Overview
Despite years of advances in both legal and corporate policy, many qualified women don’t get the jobs they want. Misperceptions, stereotypes, and misplaced emotions on the part of either sex can still sabotage a woman’s career hopes—unless she takes a more strategic approach to her career.
This hands-on leadership course shows women how to strategically use your strengths and abilities—your competitive edge—while mastering your emotions in even the most unwelcoming atmosphere. You’ll learn how to build a network of support, take smart risks and view competition in a more positive light. Discover how to conduct yourself in a manner that earns you respect, and pursue your goals with positive energy. Return to your job feeling confident, ready to compete fearlessly, and in a better position to be recognized for your true capabilities.
Objectives
- Overcome overt and hidden biases against women as leaders
- Adopt a competitive mindset that leverages your strengths as a woman
- Build a wide and strategic network of key stakeholders who will promote your career
- Avoid taking a perfectionist approach to competitive and challenging situations
- Recover from losses quickly by learning to take things less personally
- Learn to deal with hypercompetitive colleagues with whom you have low trust
Outline
- Becoming a more confident, assertive woman in a competitive, male-dominated world
- Getting out of your comfort zone and developing a more resilient mindset
- Gaining a competitive advantage by taking smart career risks
- Initiating and forming friendly competitor and challenger relationships
- Expanding your strategic network in a virtual world
- Learning how to collaborate with people you don’t like
- Understanding leadership role expectations
- Managing changing expectations from a professional to a leader
- How to build a brand
- Importance of professional development
- Assessing value in workplace
Fees
Location and Price:
London, UK: $3500
US: $3000
Turkey, Rwanda, India, Dubai,Brazil, South Africa: $2500
Ghana, Nigeria: $2000
Online: $500 - $1000
Duration: 1 week for offshore classes, 2 - 4 weeks for online classes