MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/B1D24625/Black_Suzanne.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" MANAGING A LONG-TERM BUSINESS CAREER

Global S= ummit of Women 2007 Remarks

Suzanne Black

Managing a Long-Term Business Career

 

    • THANKING IRENE NATIVIDAD & GLOBAL SUMMIT TEAM

 

    • SALUTE TO OTHER PANELISTS

 

    • SEPT. 2006 GUEST ON RADIO SHOW IN THE BAHAMAS

 

    • DR. DAVID ALLEN – COMING HOME TO FACE OUR HEART

 

    • BREAKING INTO THE ‘OLD BOYS’ CLUB CALLED BANKING

 

    • LEARNING TO ‘GIVE IT A GO’ & THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU<= /li>

 

    • TWO OTHER PERSONAL FACETS IMP IN MANAGING A LONG-TERM BUSINESS CAREER:

 

    • AVOID THE ‘TIME TERROR TRAP’

 

    • A STRONG MIND IS HELPED BY A STRONG BODY

 

    • STRONG WOMAN PERSIST WHATEVER THE CHALLENGE

 

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      • BOOK – THE E MYTH BY MICHAEL GERBER – ‘WILL” (OUR ABILITY TO DECIDE ON & INITIATE AN ACTION – ‘WILL APP= LIED TO ANY CONFLICE CREATES ENERGY

     

      • FACING CHALLENGES IN THE CORP. WORLD GENERATES ENERGY

     

      • WE ARE MADE UP OF ENERGY MOLECULES

     

      • A BOOK CALLED ‘THE HIDDEN MESSAGES IN WATER’ – POSITI= VE & KIND WORDS IMPACT OUR BODIES, OUR TOTAL BEING, WITH POSITIVE RESULTS

     

      • THE NEED TO BE KIND TO YOURSELF & FORGIVE YOURSELF EACH DAY

     

      • SUMMARY OF THESE PERSONAL FACETS

     

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        • BANKING CAREER FOR 11 YEARS – WANTED SOMETHING MORE CREATIVE

       

        • SUCCESSFUL APPLICATION TO LARGE INSURANCE CO – DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS

       

        • PROMOTED 2 YRS LATER TO EXEC. DIR OF INVESTMENTS

       

        • RECRUITED BY GLOBAL, ANOTHER LARGE INSURANCE CO. TO BE PRESIDENT

       

        • GLOBAL ACQUIRED BY ANOTHER CO. & PAT = NOT IN TUNE WITH NEW OWNERS – TOOK A VOLUNTARY EXIT

       

        • PAT’S ‘GOLDEN HANDSHAKE’

       

        • RECRUITED YET AGAIN BY THE SECOND LARGEST INSURANCE CO. – AFTER ONE YEAR = OFF

       

        • QUALITIES THAT I BELIEVE POSITIONED PAT TO A CAREER SPANNING SOME 25 YEARS THAT= IS STILLGOING STRONG ( A LIST WILL BE READ, INCLUDING STATEMENTS MADE BY= PAT TO ME)

       

        • PAT DEMONSTRATES THAT SUCCESSFUL CORPORATE CAREERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT= ARE LONG TERM,  WORK THE BEST WHENWE HELP OTHERS TO GROW AS WE HELP OURSELVES TO GROW

       

        • STARTED IN BANKING – ALLIED BANK INTERNATIONAL – GAVE IT A GO AS = MANAGER OF THEIR NASSAU BRANCH

       

        • MENTORS WERE MEN (& REASONS WHY)

       

        • EXPERIENCES IN BANKING – CHALLENGES ALL WOMEN MAY FACE

       

        • 5 YEARS AS CHAIRMAN OF BAHAMAS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CONFERENCES

       

        • BAHAMIAN SAYING – TIME IS LONGER THAN ROPE AND WHAT IT MEANS IN THE LONG TERM CORPORATE CAREER & A CORPORATE WORLD THAT IS AND WILL CONTIN= UE TO BE FOR SOME TIME LARGELY MADE UP OF (COMPRISED OF) MEN

       

        • FROM BANKING TO THE LYFORD CAY CLUB – SOMETIMES YOU GET WHAT YOU ASK= FOR – WHEN AS A BOARD MEMBER OF THE CLUB AND I ASKED FOR THE JOB OF PRESIDENT & CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER THAT THEY HAD NOT BEEN TO FILL – THEY GAVE IT TO ME

       

        • FIRST WOMAN AND ONLY BAHAMIAN TO HOLD THE JOB

       

        • COMPLETED CONTRACT AFTER 3.5 YEARS WHICH INCLUDED:

       

          • UPGRADING STAFF TRAINING

       

          • ASSISTING SENIOR BAHAMIAN STAFF TO MOVE UP THE MANAGEMENT LADDER

       

          • NEGOTIATING WITH THE UNION

       

          • ASSISTING THE CLUB TO OBTAIN MUCH NEEDED WORK PERMITS FOR FOREIGN EXPERTISE

       

        • TOWARDS THE END OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE CLUB – THE BIG C – I HAD CANCER TWICE 

       

        • FACING THE QUESTION OF DEATH

           

        • MOVING TO A NEW CAREER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MENTOR

       

          • DEREK PRITCHARD & WHAT HE SAID

       

        • BECOMING A CONSULTANT & ANOTHER MENTOR’S HELP

       

          • FINDING A WAY= TO DELIVER A SERVICE – WORKSHOPS IN HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMEN= T

       

          • MOVING ON & FACING THE FINANCIAL WILDERNESS

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          • A MIRACLE IN THE MAKING TAKING THE REAL ESTATE EXAM

       

          • EXPERIENCE  IN REAL ESTATE BROKER  - THE LAW OF ATTRACTION IN = ACTION

       

          • OTHER USEFUL SKILLS – PUBLIC SPEAKING & NEGOTIATION

       

          • BRIEF SUMMARY & CLOSING COMMENTS