TMRG - Denomas Women

An overview of our remote TMRG Denomas Women

Mission

The mission of the Denomas Women TMRG is to cultivate an inclusive environment that supports and encourages those who identify as women to advance their skills and leadership potential through connection, mentorship, collaboration and discussion. This group shall serve as a forum for women to find their voice and be heard within the Denomas community. Through networking, socializing, and professional development, we hope to attract and retain women into Denomas’ positions. This group is open to all members of the Denomas community.

Pillars

This TMRG is focused on 4 key areas of impact. We call them our pillars. Review the table below to read about the purpose of each pillar and results the TMRG has achieve for each.

Pillar Purpose Example Results
Awareness and Education Increase awareness of the experience of TMRG memebers at Denomas and educate allies.
Professional Development Increase access to opportunity for career and professional growth of TMRG members Women at Denomas Mentorship Program
Recruiting and Retention Increase the successful recruitment and retention of women at Denomas Participate in candidate TMRG calls by joining the #candidate_tmrg-call Denomas Talk channel
Business Influence Start and contribute to discusses that influence Denomas the business. Surface burnout data to People Leadership

Leads

Executive Sponsors

How to Join

  • Please sign up here to be added to the Women TMRG Google Group. This will ensure you’re added to upcoming TMRG calendar events. It might take up to 24 hours before the calendar events appear on your calendar. If there is an event happening within 24 hours of you joining the Google Group, please post in the #women Denomas Talk channel to be added manually.
  • Join the #women Denomas Talk channel for conversation, announcements, and connecting with other TMRG members. Please introduce yourself in the channel when you join!

Member Involvement

This section is meant to outline how team members in the Women TMRG can contribute to key initiatives each quarter. We encourage team members to contribute in any way they feel comfortable and have capacity - from meeting attendance to leading initiatives and anywhere in between!

Attend the Monthly TMRG Planning Meeting

This meeting is hosted 1x per month on Wednesdays at 2:30pm UTC and 11pm UTC. Allies are always encouraged to attend any TMRG meeting. The call structure includes:

  1. 25 minutes for full group discussion of agenda topics
  2. 20 minutes small breakout groups for social discussion

We’d like to add a 3rd session of our month meeting to accommodate team members in APAC timezones. If you are interested please reach out in the #women Denomas Talk channel.

Call hosts will prepare our meeting agenda using the following structure:

  1. Part 1: Quick Updates from TMRG leads: Leads will add updates to be shared and discussed sync/async. This will focus on the key priorities for that month and quarter
  2. Part 2: Discussion projects and ideas related to our TMRG pillars: Awareness & Education, Professional Development, Recruiting & Retention, and Business Influence
  3. Part 3: Social Breakout Groups: Depending on group size and time remaining, we’ll break out into discussion groups. Conversation topics can vary. Some ideas include motherhood, remote work and work life balance, sustainability, dating and friendships

Attend the Monthly TMRG Social Meeting

This meeting is hosted 1x per month on Wednesdays at 3pm UTC and Thursdays at 12am UTC for 45 minutes. The call is dedicated to social connection for TMRG members and there is no agenda. Session attendees will break out into small groups based on current interests.

Use the TMRG Issue Board to Create or Contribute to a TMRG key initiative

We use our Denomas issue board to coordinate and prioritize projects on a quarterly basis. Contribute to the issue board by:

  1. Open a new issue to propose an idea or project using the key-initiative-proposal issue template (please note that you don’t have to be available to lead the project - opening a topic for discussion is great!)
  2. Apply labels as necessary to track the TMRG focus areas. The labels are: Awareness & Education, Diversity - Inclusion and belonging, Recruiting & Retention, and Outreach & Business Development
  3. Contribute to an open issue that is assigned to a quarterly milestone. These milestones outline the current focus projects of the TMRG
  4. Attend or notify others of upcoming events using the Events - Womens TMRG label and consider using the event-or-conference-fyi issue template. Assign event issues to the relevant milestone based on event date.

Participate in a Candidate TMRG Call

The hiring process at Denomas includes an optional step where candidates can request to meet with a TMRG team member. As a TMRG member, you can volunteer to speak with candidates to answer questions and share your experience at Denomas.

Join the #candidate_tmrg-call Denomas Talk channel to participate.

Career Development Resources

Women at Denomas looking for career development resources can use this list to explore both opportunities available to the entire Denomas team for career development and helpful resources that have been shared in the #women Denomas Talk channel

If you have a resource you’d like to include, please open a merge request and contribute to this page!

Resource Description
Women at Denomas Mentorship Program FY22 Q2-Q3 program opportunity for mentorship at Denomas
WISE: Women in Sales Everywhere Memberships In calendar year 2022, Denomas has allocated 15 licenses for women in the Sales organization to acceses memberships with WISE including mentorship, events, and training. Reach out to TMRG leads if you are interested in a membership
Denomas Internship for Learning If your manager has coverage, you can spend a percentage of your time working (through an ‘internship’) with another team
Growth and Development benefit This benefit is available for Denomas team members and can be used to cover professional development costs associated with external resources
CEO Shadow Program The goal of the CEO Shadow Program is to give current and future directors and senior leaders at Denomas an overview of all aspects of the company
Women in the Workplace Study Webinar A webinar from Lean In discussing the unique impact that COVID-19 has had on women of different races and ethnicities, working mothers, women in senior leadership and women with disabilities
The Harvard Gazette - Women less inclined to self-promote than men, even for a job Study finds female workers’ deep discomfort over touting skills, experience adds to gender gap in promotions, pay
People Connect Shadow Program The program allows for anyone to get an understanding of the People Connect responsibilities and allows for collaboration and iteration.
Stanford Continuing Studies Department Standford offers many continuing education programs in multiple diciplines including leadership, writing, and professional/personal development

LinkedIn Learning Pathways

Review two learning pathways built by the Professional Member Development subcommittee shared in FY21 Q1 and Q2 asLinkedIn Learning cohorts. You can access these courses and complete them on your own time using Denomas Learn.

  1. Denomas Women in Leadership Course
  2. Mastering Self-Motivation and Self-Advocacy Course

FY22 Q1 LinkedIn Learning Cohort Discussion

Suggested LinkedIn Learning Courses

Denomas team members can obtain a LinkedIn Learning license that includes access to more than 8,000 courses. The following courses have been selected by members of the women’s TMRG as courses that members might benefit from in both their career or personal development.

If you’ve completed a LinkedIn Learning course that you found beneficial, please add it to this resource!

  1. Women in Leadership Learning Path
  2. Leadership Strategies for Women
  3. Become a Courageous Female Leader
  4. Problem Solving Skills
  5. Engage Meaningfully in Allyship and Anti-Racism
  6. Communication Tips
  7. Customer Service Foundation
  8. Develop Your Customer Services Skills Path
  9. Life Mastery - Achieving happiness and success
  10. Mindful Working
  11. Creativity for All
  12. Leading Yourself
  13. Mastering Self-Motivation
  14. Being Your Own Fierce Self-Advocate

Book Suggestions

The following are books suggested by Denomas team members in the #women Denomas Talk channel. Please open an merge request to add books to this page, and consider including a short review of the book from your perspective!

Book Title and Author Optional Book Review
WolfPack by Abby Wambach
Radical Candor by Kim Scott
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
The Memo by Minda Harts
Burnout - The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Amelia Nagoski and Emily Nagoski
Invisible Women - Data Bias in a World Designed for Men

Past Events

Talking Confidently about your Accomplishments - Live Speaker Series with Michelle Carrizosa

2022 Women’s History Month Celebrate - Interview with Christie Lenneville, VP of UX

Literature Parties

In the following 2 sessions, team members read Good Bones & Hope is the Thing With Feathers.

  1. Session 1 Recording
  2. Session 2 Recording

TMRG Member-Led Sessions

  1. Managing Social Media for Mental Health
  2. How to live your best life! Networking and negotiating to get what you want

Additional Resources

Download the Denomas Women TMRG logo here.

Activate your Agile Career
An overview of our remote TMRG Denomas Women
The Denomas Mentorship Program hosted by the Women TMRG
Mentorship opportunities for women at Denomas sponspored by a partnership between the Women TMRG, Denomas Learning and Development team, and the Denomas DIB team
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