Name: How to Become a More Effective Leader (AMER)
Start: 2024-06-12T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-06-12T20:00:00+01:00

AMER

Rising Leaders

This June, WeQual Rising Leaders will take a deep dive into influential and strategic leadership.

Event Highlight: Leadership Transformation with Adriana Mendizabal

Adriana’s career is nothing short of remarkable and a beacon of leadership inspiration. With roles that span Group President LA at Stanley Black & Decker to Independant Board Director at Calavo Growers and a significant tenure at Nature Sunshine Products, Adriana’s leadership journey is rich with insights.

In this exclusive Rising Leaders session, Adriana will delve into her personal leadership philosophy, shaped by years of diverse experiences. Learn her secrets for the strategies that have moved her away from the traditional course of management to embrace a leadership style that is dynamic, impactful, and transformative.

Post Event Reflection

Post-session, you will engage with your career development plan, which is designed to catalyze your transition from ‘good to great’ leadership. The reflective exercises will challenge you to critically assess your leadership journey, so you can recognize what brought you here, and identify the areas of growth you need to step beyond your own limitations. This is a personal audit of where you are now, where you want to be, and how you can get there.

Why Attend

This session is not just another leadership seminar; it is about making the pivotal shift in your entire approach to leadership. It is about understanding that to reach your full potential and to lead your team effectively, you need to evolve from simply managing tasks, to inspiring innovation and creating an environment that is conducive to growth.

Engage, reflect, and emerge as the leader you were born to be!
This is your chance to advance from ‘a good manager’ to an ‘extraordinary leader.’
We are here to support you every step of the way.

Your Next Steps

Mark your calendar: Accept your diary invitation and clear your schedule for this event.
Prepare to engage: Come ready to participate, reflect, and challenge yourself.
Anticipate growth: Look forward to the insights and tools you will gain to propel you and your team forward.

Adriana Mendizabal

Stanley Black & Decker

North America President

Adriana Mendizabal is North America President for Stanley Black & Decker, a diversified global provider of hand tools, power tools, and other products and services, a role she has held since 2019.

Adriana has worked for top Fortune 500 companies, including Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Kodak, Visa, and Pepsico, and in the nutritional industry with Herbalife and Nature’s Sunshine Products.

She has been serving as Board Director for Calavo (NASDAQ: CVGW) since December 2021 and is also currently the chairperson for the Governance & ESG committee and a member of the Audit committee. She was previously an Independent Director for the Bank of New York Mellon – Mexico.

Adriana is a transformative leader known for her ability to reinvent businesses to drive accelerated profitable growth and create superior shareholder value. Most recently, she has led major digital and e-commerce transformations, propelling unprecedented growth.

With strong roots in Marketing, her work has impacted many of the leading global brands. She has global experience, including North America, Latin America, China, and Asia Pacific, and her teams have been a global benchmark on several occasions. She is a passionate advocate of DE&I developing and promoting diverse talent, recently co-leading the Young Professionals Development ERG at Stanley Black & Decker.

Adriana has a BA and Honors diploma in Business and Marketing from the Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico. She was named one of Mexico’s top 10 Powerful Businesswomen in 2007 and 2008. She returned to Florida in 2019, following nine years of living in Salt Lake City, Utah, with her family of two boys and her husband.

Adriana won the President category of the WeQual Awards, The Americas 2023. She is also a WeQual Executives member.