 2009
This sounds like such a great program! Thought we'll share this opportunity to polish your own leadership skills with you.
Girls For A Change Silicon Valley is now accepting Girl Action Team Coach applications for 2009-10 Girl Action Teams!
10 Coaches needed for fall, Orientation is August 29, 2009!
Being a Girls For A Change Coach means working with a team of girls for 12 weeks to support them in designing and implementing a project to change their community. It also means telling girls they are important, powerful, and that they can change the world.
Want to be a GFC Coach: >> Click here to apply!
We ask coaches to commit for 12 weeks; either August 2009-December 2009 or January 2010 - May 2010. The monthly time commitment is 15 hours per month including one meeting per week with your team. Girls For A Change will provide you with all of the training and resources you need to be successful. You are partnered with another woman coach and then matched to a team of girls. Coaching opportunities are available in the Silicon Valley area.
Girls For A Change Coaches also participate in personal and professional development through the training program.
Coaches report learning:
Communication skills
How to listen
Time management skills
How to be an activist
Insight into lives of youth
Better attitude at work and in personal life
For more information, contact:
408.529.9304 or coachsv@girlsforachange.org
Check out the Coach FAQ
Want to be a GFC Coach: >> Click here to apply!
Posted by Megan Bergtholdt on Mon, Jun 15, 2009
I've been a member of HandsOn Bay Area's Leadership Institute Fellowship Team (LIFT) for the past six months. HandsOn Bay Area (HOBA) creates opportunities for people to volunteer, learn and lead in the Bay Area. They manage 120 direct-service projects a month and offer educational programming to help volunteers become well-informed community leaders. Every year, their volunteer projects provide more than 50,000 hours of free service to 300 nonprofits across the Bay Area. Their projects are designed to meet critical community needs including education and literacy, HIV/AIDS, health and aging, homelessness and the environment.
The LIFT team is hosting a fundraiser for HOBA on June 24th from 5-8pm at Brickhouse Cafe in SOMA. Specials for attendees include: $3 draft beers, $1 off all bar food, $1 off all well/call liquor, $5 specialty HOBA cocktail. The bar is also donating 30% of all bar/food proceeds.
Posted by Megan Bergtholdt on Mon, Mar 30, 2009
I was just reading through the most recent email I've received from Forte Foundation and stumbled across a great little podcast on dealmaking and negotiation. Future Women Leaders recently held an event called "Why Women Don't Ask: Negotiation and the Gender Divide", so the topic naturally piqued my interest. The podcast features two women, Stacy Sonnenberg of Goldman Sachs and Susan Fleming Cabrera, who has a rich past in the financial services industry. The two discuss research on women and negotiation and how to improve upon your existing negotiation skills.
Check out the podcast here, and let us know what tips or tricks you've found useful in negotiating for a higher salary, that corner office, or even just working from home a few days a month.
Posted by Megan Bergtholdt on Wed, Mar 25, 2009
Have you had the opportunity to check out Women 2.0's "In Conversation" podcast series? If you're interested in hearing from entrepreneurs about the advice they wish they had received early in their careers, then be sure to check out these mini interviews with women entrepreneurs, authors, consultants, and social media experts.
If you had the opportunity to attend Women 2.0's book swap event, you'll be familiar with Clara Shih - author of The Facebook Era: Tapping Online Social Networks to Build Better Products, Reach New Audiences, and Sell More Stuff (Prentice Hall) and Director of Social Networking Alliances & Product Strategy at salesforce.com. She discusses the importance of mentors, her view on entrepreneurship, and her experience writing a book.
Interested in hearing from more women? Check out "In Conversations" by Women 2.0.