Join us for our fourth 2022 Book Club virtual event to discuss Marshall Goldsmith and Sally Helgesen's book How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job. This book provides an in-depth guide on how to overcome habits that typically hold women back from advancing in their career.
The AWWEE Book Club is a new member-exclusive program. AWWEE members are welcome to join the club at anytime. In addition to virtual live discussions like this one, book club members also participate in discussions via a private LinkedIn discussion group.
Facilitator
We are delighted to have Jennifer Persike, President of JP & Company and member of the AWWEE Board of Directors, to lead the live discussions for this book.
At JP & Co., her innovative management and strategic communications firm, Jennifer helps organizations elevate both internal management, board governance and operations in addition to external positioning and branding.
She is past Executive Director of Leadership California, a statewide non-profit organization to increase the representation and influence of diverse women leaders across all sectors of California. Leadership California boasts a network of more than 1,700 executive women leaders. During her tenure, Jennifer revamped its centerpiece program, “California Issues & Trends,” increased Leadership Calfiornia’s online presence, built new partnerships, and recruited prominent speakers and sponsors.
Prior to Leadership California, Jennifer was the Deputy Executive Director for the Association of California Water Agencies, which represents the largest coalition of public water agencies in the country. She drove a company-wide reorganization resulting in streamlined governance, board training, operational agility, productivity, and cost efficiencies. She introduced long-range strategic planning, staff performance management, and succession planning. Jennifer also led multiple statewide initiatives and campaigns and oversaw all aspects of the association’s operations, policy development, membership services, and external affairs.