Having a strong network of relationships helps women increase their ability to reach out, influence, understand what may be going on behind the scenes, find sounding boards for ideas, and get help in situations when the existing processes may not help them get things done. Women with a strong network are more likely to ask for help in closing a business deal, and landing a job or being conducted in concert with decisions to offer someone a new position or promotion.

It is clear that having a strong network is a critical element to career success, job satisfaction, and retention. Yet, we know that women do not spend the same amount of time nor build the same type of network as men, and this impacts their ability to be successful in their roles, feel connected to the organization, and to achieve career growth.

This program explores the importance of networks and gives each participant an opportunity to look at their network at a high level, evaluate it, and begin developing a plan to enhance it. The goal is to increase participants’ ability to reach out, influence, and build their network in an intentional way to achieve career goals.

Marilyn Nagel has had an exemplary career in the corporate and non-profit world. Marilyn has an unusual background that includes over 30 years of experience in the corporate world as a C-Suite executive, entrepreneur and executive coach. She uses this combination of skills to see insights that others might miss, knows what it means to stand in the shoes of a leader, and knows how to generates tangible results. In addition to being CEO of her own consulting firm Ready-Aim-Aspire, Marilyn is cofounder and Chief Mission Officer of NQuotient, a SaaS-based solution designed to help women and diverse populations accelerate their career by more effectively developing and leveraging their professional networks.