Embrace your AND
Our associate resource group, Women’s EDGE, is passionate about providing resources, support and a community for its female colleagues looking to grow personally and professionally. One of the many ways they do this is by organizing 84.51° Women’s Month programming. This year’s theme is focused on the many diverse roles women play through the lens of AND.
We are women AND parents AND partners AND colleagues AND leaders AND friends AND entrepreneurs AND intrapreneurs AND pet moms. We are complex. We can be contradictory. We can be sensitive AND strong AND empathetic AND assertive AND take time for us AND give time for others. It’s this AND everything else.
Embrace AND; find focus
To kick off Women’s Month, career coach and consultant Jess Wass explored what it means to embrace our whole selves and the consequences of limiting how we show up at work. She shared her expert advice to approaching our lives with intention and finding focus through a guided exercise.
- Shift from “I have to…” to “I’m choosing to…”
- Measure yourself against yourself: where you started versus where you are now
- A “win” represents progress or a sign you are moving in the right direction
The Female Lead
We welcomed Dunnhumby founder Edwina Dunn to share her journey from starting Dunnhumby to creating The Female Lead. Her nonprofit organization shares stories of women who have found different ways to fulfilment and achievement to empower women through books, videos and a strong digital presence.
- Own who you are and what you believe you can do
- We rise by lifting others
- You can’t be what you can’t see
Power to Pursue
Stevi Gable Carr of WISe Wellness Guild introduced us to the concept of “intrapreneurship” and how we align our personal passions and skills with our professional career and company needs to promote intentional, authentic and altruistic change in our organization. She also shared the importance of:
- Creating and protecting the time and space to do the things that bring you joy
- Moving quickly – failure is your friend; look back briefly and then move forward
- Making choices to live life on purpose – you can't do it all, so stop trying
Recognizing our many sheroes
In honor of Women's Month 2022, Women's EDGE gave 84.51° associates the opportunity to recognize and celebrate the amazing ways that its ‘sheroes’ have made an impact by highlighting their achievements and showing gratitude.
Sense of belonging
Carrie J. is one of the primary reasons I work and continue to work at 84.51˚. She has always empowered me to bring my full-authentic self to work and to lean into what makes me great. Her leadership continues to inspire me to grow and makes me feel like I belong.
Can-do spirit
Rachel G. radiates positivity and her can-do spirit ignites 84.51°'s culture and associate experience. Appreciate all she has done to support the Women's Month program, and our other in-office activities.
Warm welcome
Is it weird to say Claire S. is my community here? From early on, she's been a welcoming voice and frankly the largest driver of my feeling of "belonging" here at 84.51˚. It's after conversations with her that I feel I can truly bring who I am to this company.
Pursuit of excellence
Huge admiration for Yong Z., who always shows up with her whole heart. She has made the entirety of PMP Measurement possible with her pursuit of excellence.
Lead with quiet strength
Theresa T.'s quiet strength and leadership are a continual source of inspiration for me, demonstrating that you don't have to be an extrovert to be a leader.
Sense of belonging
Carrie J. is one of the primary reasons I work and continue to work at 84.51˚. She has always empowered me to bring my full-authentic self to work and to lean into what makes me great. Her leadership continues to inspire me to grow and makes me feel like I belong.
Can-do spirit
Rachel G. radiates positivity and her can-do spirit ignites 84.51°'s culture and associate experience. Appreciate all she has done to support the Women's Month program, and our other in-office activities.
Warm welcome
Is it weird to say Claire S. is my community here? From early on, she's been a welcoming voice and frankly the largest driver of my feeling of "belonging" here at 84.51˚. It's after conversations with her that I feel I can truly bring who I am to this company.
Pursuit of excellence
Huge admiration for Yong Z., who always shows up with her whole heart. She has made the entirety of PMP Measurement possible with her pursuit of excellence.
Lead with quiet strength
Theresa T.'s quiet strength and leadership are a continual source of inspiration for me, demonstrating that you don't have to be an extrovert to be a leader.
Sense of belonging
Carrie J. is one of the primary reasons I work and continue to work at 84.51˚. She has always empowered me to bring my full-authentic self to work and to lean into what makes me great. Her leadership continues to inspire me to grow and makes me feel like I belong.
Can-do spirit
Rachel G. radiates positivity and her can-do spirit ignites 84.51°'s culture and associate experience. Appreciate all she has done to support the Women's Month program, and our other in-office activities.
Warm welcome
Is it weird to say Claire S. is my community here? From early on, she's been a welcoming voice and frankly the largest driver of my feeling of "belonging" here at 84.51˚. It's after conversations with her that I feel I can truly bring who I am to this company.
Pursuit of excellence
Huge admiration for Yong Z., who always shows up with her whole heart. She has made the entirety of PMP Measurement possible with her pursuit of excellence.
Lead with quiet strength
Theresa T.'s quiet strength and leadership are a continual source of inspiration for me, demonstrating that you don't have to be an extrovert to be a leader.