The ABWA mission is to bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations and to provide opportunities for them to help themselves and others to grow personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking support and national recognition.
Part One: Make the Mission Possible by using any of the ideas below to:
bring together businesswomen of diverse occupations
WELCOME guests and members at the door, at the table, …
LEARN the NAMES of guests and members quickly
EXPRESS GRATITUDE for attendees always
FIND HUMOR instead of despair or anger
TAKE RISKS
ENCOURAGE VARIETY in the occupations in your chapter
PROMOTE the association and events –Use the media to get them in the door
SCHEDULE good speakers and topics relevant for the audience you seek
RESEARCH the market demographics of the audience you seek to interest
ENCOURAGE members that bring guests to meetings
THANK members that bring guests
What occupations would benefit from representation and figure out how to meet them
HAVE FUN
Don’t take yourselves too seriously
DEVELOP relationships, building trust – we are more likely to do business with those we know and trust.
NETWORK effectively
SMILE – it brightens your face, can brighten your mood, and make you look younger
GENUINELY INQUIRE about what someone’s occupation involves
Ideas from Robin Neal’s Mission Possible seminar.