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women’s business council
Teamwork,
in basketball
and business
Heather G. Ford
Vice President
KeyBank
2008 WBC Chair
While writing this column, I realized that nearly
half of the year has passed and I began reflecting
on my experiences year-to-date as Chair of the
Women’s Business Council. It has been a pleasure
to be at the helm with the support and commitment
of the team of professional women that
volunteers its time on the WBC Steering
Committee.
My “team” each has a team of its own with
various committee members, and many are very
busy working on programming for the WBC
monthly programs; procuring the monthly publication
of The Buzz; actively engaging new members
to the WBC; ensuring that the WBC gets
powerful media coverage; and working on our
three signature events, Women of Excellence, the
Summer Social and Symposium on Excellence.
Someone once described the volunteer work
performed by these teams as “another career,”
and they were not far off the mark.
“Building a Team” will be the program headline
for the WBC’s July meeting, and we are honored
to have Gina Castelli, Siena College
women’s head basketball coach, as our speaker.
Castelli has coached Siena women’s basketball
for more than 18 years and will share her experiences
with motivating her team through the
highs and lows of a sports season. Additionally,
Castelli will share personal stories about her own
career, including the effects of Title IX.
The parallels between sports teams and
teams in the business world are striking. Without
the power of successful teamwork, the likelihood
of obtaining successful results diminishes
substantially, regardless of whether you are on a
basketball court or in an office setting.
Please join the WBC on Tuesday, July 1 at 7:30
am at Wolferts Roost Country Club for a much
anticipated conversation correlating the importance
of teamwork in athletics to the business
world.
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