Through this course, the participants will enhance their business leadership skills with topics ranging from marketing innovation and organizational effectiveness to service excellence and negotiation. Through faculty lectures and case studies, the participants will explore how other professional women have overcome challenges in their industries, their companies, and their interpersonal interactions. The participant will have privileged access to the latest research on leadership, gender in the workplace, and emerging best practices that are helping today''s most successful organizations outperform the competition.
Course Objectives:
Upon Course Completion, the participant should be able to:
1. Gain a clearer understanding of the challenges facing women leaders when taking up senior positions. 2. Have an opportunity to step back and consider what they need to do to ensure their leadership practice. 3. Learn about the latest thinking in leadership and engaging in group discussions, co-counseling sessions and facilitation groups to address their challenges. 4. Differentiate gender issues and organizational issues. 5. Have access to an elite network of female professionals.
Topics to be covered:
Perils of stereotypes
Leadership style
Gender differences in leadership roles
Global inequalities and initiatives
Increasing personal presence
Creating and maintaining resilience and well-being as a female leader.