Welcome to IWL’s eNews designed to inform and inspire you about the progress of our global leadership community and commitments.

In this issue:
1) Alumni Profile – Lin Coughlin
2) Coach's Column – The Value of Coaching
3) IWL Community Update
4) Glass Ceiling Survey - Need Your Help - Win $100 Staples Gift Certificate!
5) Resources
6) Upcoming Events
7) A Note from Rayona

1) Alumni Profile
Lin Coughlin, Linkage, Inc.
WLC (02/02)

2) Coach's Column – The Value of Coaching

3) IWL Community Update
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4) Glass Ceiling Survey - Need Your Help - Win $100 Staples Gift Certificate!
As you know, women are becoming well represented in middle management but still do not attain the top leadership positions in significant numbers. Lydia Johnson, a doctoral student with the University of Phoenix, is completing a study concerning women in leadership and the glass ceiling. Lydia has agreed to make the results of her study available to IWL and to the IWL alumni. Lydia promises to provide information back to you about how women can move from middle leadership positions to upper level positions.

We would appreciate it if you’d take a few minutes to answer her survey.
[Editor’s note: the survey really does only take a few minutes to complete although when you login it says it can take ’20 minutes’ to complete. Don’t let that scare you off!]

A Staples gift certificate for $100 will awarded to one of you who complete the survey no later than Monday, April 14, 2003, in appreciation for your time.

5) Resources
A) Great Article - We Don't Need to Be Perfect. We Just Need to Make the Run
There are 31 women living today who are now or have been the president or prime minister of their countries. None of them is American, of course. But the tenures of Margaret Thatcher, Benazir Bhutto, Corazon Aquino and countless others have provided us with powerful examples of female leadership for the past several decades. And yet, as the candidates dreaming of glory in the West Wing line up for the 2004 presidential election, I count no women among them. More…

B) RealAge.com
RealAge.com provides personal health management tools that educate, empower, and motivate healthy behavior to promote “living younger” among its members. The RealAge test provides medically valid metrics that compare biological versus chronological years, based upon each person’s individualized results. Take the free RealAge test and find out your real age today!

C) The Moms in Business Network
The MIBN is an association dedicated to actively supporting working mothers and their issues. MIBN strives to help women create balance between work, family, and their personal lives..

6) Upcoming Events

IWL 2003 programs:

We invite you to attend, visit, review, or send a friend or colleague to our public programs.

Women Leading Change (WLC)

2003

May 26, 27, 28	Adelaide, Australia
September 10, 11, 12	Santa Clara, CA
December 3, 4, 5	Palo Alto, CA

Partners Leading Change (PLC)

2003

April 23, 24, 25

Charlottetown, PEI, Canada

Executives Leading Sustainable Change (ELSC)

2003

Session 1: Sept. 22 (eve), 23, 24, 25	Palo Alto, CA
Session 2: January 15, 16 ( +eve) 2004	Palo Alto, CA