What We Do

At the WWNG, it’s all about leads.

What’s a lead? Leads help us make the connections we need to progress in our business and personal lives.  At WWNG, we believe in the power of leads to help us reach our goals, but we also know that good leads are backed by strong networks.

And strong networks are like productive gardens: they require constant care and attention to grow.  That’s why the WWNG offers a full slate of regular and special events each year.

Monthly meetings

The WWNG meets monthly at the Grenoble Ecole de Management.  Each of the evening meetings is marked by three targeted, timed activities.

  • a round of brief, clear introductions
  • special themed program or presentation (here are some of the presentations by members and guest speakers)
  • passing of leads

Sign up to attend your first WWNG meeting now!

Professional Enrichment Program (PEP)

Give your professional life a boost with PEP!

“PEP offered me time for reflexion and to get to know myself and others better. It gave me the push I needed to get on with realising my dreams and ambitions.” — Christine Wilding

Seminars and Workshops

Each year we host one or more full-day or half-day Professional and Personal Development Seminars to offer the opportunity to learn a new skill, find new resources, make new connections.

“The atmosphere was really vibrant – absolutely fantastic – and the organization, impeccable.”  Carol Leslie, Andrew Loyd and Associates

“This workshop helped me to define my own way to do networking.”  Julie Duval

“I found the ‘Networking Squared’ Mini Seminar extremely informative.”  Nathalie Combrousse

Special Programs

We regularly provide professional development opportunities outside of the regular schedule of events, for example:

  • in 2010, Writing Killer E-mail, Personal Branding through Social Media, and The Power of Feedback
  • in 2009, Networking Squared with eight other professional networks from the Grenoble and Lyon areas
  • in 2008, with the American Chamber of Commerce in France and the Grenoble Ecole de Management,  Seven Colorful Mind Tools by Ann Adamovic
  • in 2007, The Changing Face of Leadership by John Sadowsky
Our effective meeting structure is based on a system of spaced, timed repetition called Focused Networking, developed in the United States by Ali Lassen and now widely used in the US and internationally.
 
Lisa Bentson, President of Leads Club International and Ali Lassen’s daughter, was the guest speaker at our very first meeting and has generously given her permission for us to adapt some copyrighted Leads Club materials for the Working Women’s Network of Grenoble.