WIN Woman Spotlight: PAMELA NEWMAN
WIN Woman Spotlights showcase leaders from across the country/world who embrace the skill of negotiation and advocacy to break down barriers for women: women who are champions for female empowerment within her organization and/or in her personal life.
WIN Woman Spotlights feature women and community leaders whose work aligns with WIN’s mission of elevating more women into positions of leadership. Each Spotlight features women who inspire us as professionals and inspire future generations of women. Today, we would like to highlight Pamela Newman.
Pamela Newman
CEO, ISS Action
As one of our WIN Woman of the Year Spotlight winners, Pamela was nominated to receive this spotlight due to her tenacity to be a woman of action, who is transforming her personal and professional environment as well as our society. Read on to learn more about Pamela, her inspiring work, and how she lives as a woman who lifts as she rises.
“Pamela Newman has elevated women throughout the workplace. She promotes from within and helps mentor single mothers company wide. She takes pride in her ability to bring women to the corporate table in a male-dominated space. In the corporate structure we have many more women in positions of management then men which is extremely rare in the Security Space.”
We wanted to shine a light on Pamela and ask her for her best piece of negotiation advice. Here’s what she had to say.
If I weren't doing this [CEO] I would be...
Writing books
Three adjectives to best describe you:
Persistent, Intuitive, Deep
Words to live by:
Believe in yourself and do not doubt or hesitate.
What actions do you take to help lift others?
I give of my time, I give advice, I take time out to remember employee birthdays, give personal attention and text people when they have done a great job.
Favorite self-care ritual:
Swimming daily
What is your best negotiation tip?
Always negotiate from a position of strength, assume everyone else is bluffing. Believe in yourself and your position and be strong.
Become a Woman Who Lifts As She Rises
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