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The Fall Walk-and-Talk Is Back

I am very happy to announce that the NegotiateHer Walk-and-Talk is back again this fall, after a successful one in Spring.

The idea behind Walk-and-Talk has always been deliberately simple. We meet, we walk, and we talk about the things we are actually navigating in our careers and workplaces. There are no slides to sit through, no formal panel discussion, and no forced networking. Instead, we create the space to have proper conversations about whatever people bring with them on the day.

At previous ones, I have watched people arrive knowing nobody and leave having had conversations they would probably never have had at a traditional networking event. If you have never joined a Walk-and-Talk, this is your invitation to try it. Come as you are, bring whatever is currently occupying your mind, and let us see where the conversation takes us.

Places are limited, so please register if you would like to join us.

#OpenDoorInnovation

One of the other things I was very happy to return to after the summer was #OpenDoorInnovation. It has always been about bringing together people who might not normally find themselves in the same conversation, then creating enough openness for them to exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and learn from one another.

#OpenDoorInnovation

Our latest event was another reminder of how much good thinking happens when people with different experiences and perspectives have the opportunity to meet without needing to arrive with all the answers.

Quiet Power Launches October 7

And now for the thing I have been quietly working on for a very long time.

My book, Quiet Power, will officially launch on October 7, on my brother's birthday! When I first started writing, I wanted to launch on my birthday, earlier in the year. And now it will be on his. Why not!

I am deliberately not going to tell you too much about it in this newsletter because October will be the moment when I finally get to share the book properly. I will introduce you to some of the people whose stories appear in it, and explain what I hope you will take away from reading it.

What I can tell you is that we are beginning to plan some rather nice things around the launch. There will be events in both Zurich and Frankfurt, and we are working with bookshops on readings where we can actually meet, talk about some of the ideas in the book, and hopefully have a little fun with it as well.

It will give you the first proper glimpse of what I have been working on and, I hope, leave you wanting to read a little more on October 7.

Closing Reflection

There is something about September that makes everything feel as though it is beginning again. This year that feeling is particularly strong for me because several things I care about are moving into new chapters at exactly the same time. Apa is beginning another new chapter, the Walk-and-Talk is bringing people together again, and something that has existed on my laptop for a very long time is finally about to become a real book.

For now, though, I am trying not to rush ahead. There is a Walk-and-Talk to enjoy, conversations to have, people to reconnect with, and a few more weeks before October 7 arrives.

With clarity and courage,

Gitanjali

Chief NegotiateHer