Female leaders offs describe finding themselves in a place where they finally feel that they have ‘arrived’. They are confident, with a strong network – at the top of their game. That is when they focus on how they can raise others, their industries and their communities. Anne Marie Rogers is at that location and just loves this phase of her journey.
With almost 30 years on direct travel, Rogers was recently promoted to vice president, meetings and events. She is one of the founders of Women in Leadership Committee of the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (site), a group which is a mission to promote other women. As a member of the Executive Committee of the Site Foundation, she also works on the program for the young leaders of the organization. At home she registers at the children’s hospital of the University of Minnesota.
Female leaders in meetings Is a Skift Meetings series that that fourtable remarks of female leaders who not only excel in the industry for meetings and events, but also for defense and diversity at the top. We emphasize women who break barriers, cancel others while they get up and leave lasting inheritance of empowerment. Through this series we honor the performance and impact of this inspiration that make women who make a difference in the world of meetings and events.
Rogers asked Skift -Meetings about her multi -own team of Sourcing Managers, technical experts and meeting planners about motivating its multigenenerational team. She also shared her journey as a site supervisor and giving her passion back.
How would you describe your leadership style?
A real leader knows when to participate and when he should be hands-off. Our company chairman told me eleven: “Hub a great team and then get out of the way.”
If you expect your team to do great things, they will do that.
What are the challenges that keep you awake at night?
Retain good talent. There are soy options Tosedagen and you want to ensure that your people feel supported, motivated and inspired.
Everyone works differently. I have the younger Oones who want to work at midnight, and the people with young families who work for those schedules.
I do one -on -es with people every other week, and we do our team meetings Everything Week. But it’s really about listening alone – listening is so important. I just try to make sure they have everything they need, because they are all smart, wonderful people who know their jobs.
In the past, if someone thought people felt excluded, you would simply place everyone in the meeting room and you would pronounce it. You could have spontaneous conversations. I think you should try much more to ensure that your team feels supported and communicated.
How does your work change now?
The polarization and everything that happens now has an influence on conferences and meetings. It was important to reassure customers that we manage their budgets and that we are flexible, and to find a way to still honor all the things that companies are looking for.
Take sustainability. It now comes up all the time and we are being asked about our sustainability policy. For a program that we have just done in Ireland, we bought all local gifts.
You cannot do a cut-and-stick program. They must all be interested, exciting and creative. It keeps you sharp.
How did you lead the women in the site’s leadership committee?
The group started as a more informal meeting of women who turn to support every oher and to do projects for women. We did sub -examination and podcasts, and the Rhonda Brewer (vice -president of sale at Motivation Excellence) asked me if I would take over.
My favorite thing about women in leadership is that our small committee – and now we are building up to serve the larger SiteGentenschap – you have focused on women who elevate other women. It is about really listening to what people need and share what you need without feeling threatened by being vulnerable. I have discovered that community is a great group of really strong, powerful women who are so safe that they are not afraid to ask or offer help.
In the past, when I was in the twenties, you never reached contact with people, especially your manager, for help. You are women so ready to share AE knowledge, and that inspires you very much.
Can you share your experiences that return, both for industry via site and as a volunteer who helps children with cancer?
I never do it when I started volunteering with the Young Leaders program of the site how two -way mentorship is; I feel that I have learned more than they may have learned.
I really appreciate that authentic, fresh point of view they bring, such as asking why we do things on a Celerin way. They are not afraid to shake it up and throw away the big, scary ideas.
I get offse phone with the thought: ‘These people are the light of our future. They are the best and the clear ones. ‘
As far as my volunteer work is concerned, my father was always planned at the University of Minnesota. But when I became involved with their children’s hospital, you see that it makes a difference and how these children fight for their lives. And I realized that what we do can make someone else different.
