Exciting NEWS! 🚀 We’re thrilled to announce that 20 members will have the exclusive opportunity to be trained and certified as Rising Star Leaders by me personally — completely FREE! 🌟 Watch the video and keep your eyes open for the next steps on how to apply. 🗓️ Applications open on October 1st. Have questions? Drop them in the comments below, and we’ll get back to you!

Who am I - Hi everyone, I am Swati, born and raised in India but now a Swedish citizen living in Amsterdam so truly a citizen of the world. 😃 What I do- I am an organisational development leader in IKEA and work with C-suite and their management teams on organisational redesign, transformations, leadership training and executive coaching (ICF certified). I have over 15+ years of work experience in India, Sweden, The Netherlands with colleagues from all around the world. Why am I here - Even though I have lot of experience in indirect leadership, influencing and working with various level stakeholders, I haven’t had much experience in direct people management yet. So I am here to learn, get coached and trained on specifically those elements but also to share my own learnings and experiences. How to find me- You can connect with me on LinkedIn or here- Swati Narwal

Hey everyone, for those who joined later, Jens shared a great networking tip, that I tried at a conference last week and it worked like a charm :) You ask If you can take a selfie and then you offer to send the Selfie to the other person and hand them your phone so they can put their contact details in. In my case, I would do the Selfie approach only after a proper conversation or at least a deeper chitchat. My narrative was to ask for a selfie because it helps me remember and visualise the conversations again, since I forget names very quickly. This is the truth btw. People empathised with that and were happy to take the picture and then 90 percent wanted the picture as well so I collected their contacts. If the groups were bigger I also offered to take a photo of them instead of a selfie and send it to them. I can 💯 percent recommend that tip and will link the Video from Jens below. Good luck networking!!!

Who am I - My name is Nesra A Fun topic about yourself - I'm from Istanbul, Turkey originally but moved to the US for grad school and then decided to stay. I also love to play tennis and paint! What do I do • Professionally - Special Faculty and Senior Systems Scientist at Carnegie Mellon University in the Human Computer Interaction Institute. • Personally - I founded a start up based on my PhD research at Carnegie Mellon. It's a patented mixed-reality AI platform bridging physical and virtual worlds to improve children's inquiry-based STEM learning and 21st century thinking skills like critical thinking and persistence (www.norilla.org). Why Did I join the community - I have a growth mindset and love learning new things and connecting with others. I also love to help others in any way I can. What would I like to get out of the community - I would like to learn more about leadership and would love to make new connections with others in the community who come from different backgrounds and experiences. How to connect to me • Any links you would like the others to explore - Check out www.norilla.org or https://x.com/norillalearning. You can also connect with me on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/nesra-yannier-17b7a119/

How do you usually spend your weekends—do you prefer to unwind and recharge or tackle projects and get a head start on the week? Some people swear by taking it easy to fully relax, while others feel more productive using that extra time to get things done. Which approach do you think sets you up for a better week? As for me, I like to focus on projects like LitterPic! (LitterPic.org)