WFF Book Club - Women at the Table

WFF Book Club 

Women at the Table: Women's Foodservice Forum 1989 - 2009

Wednesday, June 3, 2009
One Hour Teleconference

A Member Only Event!

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Celebrating the first 20 years of WFF and its positive impact on the foodservice industry,” Women at the Table” was underwritten by past Chairs of WFF for the purpose of inspiring and teaching current and future female leaders and positively influencing change in industry cultures.

The first in a series will feature Edna Morris, one of the 14 founding members and first chair of the WFF, currently CEO/Partner of Range Restaurant Group.  She will focus on two of the 11 WFF Core Leadership Competencies:  Being Tough Minded and Visioning/Setting Direction, sharing her perspective on how these two are linked, why they are so critical as we lead, and possible frameworks (including tools that WFF offers) to help you continually improve your performance in these two arenas.   Whatever your aspirations, this event will help you hone your abilities and deliver results. Learn what it takes to get to the top from a leader who has helped opened doors for many other bright women.

The teleconference is intended to be an interactive session, with plenty of time for questions and answers.  Questions can be submitted as you register, or via email during the event (address to follow).  E-mailed questions will be read by the moderator, without reference to the sender’s name or company.

Click here to receive a special 20% book club discount on your purchase of "Women at the Table". Please enter discount code h7n2q.

About Edna Morris
As an original founder and the first WFF Chair, Edna was responsible for laying the foundation to give the organization a strong start.  She remembers the initial meeting for the interview published in Restaurant Business and the calls afterward discussing the need to do “ something” to affect change.

At the time, she was the SVP of HR for Hardee's Food Systems, Inc., where she was the first and only female officer. She went on to become President of several organizations, including the James Beard Foundation and Red Lobster. Edna is currently CEO/Partner in Range Restaurant Group. She has served on the Boards of the Culinary Institute of America and Cosi. She is a board member of Tractor Supply Company, where she chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Governance Committee.

Edna continues to be recognized among the industry’s most experienced and successful leaders. Known as accessible, credible and a role model, Edna has become synonymous with WFF.