For the third workshop of the 7th edition of the Women Talent Pool leadership programme, WIL Secretary General Pinuccia Contino, Head of the Unit "Product safety and Rapid Alert System" at the European Commission and Ambassador of Applied Compassion (certified by the university of Stanford), led a unique, specially-designed workshop on Leading with Wholeness.

The development of strong public speaking skills is essential for emerging leaders across all sectors. Christelle Cuenin, Career Development and Public Speaking Coach gave our WTP7 Talents an interactive Masterclass on developing a "Speaking Utility Vehicle" in order to overcome obstacles to great public speaking and propel our Talents to the next stage in their careers.

For the ninth workshop of the WTP 6, WIL Board Member Marina Niforos, Adjunct Professor at HEC Business School in Paris, reflected with our Talents on the unique strengths and competencies they had developed during the programme and how best to deal with challenging situations that came their way.

On 13^th January 2022, WIL Europe held its first event of the year – a Meet and Networking which brought Talents and Alumni from our Women Talent Pool (WTP) Leadership Programme together for the first time to connect, exchange and further build their network! 

The event was opened by WTP Alumna Marie-Louise Weeda, a Partner at Osborne Clarke Amsterdam, who shared her experience of a recent promotion along with a few tips on how to reach one’s career goals.  

Attendees were then invited to break out rooms where they shared their expectations for this new year with each other, and, in doing so, sought to build important relationships with other talented women from different sectors across Europe. 

With Christmas around the corner, on 9^th December WIL Europe organised a Virtual Networking Cocktail especially for our WTP 6 participants. This was an occasion for the Talents to get together in a relaxed atmosphere over a glass of bubbly and connect with each other. We could feel the Christmas spirit in the air as the participants showed up not only with huge smiles on their faces but also with the festive backgrounds on their screens! 

Thank you very much to our Talents for joining us on this occasion. We are looking forward to an even more eventful 2022! 

For the eighth workshop of the WTP programme, on 18th November Eléna Fourès, Founder and Top Executive Coach at Idem per Idem Consulting, showed our Talents how to embrace risk as a positive concept, guide them towards a better understanding of what are real or imaginary risks, and in turn give them the tools to “think Big” and achieve your professional goals.

For the seventh workshop of the WTP 6, WIL Member Catherine Ladousse, Co-founder & Honorary President of Cercle InterElles and Former Executive Director of Communications at Lenovo EMEA, gave our Talents the tools to define their very own strategy to promote their brand, without compromising their values and who they are, and to increase their impact internally and externally.

Following a first workshop on Wholeness and Purpose in June, in which Pinuccia Contino showed our Talents different ways to connect with their whole selves through meditation and self-reflection exercises, Pinuccia offered a second session focused on how greater compassion and self-compassion can lead to a greater sense of purpose.

Together with special guest, Alena Skrbková, these unique sessions led by Pinuccia aimed to guide our Talents towards a deeper connection with themselves, who they are and what they can contribute to the world, and thus towards whole self-leadership.