Seminar Overview
We have developed the Women’s Senior Leadership Program to help talented executive women break through barriers that have historically impeded their career development, as well as to empower those who participate to become respected and highly effective leaders. With an emphasis on practical learning and talent development, this four-part program, strategically paced over the course of a year, equips women with the knowledge and tools needed to elevate themselves to the C-suite and beyond.
In a supportive and highly collaborative atmosphere, an impressive roster of top faculty and corporate experts guide skilled executive women through a rigorous program of intensive classroom instruction, individual career appraisals, personal coaching, case studies and simulations. Every element of the program is focused on strengthening and broadening the leadership talents of the participants and delivering positive results for their companies and organizations.
In order to develop into progressively higher levels of leadership, women leaders must exhibit knowledge in areas beyond their core areas of expertise and be prepared to communicate that knowledge effectively. Strong leadership skills include an understanding of how the overall organization operates from a strategic business perspective.
This workshop will provide insight into the foundational areas of business acumen and how your development in those areas will allow you to become a more impactful and effective leader. Upon completing this unique course, you’ll receive a special Freidild Women’s Leadership Certificate, indicating that you’ve received in-person, hands-on training in leadership areas that are crucial for women who lead in business.
Seminar Objective
- Adopt a competitive mindset that leverages your strengths as a woman
- Build strategies to better manage the political dynamics of the organization
- Build a wide and strategic network of key stakeholders who will promote your career
- Develop strategies to improve your business acuman
- Identify skills and positions that are increasingly important for women in business
- Recognize leadership as a specific way of thinking that combines business acumen, vision and introspection
- Explore crucial leadership skills organizations demand
- Find your true, dynamic voice as a leader and shape an authentic leadership message
- Overcome preconceived notions that can sabotage women in business
- Present yourself as someone who adds value to the organization
- Increase your confidence and get comfortable with risk taking
Designed for
- Businesswomen at any point in their careers looking for career-enhancing and advancing skills, as well as those considering a new career.
- Corporate officers and other similar-level female executives who already have extensive functional skills and want to hone the other leadership capabilities necessary for securing a position at the very highest levels of an organization.
- experienced executive woman, in business, government or the not-for-profit sector who want to get ahead with their career and are looking for the right leadership training course to do so.
- Professional women at all levels who wish to take on a leadership role, advance their careers, or build leadership competencies to contribute more to their teams and organizations.
- Female business professionals who are looking to move forward in their organizations by developing the best possible leadership style to fit the positions they want.
Seminar Outline
Introduction: Women in Leadership
- Recognize Leadership as a Specific Way of Thinking That Combines Business Acumen, Vision, and Introspection
- Explore the Crucial Leadership Skills Organizations Demand
- Find Your True, Dynamic Voice as a Leader and Shape an Authentic Leadership Message
- Overcome Preconceived Notions That Can Sabotage Women in Business
- Present Yourself As Someone Who Adds Value to the Organization
- Increase Your Confidence and Be Comfortable with Risk Taking
Leading with Courage and Conviction
- Define leadership and how it differs from management.
- Recognize that you create a competitive edge in your organization.
- Use courage and conviction to speak up, advocate for your team, and create value for your organization.
- Identify the four domains of successful leadership.
Our Leadership Voice
- Describe the components of a compelling leadership voice.
- Discover your authentic voice as a leader and how to communicate it with conviction.
- Demonstrate when and how to adjust your voice to effectively inspire results.
- Overcome biases to your leadership voice.
- Understand the importance of role modeling and creating a feedback culture.
How to Craft a Compelling Message
- Apply a simple methodology to craft ideas quickly and powerfully.
- Communicate your desired results outcomes to different audiences.
- Explain your ideas courageously while being clear and concise.
- Describe a compelling business case that stands out to various stakeholders.
Communicating the Strategic Direction
- Define strategy from an organizational view.
- Define strategic direction and its importance to daily work.
- Identify the five key questions leaders ask regularly.
- Explain how to inspire innovation.
Communicating the Strategic Direction (Continued)
- Communicate a strategic direction with passion, courage, and conviction.
- Determine future needs using SWOT for risk analysis.
Demonstrating Value as a Leader
- Identify your strategic network and how to improve it.
- Describe organizational politics.
- Describe the four keys to successfully navigate organizational politics for your career and your teams.
- Align your team to the bottom line and know how they create value.
The Leader as Negotiator
- Determine what you can negotiate.
- Assess your dominant negotiation style and how it aligns with your leadership voice.
- Discern when another negotiation style is necessary and have the conviction to use it.
- Understand the four elements for successful negotiation.
Putting It All Together: Creating value as a Leader in your organization
- Apply all the skills, tools, and strategies covered in the program.
