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Share your valuable knowledge, skills, and experience to “give back” to others as you help them to advance their own career and overcome challenges
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Opportunity to develop and practice your own personal style of leadership, including your coaching and listening skills
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Expand your professional community and visibility within the field
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Be recognized as a respected expert and role model in your field
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Gain a greater understanding of the needs and challenges of those newer to your profession
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Renew your own enthusiasm and personal satisfaction with your career
Women Leading in Equity
Will You Join Us?
We're Bringing Women Together Across Equity to Shape the Future
It's no surprise that women navigate unique challenges in the workplace, and the world of equity compensation is no different. Even as more women than ever rise within leadership, barriers such as stereotypes, double standards, and glass ceilings impact women’s ability to grow and achieve influence in their careers.
How do you overcome these barriers, transform the status quo, and take ownership of your potential? Join the NASPP and Morgan Stanley at Work's Women Leading in Equity program to champion women's advancement, empower your leadership growth, and celebrate the first-hand stories of successful women leaders.
How We'll Work Together
Take The Lead
Women Leading in Equity combines leadership development and one-to-one mentorship through four virtual programs designed to offer effective and actionable approaches to:
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Resolve common obstacles
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Build skills to stand out as a leader
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Establish and leverage supportive relationships among women across career stages
Each program will include:
- Personal leadership development (30 minutes) featuring keynotes and interviews with women in leadership roles
- Mentorship breakouts (30 minutes) providing structured meeting time for mentors and mentees
Leadership Development
Take a front row seat as exemplars of leadership in equity will speak to the challenges women face, offer a strengths-based perspective on women's leadership attributes, share their personal journeys, and inspire you to hone your own leadership style.
Mentorship
Be part of a diverse coalition of women as we shape future generations of leaders and learn from trailblazers who've paved the way.
Mentors and mentees are matched based upon shared career responsibilities and meet regularly in conjunction with scheduled leadership seminars.
Now Recruiting Participants!
Become a Mentor or Mentee
Participate as a
Mentor
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Meet regularly with your mentee virtually
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Attend at least three of the four Women Leading in Equity programs scheduled
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Attend our one-time mentor development session
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Willingly and enthusiastically share your experience and tips for success within equity compensation
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Help your mentee to define career objectives and provide constructive feedback
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Be accessible, engaged, positive and encouraging throughout the program
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Observe and respect the confidentiality of your conversations with your mentee
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At least five years of experience in equity compensation
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Professionals who work in a service provider capacity are not eligible to participate
- Must be a current NASPP member
Participate as a
Mentee
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Build an empowering relationship with an established equity comp mentor who has achieved success and fulfillment in your shared profession
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Opportunity to candidly share your challenges and goals for constructive feedback and problem solving
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Better understand your career opportunities and potential for growth
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Develop your personal leadership style and unique strengths
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Build your confidence, self-esteem, and satisfaction within your career
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Expand your professional community and visibility within the field
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Meet regularly with your mentor virtually
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Attend at least three of the four Women Leading in Equity programs scheduled
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Be prepared for your mentorship meetings and take an active role in agenda-setting to maximize your experience
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Be open and transparent with your goals, expectations, challenges, and concerns so your mentor can best offer guidance
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Be committed to personal development and both seek and be receptive to constructive feedback
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Be accessible, engaged, positive and encouraging throughout the program
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Observe and respect the confidentiality of your conversations with your mentor
- Must be a current NASPP member
- No additional "qualifications" necessary - just a desire to learn from others, further develop your personal leadership style, and grow your career. Professionals who work in a service provider capacity are not eligible to participate
Upcoming Seminars
Leadership Development Series
Each 30-Minute Seminar is Immediately Followed by 30-Minute Mentorship Breakouts
Getting Your Seat at the Table
July 21 | 1:30 - 2:00 ET (10:30 PT)
Immediately followed by mentorship participant breakouts
Do you find yourself shut out of key decisions impacting the equity plans you are responsible for? Hear from stock plan professionals who successfully established a voice in their company’s equity program design and decision-making process and elevated their careers as a result. They will offer tips for your own success, as well as mistakes to avoid along the way.
Panelists to be announced soon.
Courageous Communication in the Workplace
September 22 | 1:30 - 2:00 ET (10:30 PT)
Immediately followed by mentorship participant breakouts
Being able to truly and courageously speak your mind in the workplace can be a key component to elevating your profile within your organization. We'll focus on the compelling reasons why women might not feel comfortable speaking up, present key tactics to help build communication skills, and leave attendees with a better understanding of the dynamics that inform assertive communication.
Speaker:
Kate Winget
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley at Work
Reporting Up: Gaining Visibility for Your Work
December 8 | 1:30 - 2:00 ET (10:30 PT)
Immediately followed by mentorship participant breakouts
It's critical that your immediate manager and C-suite understand the value that you bring to your company. Get guidance from experienced equity comp professionals as they share strategies for demonstrating the value of your contributions. We'll dive into the what, when, where, and how of managing your visibility so that you can develop your own "reporting up" game plan.
Clear, Concise, and Confident: Communication Skills for Leaders
February 23 | 1:30 - 2:00 ET (10:30 PT)
Immediately followed by mentorship participant breakouts
Do you often find that you either over communicate, don’t convey the right message, or don’t know where to start? This can lead to your messages being misunderstood or missed entirely. Find out how to communicate effectively, efficiently, and engagingly with messaging tailored to your audience.
Speaker:
Nichole Snyder
Executive Director, Communications & Employee Experience
Morgan Stanley at Work
Disclaimer
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