Our Vision
Be the #1 resource for leadership, personal and professional development for women worldwide.
What We Do
FWN provides leadership and opportunities for women to achieve professional competence and personal fulfillment. FWN supports the conditions for success for women leaders.
Our Values
Partnership • Innovation • Integrity • Openness • Respect
We fulfill our mission and achieve our vision through a commitment to
Learning
We believe that professional development is critical to performance.
Service
We anticipate and satisfy the needs of our members and other stakeholders.
Success
We achieve our mission and professional success.
In our work, we…
Act on feedback from our members. Link women locally and globally.
Encourage every member's participation. Make decisions in consideration of member needs.
Collaborate with members to create opportunities and solve problems. Explore new ways of doing things.
Build an environment that supports risk-taking and innovation. Are honest and straightforward.
Share information openly and in a timely manner. Make the best use of resources available.
Achieve our mission and financial sustainability. Collaborate across boundaries and differences.
Encourage the open exchange of views, concerns and learning. View challenges with an open mind.
Learn from mistakes. Listen for understanding.
Seek and give helpful, timely feedback. Value the potential of ideas and of people.
Leverage differences in people and in opinion. Embrace our cultural heritage as an opportunity.
Our strategic directions
Intensify member value
Engage and partner with all members, understand their needs and expectations, and respond with value-added solutions to strengthen learning, leadership, professional and personal development in their respective workplaces and the community.
Create, capture and provide first class knowledge and professional learning
Make FWN the most comprehensive source of information on pop culture, workplace learning, leadership, professional and personal development for women.
Lead through technology
Leverage technology to engage members, capture knowledge, facilitate interaction, and deliver customized products and services.
Position FWN as the recognized leader with current and emerging players
Serve the global community by being a leading catalyst for sharing knowledge, professional learning and personal development worldwide.