Dear Friends,

February and March have been busy months for us. We see this as a tribute to how our work together creates opportunity, even in these less than certain times. We take you with us wherever we go and marvel at how your commitment and actions are making a difference for others.

I attended the 4th Annual Linkage Women in Leadership Summit in February, which was created by alumni, Susan Brady, as her breakthrough project in WLC. It continues to bring value to hundreds of women both nationally and internationally. Alumni who presented at the conference and did a terrific job were: Fran Zone, conference moderator; Eunice Azzani was extremely popular in the Senior Leader Journey track; Aida Sabo from Agilent Technologies, did a great job in presenting her groundbreaking work on Diversity Made Real; and Ellen Wingard, back by popular demand, presented sessions in mindfulness and leadership renewal. It was a fabulous conference and for those of you who attended, I know you would join me in encouraging others to attend next year. I co-facilitated a new addition to the conference, the Senior Leader Journey. This portion of the conference provided the opportunity for senior women leaders to learn from each other and experts in different fields who also have real-world expertise and vast knowledge of global business issues. Linkage has an excellent reputation for conferences and the Women in Leadership Summit always receives the highest of Linkage's accolades.

On the home front, we had 28 incredible women in our February WLC course and a whole new set of groundbreaking project plans were launched. It is always exciting to see leadership in action and to be inspired by your commitment to making a difference "on your shift" and how this can impact the world at large, as well as your families and organizations. In our next newsletter I will share the results of our next Canadian WLC program, which for the first time will be held in Ottawa, Ontario.

I recently spoke at Seton Hill College in Pennsylvania in March for their National Education Center for Women in Business. The conference was focused on "Building a World Class Business" and I was honored to be there with Sally Helgesen who discussed topics included in her fabulous book Thriving in 24/7: Six strategies for Taming the New World of Work. I also just completed a keynote speech at Boston University School of Management's Women's Leadership Forum where I connected with many Boston area alumni. The following week I'm off to present at the WomenFuture global satellite conference on women's leadership. In every one of these events, I am sharing your accomplishments, your courage and your uncompromising commitment to impact organizations and bring about a better world. Please continue to send us examples of your successes so that I can showcase them in my presentations and keynote speeches.

If you can, take a moment to drop us a line and tell us how you are doing these days. We never tire of hearing from you and knowing that you read the newsletter does make a difference to us. As always, we are just a phone call or email away if we can support you in anything. Take care of your health and remember to smell the roses along the way!

Love, Rayona