After attending the leadership conference, I appreciated much more how much skill and experience you brought to our Women: Health,Wealth and Happiness conference in Bermuda. It's more than that however. What I learned there was that in doing this work, it's more about who you are and not so much what you know, much more than learning skills and having experiences-- though this all counts.

Your awareness at the conference was so important in making the event one of exceptional quality. Remember how you told me about “the law of 2 feet”, as you heard how the women were having difficulty deciding which workshop to attend? How you decided to have a circle at the end, having monitored the tone of the conference. You were so present and engaged and picking up on what was being said around the conference. You exemplify the qualities of those special few who can do this work with excellence in my opinion.

A lot of work goes in to being the kind of person who can create the space you created for us at this conference. Your sharing of your own life in the keynote address was a very private and therefore very generous act. So I have learned a huge amount from you and also I learned to speak from the heart when it comes to talking about personal matters.

Fond wishes,
Nicola Jones
Bank of Bermuda