Update to my evening at WIT

I was blown away by how good the evening turned out to be at WIT (Women In Technology).  The ladies I met were so highly professional and friendly. Made three awesome contacts and looking towards many years of being a part of this wonderful group.

The evening's format was that a moderator would ask the panelists for real life situations when they were not in managerial positions and how they dealt with those work related issues.

Many topics came up some of which were the following: 
- How to be aware and avoid making political mistakes. How to deal with the after effects of having put your foot in your mouth.
- How to align and identify mentors
- Prepare mini elevator speech
- Do not dis-associate with an out of favor boss
- How to avoid office gossip
- How to deal with difficult bosses and possible reasons for their being so difficult
- How to use humor to help you survive difficult situations

- You are not what you do, you are many other things: Mother, Wife, Daughter, Aunt, Friend - Remember that

- If all is tough in your department, for example, your boss is being devalued still remember to do a good job and let your work shine through

- Never be complacent, always have a plan

- Stretch vertically/apply yourself horizontally

- You have a lot more power than you think

Many of these topics are also discussed in "Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office" written by Dr. Lois Frankel. I highly recommend it.