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Women’s Executive Leadership Program
Taking Charge is a 5-day intensive leadership experience for mid – to – senior-level female managers looking to gain the executive presence and capabilities necessary to lead at the executive level. The program includes a 360° leadership assessment, executive coaching, and interactive classes focused on critical skills including effective negotiation, communication, and change management.
Critical Topics, Active Learning, At a Pace That Works
- This dynamic program focuses on critical knowledge and skills that empower effective, impactful leaders. This includes:
- Gaining insight into individual leadership strengths and developmental opportunities via a 360° leadership assessment
- Understanding the unique challenges of women in leadership and strategies for advancement
- Strengthening communications skills for improved effectiveness with internal and external constituents
- Building knowledge on strategic leadership and change management
- Executive coaching focused on engaging and leading teams
- Learning to build a business network for the long term
- Interactive classes are led by faculty members who are ongoing practitioners in their areas of expertise.
- Taking Charge is offered over the course of three months enabling participants to incorporate new
- skills into their current roles.
A Program for Mid-to-Senior Level Women
- In a significant management role, demonstrating career progression
- Designated to assume increased responsibilities or transitioning between functional groups
- Desire enhanced presence and confidence for the next career stage
Program Topics and Structure (360° Leadership Assessment)
1- Women in Leadership
- What’s in the water
- Leadership and you
- Leadership styles
- Management versus leadership
- What role does gender play?
2- Leading Through Change
- Simulation exercise
- Managing and promoting change
- Engaging followers and stakeholders
- Measuring and communicating results
3- The Power of Communication
- Negotiating well – types and styles
- Advocacy
- Interests versus positions
- Power negotiation
- Ethical standards
- Difficult conversations
4- Executive Coaching - Leading Teams
- Small group sessions with professional coaches
- Team dynamics exercise with feedback
- How do you coach your people
- Leader as coach: how to coach your people
5- Strategic Leadership
- Why strategic thinking is important
- Characteristics of strong strategic leaders
- Levels of strategic thinking / leadership
- Challenges to strategic leading and mitigations
6- Women on Boards
- Corporate versus nonprofit boards
- Expectations and responsibilities of board members
- Board compensation
- Essential strategies to seeking board position