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GRAYDON D Mark Thompson - McKinley Solutions Managing Up and Across Finding your way to the Executive Suite and showing that you belong there, large- ly depends on your ability to influence others. If you can sell your ideas, and your vision to Board members, to the CEO and colleagues in the Executive Suite and to your followers, you can effect change and realize your vision. This presentation will show you how to do it. Harvard Business Review calls it Manag- ing Up and Across. It's a process to get the information, the resources and the support you need to achieve your vision. In this presentation you will learn how to: • advance your agenda and your career with smarter networking; • build relations that bring targets and deadlines within reach • persuade decision makers to champi- on your initiatives • collaborate more effectively with colleagues • deal with new challenging or incom- petent bosses • navigate organizational politics SOUTH STUDIO 3 Allison Sandmeyer-Graves - CAAWS Women in Leadership for the Win Top companies around the world are diversi- fying their leadership ranks as a competitive advantage. This strategy is well-founded: research shows that organizations with more women in leadership consistently outpace their peers in performance across multiple indicators. Golf is no exception. From grassroots to high performance, golf stands to benefit significantly from harnessing the talents and contributions of women. This workshop is for men and women who are interested in shrinking the gender gap in golf leadership, from the pro shop to the boardroom (and beyond). Participants in this workshop will leave with: • A business case for expanding female leadership in golf • Insight into the factors influencing women's leadership in sport • Best practices for increasing female leadership • Tools and resources for taking action 3:00-3:30 Networking Break Graydon Hall Foyer 3:30-5:00 Unconference session Graydon C, D room and South Studio 3 5:00-7:30 Cocktail Night Graydon Hall Foyer 01 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26