Women IT “Business partnerships the way to success”

by Ewa Szymczak | 27 November 2023 | Bez kategorii

I have been mustering up for a long time to write a text about the November IT Women “Business partnerships as a way to success”.

Not because I don’t have anything to say, but because the meeting made a huge impression on me.

It was a meeting full of twists and turns, full of humor and emotions.

It started with the information that Dorota Wellman would not perform for us. A big surprise, because I got the impression that many of us were really looking forward to this meeting. The first reaction was, well, sadness, but immediately afterwards it turned out that Ms. Dorota had a worthy replacement-Malgosia Ohme. Both ladies are interesting, but their vibes are different.

Malgosia’s lecture turned out to be extraordinary. She moved the heart and soul, there was a lot of laughter and tears, there was everything that I did not expect at all, but which I love, even poetry. Pure magic.

Empathy and great kindness – that’s all Małgosia.

Professional burnout, life values, spirituality are just a drop of topics covered at the meeting. The essence of the meaning of our lives, all woven into the stories of beautiful women and lots of reflections. Sources of female power, enslavement, stereotypes, studies that show how the IT market is shaping up for us Women, and how much work we still have ahead of us to change the consciousness of people who often see the world of technology as an industry dedicated to men.

I can’t list everything that Małgorzata Ohme talked about, and still, even though it’s been a week, I’m very impressed with the lecture.

The theme of community is the first thing that touched me, because it resonates with my view of relationships. It also resonates with the theme of the meeting, which is partnership.

I don’t need to convince anyone how important good relationships based on trust are. How much their quality affects our well-being, which according to statistics we have at a low level these days, how much creating a community affects building valuable partnerships in business and in life.

I also see that the Women of IT event has become our little women’s community, where we can meet and talk or simply just hug. There are few such purely human reflexes in the hard business in which we, IT Women, function every day.

The second, and in fact the first lecture (because Malgosia Ohme performed at the end) that absolutely delighted me was Agata Dokurno’s lecture on art. Agata, of course, talked about partnerships and the VMware Partner Connect platform, but I changed the title of her talk to my own: “Passion and love for art. How to kidnap the listener into the world of beauty with a capital “B”. For me, that’s exactly what it was.Thanks to the charismatic Agata, I moved into the world of opera, theater and Picasso. I immediately wanted to see the exhibitions at the National Museum and Bajadera at the Grand Theater. I will reveal a big secret to you that as a little girl I really wanted to be a ballerina. The memories came alive.

That’s the kind of experience and excitement I expect from the Women of IT and Girls of Arrow Electronics, hats off to you, because you raised the bar a lot. You have whetted appetites for the next event and not only because of the delicious Japanese cuisine at the #Nobu Hotel (and that dessert, that insane chocolate mango mousse…).

A big thank-you for creating a fantastic, friendly atmosphere and inviting me.

Finally, I will write that I always keep repeating: I love the feminine energy. We, Women, are extremely inspiring and can be very supportive of each other. I will also repeat after Małgosia:”Just here and now”, because that’s all that really that matters.

I recommend you to think if you are a child of the universe and if you can selflessly be there for someone just like that? Here and now? Are you good business partners? I’ll leave you with these questions and invite you to share what is your opinion on this matter.