{"id":124408,"date":"2022-11-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-14T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=124408"},"modified":"2022-11-13T20:01:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T02:01:39","slug":"luncheon-speakers-encourage-women-to-aim-for-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/luncheon-speakers-encourage-women-to-aim-for-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Luncheon Speakers Encourage Women to Aim for Leadership<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Successful executives join University of Mississippi event to share experiences, insights<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Women’s ability to take employees’ feelings into account gives them an edge in corporate leadership that should not be discounted, a marketing executive for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital<\/strong> told participants at a recent luncheon hosted by the University of Mississippi<\/strong> School of Business Administration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“A good leader is empathetic,” said Jessica Dyer<\/strong>, senior liaison for direct marketing strategy at the hospital and its American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities<\/strong>. “An empathetic leader has genuine interest and consideration for their team members’ feelings and the challenges they face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“This is a trait that tends to come more naturally to women, which shows the importance of having female executives.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dyer was among the speakers at the event in Conner Hall<\/strong> organized by the Women in Leadership Graduate Student Organization<\/strong>. The program featured six panelists who offered insights on leadership, their own professional journeys and the sacrifices they have made to succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panelists also discussed juggling the work-life balance, the importance of family and learning to say “no” when necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“You don’t always have to give a hard no,” said Maryam Husain<\/strong>, a building information modeling analyst at Sylvamo<\/strong>. “Instead, you can say ‘I can get that to you in two weeks when my workload has lightened up.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“That way, you are setting a clear expectation of when the task can get done, but not leaving yourself overwhelmed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other speakers at the luncheon were:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n