FY22 Q1 Newsletter
Summer 2021 Newsletter
Letter from the Past & Current Chair Dear Women’s Impact Network Community, We are thrilled to launch our first Women’s Impact
its members. Women’s Impact Network aims to
Network newsletter! This new communication will
attract, develop, and retain women at Emerson
build connections within our global communities
by elevating their visibility and inspiring them to
and provide better visibility to the many initiatives
achieve their career goals. Please read our refreshed
supported by numerous colleagues across Emerson.
mission and vision statement on the following page
This newsletter will empower women to share their
for more details.
authentic stories, diverse ideas, and best practices.
Overall, we are united with a common purpose to
In addition, we will recognize chapters and
support Emerson’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
individuals who go above and beyond to advance
goals. A diverse, equitable, and inclusive work
the mission of Women’s Impact Network, while also
environment contributes to the rich exchange of
introducing board members to this community.
ideas that inspires innovation and brings the best
Over the last 8 years, our group evolved to truly become Emerson’s Women’s ERG, actively promoting inclusion of all women— not just those with STEM backgrounds. To reflect this shift, Lisa
solutions to our customers. This newsletter will display how our members exemplify Women’s Impact Network mission in all that they do, both inside and outside of Emerson.
Flavin, Executive Sponsor, and the Women in STEM
We hope you enjoy reading the first newsletter. A
Board proposed and accepted a renaming to the
link to a short survey is provided at the end, and
“Women’s Impact Network.” In addition, our
we encourage any feedback to help us to make our
mission and vision statement were revised to better
future communication more informative, engaging,
articulate the new focus and how our ERG supports
and supportive.
Lauren Baker Women’s Impact Network Chair FY20-21
Melissa Stiegler Women’s Impact Network Chair FY22-Present
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Women’s Impact Network FY21 Plan 3 Year Breakthrough Objectives
Year 1 Increase female leadership at Emerson by at least 7% at all levels of management
Year 2
Year 3
Increase support and acceptance of the Women’s Impact Network Employee Resource Group
Become an Intelligence Engine for Emerson by providing female perspectives and advocating for women
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Increase female leadership by focusing on increasing females at the manager level to 30%
Increase visibility of the Women’s Impact Network ERG by providing quarterly webinars, having a strategic presence with SWE & core universities, and internal promotion of Women’s Impact Network activities
Assess the female experience at Emerson by leveraging our membership base and existing data
Strategic Priorities SharePoint Adoption
Women and Advocacy
Professional Development and Recognition
Sponsor and Leader: Meghan Cummings-Kralik
Leader: Ellen Sullivan Sponsor: Lauren Baker
Leaders: Brandy Powell and Ken Monnier Sponsor: Melissa Stiegler
SP1
SP2
SP3
Operational Priorities
OP1
Regions and Membership
Communications and Publicity
Corporate Partnership
Sponsor and Leader: Janine McCormick
Leader: Jordan Kohnen Sponsor: Lieny Jang
Leader: Jordan Bair Sponsor: Jennifer Miller
OP2
OP3
Webinars Leader: Delphine Tounzi and Sara Kampfe Sponsor: Melissa Stiegler OP4
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Strategic Priorities SharePoint Adoption
“We’ve made tremendous progress expanding the Women’s Impact Network SharePoint site to all chapters and updating the functionality. It’s a continuous process, so please check back often and send us your feedback.”
Activities Summary • Assembled a volunteer team to help administer and update the SharePoint site • Run analytics on the current site and develop adoption strategies • Develop metrics to track adoption activities • Partner with Chapter and World Area leads on communications and adoption campaigns
Meghan Cummings-Kralik, Director Digital Transformation Projects, Commercial and Residential Solutions
Links to Resources • Need guidance for SharePoint for your Chapter? Visit SharePoint site guidelines for chapters • Want to join the team? Email Vielka.Rojas@emerson.com Jonathan.Mitchell@emerson.com Meghan.CummingsKralik@emerson.com • Interested in helping with adoption strategies? Email Meghan.CummingsKralik@emerson.com
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Women and Advocacy
“Being involved with Women’s Impact Network has helped me expand my network and develop as a leader. Through this Strategic Priority, I am excited to advocate for our members and help them to achieve their goals.”
Activities Summary
Ellen Sullivan, Director Talent Management, Corporate
Links to Resources
• Launched Satisfaction Survey in October 2020
• Visit Emerson’s Talent Management SharePoint site
• Launched Development Survey in March 2021
• Visit Emerson’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion SharePoint site
• Consolidated results and reviewed with Women’s Impact Network Board in June 2021
• Need help building your development action plan? Review the Korn Ferry Competencies
• Developing summary and action items based on Women’s Impact Network feedback
• Need help setting goals and understanding the performance review process? Review the process in HCM • Looking for a career change? Look for available opportunities at OneEmerson’s Career Page
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Professional Development and Recognition
“Our committee’s focus has centered on providing connections to relevant professional development content for Emerson women interested in growing professionally and personally. From webinars, books, TED talks, videos, special reports, social media, and other online resources,
Brandy Powell, Vice President—General Manager Residential, Commercial and Residential Solutions
our SharePoint site has something of interest for all our members. We are currently exploring ways to enhance recognitions of our members for the excellent things they are doing for Emerson, for our communities, and for their own professional growth.”
Activities Summary
Ken Monnier, Chief Technology Officer, Commercial and Residential Solutions
Links to Resources
• Launched professional development SharePoint site in 2019, with a major refresh in 2021
Want to learn more about the four pillars of Professional Development for Women’s Impact Network?
• Completed three professional development-themed webinars in 2019 and 2020; two planned for 2021
• Review the Self Pillar
• Initiated “recognition” scoping and ideation sessions in January 2021
• Review the Business Pillar • Review the Others Pillar • Review the Community Pillar
• Built library of curated professional development content and resources (book reviews, TED talks, articles, etc.)
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Operational Priorities Regions and Membership
“I am so proud of how all of our regions and chapters adapted to the challenges in the past year and a half, shifting to virtual engagement with our members and outreach efforts.” Janine McCormick, NA Nuclear Business Unit Director, Automation Solutions
Activities Summary
Join us in celebrating 100 chapters by watching this video and sharing to LinkedIn!
Links to Resources • Not connected to a home Chapter? Join a local Chapter
• Review the Chapters Best Practices Guide
• Review the Women’s Impact Network Governance document
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Communications and Publicity
“The Communications and Publicity Team started the year with a reinvigorated focus on promoting Women’s Impact Network activities, events, awards, and accomplishments both internally and externally. We seek to amplify the voices in our employee resource group by elevating the valuable work Women’s Impact Network members dedicate themselves to and socializing their impact on Emerson and the broader communities we serve. Whether through internal communications, social media posts, or branding consultation, we’re here to provide support and guidance for all.”
Jordan Kohnen, Strategic Planner, Commercial and Residential Solutions
Activities Summary • Completed the 2nd annual Women’s Impact Network Annual Report, highlighting a special message from the Executive Committee, introductory information about our mission and leaders, key initiatives, notable accomplishments and how we have improved ourselves and the communities we live in, as well as a glimpse into the future through our FY21 plans. • Launched a robust International Women’s Day social media campaign, highlighting female leaders around the globe and their unique perspectives.
• Updated the External Women’s Impact Network presentation, which can be used for conferences, recruiting events, and more. There will be an Internal version of this available soon – stay tuned for updates! • Continue to partner with the Women’s Impact Network community to provide branding expertise and refreshed content. Refreshed branding can be found in documents, presentations, and templates, which are available for all to leverage for internal event promotions and general communications.
Links to Resources • Read the most recent Women’s Impact Network Annual Report • Review the Global Resources page on our SharePoint site to access the newest branding materials
• Need Women’s Impact Network presentation materials for external audiences? Check out the External Presentation
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Corporate Partnership
“Women’s Impact Network is excited to continue its partnership with SWE at this year’s ‘Aspire to Inspire’ Conference! Be on the lookout for upcoming additional information.”
Jennifer Miller, Director Talent Acquisition Programs, Corporate
Jordan Bair, Manufacturing Engineer, Automation Solutions
Links to Resources • Find out more information about the WE21 Conference • Learn more about the SWE Keynote Speakers • Interested in attending the conference? Reach out to SWE.Conference@Emerson.com
• Need help to gain business unit support? Consider these resources: • Requesting Employer Support of SWE • Template for Employer Justification/ Support for SWE Conference
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Webinars
“It is very exciting to see how our Webinars evolved over the last months, involving speakers as different as a Board member, an External Book Writer or a panel of Emerson Leaders sharing with us how they personally managed the change due to the Pandemic.”
Sara Kampfe, Senior Project Chemist, Commercial and Residential Solutions
Delphine Tounzi, IT Program Director, Automation Solutions
Activities Summary • Conducted 4 global webinars per year, sharing global Women’s Impact Network activities, career experience, and professional advice
Links to Resources • Missed a recent webinar? Visit the Webinar Library
• Webinar Attendance increased 60% this year • Attendees represent 40+ countries
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Spotlight The Women’s Impact Network members across Emerson sites worldwide are doing significant work in school and university outreach, professional development, and social networking. The “Spotlight” section will recognize fellow colleagues who achieve and contribute to the initiatives of Women’s Impact Network, Emerson, and the industries we serve. In this edition, we applaud two women who have received significant industry awards and are an inspiration for others.
AnnCharlott Enberg, Global RMT Functional
Emerson is proud to announce Kathrin
Safety Manager for Emerson Automation
Rüschenschmidt, who holds a doctorate in
Solutions Rosemount Tank Radar AB, recently
physics and serves as Director of Engineering
received the Empowered Woman of the Year
for Machine Automation at Emerson, won
Award for 2021, given by the International
the 2021 Engineer Powerwoman Award from
Association of Top Professionals. Her exemplary
Deutsche Messe AG. Rüschenschmidt received
role as a female professional in a male-dominated
the award for promoting technical innovation
industry displays her influence, capability, and
in her work, commitment, and ideas. She was
proficiency.
presented the award during the opening of the WomenPower Career Congress at HANNOVER MESSE Digital Edition.
Want to highlight a colleague in the Spotlight section for future editions of the Women’s Impact Network newsletter? Reach out to Emily Griffith at Emily.Griffith@Emerson.com.
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Closing Words
Thank you for taking the time to read our first Women’s Impact Network newsletter! We are excited to continue these communications in the future. Be sure to share this newsletter with other Women’s Impact Network members and Emerson colleagues! For more information on Women’s Impact Network events, news, and resources, be sure to visit our SharePoint site. Not a member yet? Join a local chapter and start getting involved today!
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