Executive Women's Forum August 2012

Founder and President, Cathy Mullen reflects on her experience at the Executive Women's Forum hosted by J.H Cohn LLP:

On August 14, 2012, I attended an Executive Women's Forum hosted by J. H. Cohn LLP in Roseland, New Jersey. Our Speaker, Susan P. Ascher, Founder, President & CEO of The Ascher Group presented on the topic of Executive Presence and The Seven Ups: Dress Up, Show Up, Speak Up, Stand Up, Listen Up, Lighten Up, Follow Up. Susan put her own spin on some of the old-fashioned basics like positive attitude, reliability, professionalism, respect, integrity, and gratitude which the room agreed, many people seem to disregard these days.

A good example is how many people ask for proposals these days and do not provide a resolve. Susan put it well,

"I can take good news and I can take bad news, it is just polite to receive a resolve".

She also recommended a daily dose of levity and kept the room smiling with hers.

Susan's has a book out called, "Dude, Seriously, It's NOT all about YOU!" which was given away as a door prize gift. It was such a nice opportunity to meet other women executives and leaders and the session was the perfect size to spark conversations with all of the attendees.