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Career tips from Accenture managing director | How cultivating playfulness can spur leadership growth | Why asking "why" can empower your leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( August 10, 2022 [WFF Leadership SmartBrief]( Advancing and Empowering Women Leaders [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT A Leader's Edge [] [Career tips from Accenture managing director]( Martina Wetterhorn, strategy managing director at Accenture in Sweden, has built a career she loves with the help of sponsors and mentors and has an inclusive, diverse team of her own. Wetterhorn's career tips include: embrace collaboration, find a workplace that values you and supports your career goals, continue growing, and create balance at work and home. Full Story: [Elle magazine]( (8/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( Order up! Tasty research results are in. There's more to your favorite french fries than fresh potatoes. Recent research from Cotton Incorporated and the Food Innovation Center at Oregon State University found that cottonseed oil produces fries with the crispness and color people love.[Savor the research for yourself!]( ADVERTISEMENT [] Career Progression: Developing Leaders [] [How cultivating playfulness can spur leadership growth]( All work and no play can make leaders less creative and more susceptible to burnout, writes Runa Bouius, founder of the True Power Institute. "Looking for amusement when weighing challenging situations can inject fun and freedom at work, bringing surprising ease into developing new solutions," Bouius writes. Full Story: [People Development Network]( (8/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Why asking "why" can empower your leadership]( "Why" is a crucial word in leadership, writes Steve McKee, because it can reveal motivation and help teams understand decisions that may affect them. "Helping people understand why you're cutting that product line, why the organization is going remote (or not) or why the company won't take a position on a controversial political issue may not satisfy everyone, but a logical explanation goes a long way in rationalizing even the most potentially unpopular opinion," McKee writes. Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (8/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How this "whiskey scientist" handles mistakes]( Emma Walker became the first female master blender for Johnnie Walker in 2021, and she says the journey to that position has taught her the value of connecting with others, especially when things go sideways. "The big thing is making sure that you communicate as soon as you realize something is amiss because it's very likely you're not the only person that's happened to," Walker says. 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Full Story: [Restaurant Business]( (8/3) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Stone Brewing CEO looks to diversify craft beer]( After working in the majority-male beer industry for years, Stone Brewing CEO Maria Stipp has been working to recruit more women into the field, and the company has established a Women of Stone network to encourage people to speak up about their experiences. "It's becoming more mainstream to have more women in craft, and so I think that will snowball," Stipp says. Full Story: [InsideHook]( (8/4) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Grants to support women-owned restaurants in L.A.]( Regarding HER is accepting applications for 10 $20,000 grants that will promote gender equality in Los Angeles' food and beverage industry. The organization has partnered with DoorDash on the grant round, which is open to women-owned or -led businesses that have been open for one to three years. 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One of the newcomers, customer communications company Front, is led by co-founder and CEO Mathilde Collin, whose push for gender equity has helped produce an executive team that's 80% women. Full Story: [Forbes (tiered subscription model)]( (8/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [Innovation Awards for Foodservice 2022]( In partnership with the National Restaurant Association, the Innovation Awards for Foodservice, presented by SmartBrief, are back in 2022 to recognize those leading the way in the food industry. Visit the awards site [here]( ADVERTISEMENT [] WFF News [] [Motherhood skills translate well to leadership roles]( While mothers often feel pressured to downplay the characteristics that make them successful parents for fear of appearing distracted at work, research shows that many of the skills honed in motherhood, such as efficiency, multitasking and patience, contribute to professional competence and success. Keeping mothers in the workforce, encouraging them to return after the Great Resignation and helping them rise through the ranks requires that supervisors and companies expand their understanding of the many transferrable skills forged in mothering, and create working environments that work for parents. [Read more](. [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( LEARN MORE ABOUT the WFF: [About the WFF]( | [Join the WFF]( | [WFF Programs]( Press Releases Sponsored Content [Yum! Brands Names Allyson Park as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer]( [Post a Press Release]( [] [] If you think positive thoughts, you'll create a positive world around yourself and attract positive people to you. 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