The woman leaders of today spent time preparing the leaders of tomorrow. The ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Womenβs Network ( and employees) hosted the on Saturday at the companyβs Reading, Pennsylvania, global headquarters.
βIt was wonderful to see all these smiling faces eager to learn more about business,β explained PWN member Heather Mahoney, who is also ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½βs director of interactive marketing.
βWe gave them insight about what it takes to be a successful professional,β she added. βMy fellow PWN members did a great job of giving the girls a flavor of what they will experience in the real world. The ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Womenβs Network enjoys giving back to the community. We achieved that today by aiding in the development of these young women.β
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ employees from marketing, finance, sales, human resources and training educated the scouts who were ages 5-17.
The girls conducted mock interviews with each other, created personal elevator speeches, were taught dining etiquette, avoided bad handshakes and business greetings, given tips on proper social media use and absorbed public presentation tips.
ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½βs workshop was a precursor to GSEPβs yearly in April. The event honors distinguished local women. The unique component is that the girls work to produce a leadership program from start to finish.
βTeaching the girls how to interact with businesspeople, thatβs important,β said Carla Hickey, Girl Scouts director of community partnerships β north. βTheyβre discovering their own skills and self-worth. We cannot thank the ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Womenβs Network enough.β
Other PWN local events in the community include Girls on the Run and Touch-A-Truck.
and ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Logistics are also active in the community as major fundraisers for the .
By Alen Beljin
Photo: Karyn Troxell of the ΜΗΠΔ΄«Γ½ Women's Network is interacting with the scouts. She is also an area human resources manager for the company.