Suzy Welch to Encourage Summer Self-Evaluation to Women In Business; Welch to Provide Steps to Gain Perspective and Rejuvenate Business in the Principal Financial Group Teleclass Series.

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Managing day-to-day commitments and hectic schedules does not afford women in business time to take a step back and evaluate their direction. The slowing summer months provide an opportunity to ask insightful questions and gain invaluable perspective on their company's direction and their performance as its leader.

As a dedicated partner to women owners of growing businesses, the Principal Financial Group(R) will offer the complementary teleclass Getting Unstuck: Five Ways to Rejuvenate Mid-Year on Tuesday, July 25 at noon CST. During this class, women business owners will get an edge by learning how to evaluate their company's direction from a new angle and gaining insight into how they can assess their leadership style.

"With the overload of daily tasks and responsibilities, it's easy for women business owners to get bogged down in daily routine and lose focus on the big picture," said Michelle Swanda, corporate marketing manager of The Principal,(R) "This class is a rare opportunity to learn proven techniques from one of the nation's premiere experts to revitalize their organizations and leadership styles mid-year."

Meet the Speaker

Suzy Welch is a noted author, commentator and business journalist. Most recently, she is the co-author (with her husband Jack Welch) of WINNING, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller. She is the former editor of the Harvard Business Review and the author of numerous articles on leadership, change, creativity and organizational behavior as well as the contributor to several books on management.

Currently, Suzy is a popular speaker, contributor to O Magazine, and, with her husband, writes a weekly column for Business Week magazine and a worldwide weekly syndicated column appearing in over 30 countries answering questions about business, company, or career challenges. She also serves on several non-profit boards of directors.

Born in Portland, Oregon, Suzy attended Philips Exeter Academy and Harvard College. After graduation in 1981, she worked as a reporter at The Washington Post, Miami Herald, and Associated Press, before attending Harvard Business School, where she graduated in 1988 as a Baker Scholar. She spent several years after HBS as a management consultant, specializing in strategy and manufacturing, before joining the Harvard Business Review in 1995.

How to Get Involved

Pre-register for classes at www.principal.com/women. Space is limited. All classes are held at noon CST (1 p.m. EST, 11 a.m. MST and 10 a.m. PST) on the dates scheduled. In-depth information about the 2006 classes, topics and speakers, as well as previously-conducted teleclasses via streaming audio, is available at www.principal.com/women.

About the Principal Financial Group

The Principal Financial Group(R) (The Principal (R))(1) is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance, and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies and national network of financial professionals. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $205.3 billion in assets under management(2) and serves some 16.0 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG. For more information, visit www.principal.com.

(1) "The Principal Financial Group" and "The Principal" are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group.

(2) As of March 31, 2006.