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Gloria Lorenzo Director Architecture, Founder OWL Spain
Agenda
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• Oracle Women’s Leadership Program • OWL in Spain • Opportunities • Obstacles
The beginning…
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• Sponsored by Support LOB in 2006 in US • Spain first Community in
EMEA in 2009 • Today: 45+ Communities in
20 countries • 18 Communities in 14
Countries in EMEA • 3 in Spain: Barcelona,
Málaga & Madrid
What is OWL striving to achieve? OWL Mission
OWL is an inclusive initiative that creates local and global opportunities to educate, support and empower - increasing the engagement and development of our current and future generations of women leaders at Oracle.
OWL provides…
•Inclusion •Learning •Networking •Opportunities to lead •Visibility & showcase our talent
While delivering business value… •Developing leadership pipeline •Enhancing engagement within and across LOBs •Retention •Building stronger relationships with customers/partners •Giving back to our local/global community
OWL Program Competencies Creating Success, Developing Potential
• Relationship Management • Build a network of relationships throughout the
organization and remain on good terms with those who have input into your work product, reputation, and career.
• Organizational Awareness • Understand the mechanisms of office politics and do
not be intimidated by it. Know which individuals, relationships and coalitions have influence in your organization, and why.
• Personal Vision • Determine the type of leader you want to be and
what impact you want to make. Develop an effective and personalized leadership style.
• Self-Leadership • Ensure your work product is consistently of high
quality. Align your efforts with organizational mission and strategy.
• Visibility • Create a good reputation and a 'voice' in your
organization. Make your accomplishments and abilities understood by those who need to know.
• Negotiation
• Know your value and ask for what you want and need. Be knowledgeable of various negotiation techniques.
• Personal Resilience • Navigate conflict and uncertainty without taking it
personally. Have the ability to let go of negative emotions and move forward.
• Business Results • Generate ideas for products and initiatives that
support organizational strategy and impact the bottom line. Lead initiatives from vision through to planning and execution to achieve results.
• Influence • Understand the dynamics of persuasion and
influence. Be comfortable exerting and gaining influence and know how to use it.
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OWL Spain – My own experience
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OWL Mentoring Programs
• Mentoring Cross-Company – 3 Editions • Coca-Cola, AMEX and Oracle
• Mentoring Cross-LOB – 2 Editions • Group Mentoring
• External Mentoring – 3 Editions • EPWN Mentoring
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The importance of networking
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• Sharing Best Practices • Deloitte HR Breakfast • Cisco Women in IT • Ford, Orange Women Leadership
• European Professional Women’s Network Spain • CEO Breakfasts • Corporate Partners Meetings • Career Day • Access to Grants for Business Schools
• Global Summit of Women • Business Professional Women
OWL Spain - Sharing
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• Masterclass with successful women: • Catalina Hoffman – CEO Vitalia • Ana Maria Llopis – CEO Dia, Societe Generale • Flor Pedrola – Coach Program IBM • Susana Roza – TVE News Anchor Presenter
• Oracle Leaders • OWL EMEA • OWL Global Summit • Webinars
• Collaboration with Universities • Junior Achievement/CSR initiatives
OWL Spain - Training
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• Access to Government Programs • Ministery of Equality • LiderA Program – Community of Madrid
• Access to Business Schools Grants • Instituto de Empresa • IESE • CESMA • ESADE
Opportunities
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• What worked for us? • Stimulate the desire to learn and develop • Leadership examples: I want to be like them • Open opportunities to broad skills • Sense of community • Executive Sponsorship • Business Opportunities
• Initiative driven by our PA Team • Sponsored by Universidad Pontifícia de
Salamanca • Business Communications • Emotional intelligence • Conflicts resolution • Motivation and leadership • Time & stress management
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Pilot/Copilot Program
Obstacles
• Obstacles • Women’s resistance - Sterotype • Confussion when seeing as HR initiative • The “W Factor” • Men feel discriminated • Men self-concious
• Volunteering Task
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It is a long road…
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