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Leadership Development for Women

Enhance your leadership abilities with this hands-on training seminar. Designed for women looking to advance their careers in today’s workforce.

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.

Seminar Number: 02010

5
(236 reviews)
  • In-Person
  • Live Online
  • At Your Company Location

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Who Should Attend

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.

  •   In-Person2 Day(s)
    1.2 CEU, 14 CPE, 12 PDU, 12 PMU
  •   Live Online2 Day(s)
    1.2 CEU, 14 CPE, 12 PDU, 12 PMU
 
 

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.

  • 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
  • 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

Learning Objectives

  • Describe Collaborative Competition and How to Apply This Mindset to Lead with Confidence
  • Identify Opportunities to Take Smart Risks for Increased Competitive Advantage
  • Explain the Advantages of Pacing Partners to Become More Organizationally Savvy, Build a Strategic Network, and Expand Your Visibility

Developing a Collaborative Competition Mindset

  • Distinguish Between Male and Female Views of Competition
  • Explain How Perfectionism Inhibits Competition
  • Describe How Female Qualities Can Be an Asset in Leadership
  • Define a Collaborative Competition Mindset

Defining a Smart Risk-Taking and Resilience Brand

  • Describe Why Smart Career Risk Taking Is Critical for Your Brand
  • Explain the Importance of Having a Resilient Mindset
  • Describe the Four Performance Zones: Blah, Comfort, Stretch, and Yikes
  • Explain the Purpose of Getting Comfortable in the Stretch Zone
  • Identify a Practical Approach to Taking Smart Risks

Acting with Organizational Savvy

  • Apply Strategies to Create a Savvy Organizational Role
  • Describe Methods to Overcome Negative Labels That Can Limit Leadership
  • Identify and Use “Organizational Savvy” Strategic Tactics to Promote Leader Brand

Build a Strategic Network

  • Identify the Reasons Why a Strong Strategic Leadership Network Is Important
  • Create an Action Plan to Develop an Ideal Leadership Network

Collaborating with Hypercompetitive Colleagues

  • Distinguish Between Different Types of Hypercompetitive Colleagues
  • Explain the Beliefs of Having Competent Yet Unlikeable Colleagues or Those with Whom You Have Low Trust
  • Describe Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Challenging Colleagues

Building Relationships with Pacing Partners

  • Define the Four Levels of Pacing Partners
  • Describe How to Form Friendly Competitors and Challengers and Overcome Common Pitfalls
  • Build Pacing Partner Relationships
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View a Sample of Our Reviews

5

236 reviews

 
The content was excellent and validating. The exercises helped bring the content to life and the instructor was engaging and knowledgeable.
5
TONYA L.
 
OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER
 
Industry: Manufacturing
I loved the online version. We were still interactive with the instructor. She was fantastic in leading the course. She was knowledgeable and was able to answer questions off script. She relayed personal experiences and let members who wanted to share their stories.
5
Yvonne V.
 
Staff Engineer
 
Industry: Holding Companies & Conglomerates
This was a great training with a very detailed, well-spoken, and knowledgeable instructor. She engaged everyone in the course provided great feedback to our questions and comments. I learned a number of new techniques and ideas to help me on my leadership journey as a woman in a corporate environment.
5
Chelsea C.
 
Financial Analyst
 
Industry: Construction
The class was very beneficial. It helped to change my mindset. Anyone can be a leader, you don't have to have a "title" and this course gave us the blueprint to become leaders and influencers. Also, loved the format. It was more an exchange of information between instructor and fellow class participants and NOT a lecture. Very engaging learning environment.
5
Janet M.
 
Production Support Analyst
 
Industry: Finance
The instructor did a great job facilitating the discussion. Everyone was actively involved and gave great insight. Great conversations!
5
Jill D.
 
Global Marketing Mgr
 
Industry: Manufacturing, Chemicals & Related Products

This course is valid for 12 PMUs.
9 Professional Effectiveness [PE]
3 Relationship Management [RM]

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Recommended CPE Credit: Classroom – 14 hours/Intermediate
Prerequisites: None
Advance Preparation: None
Delivery Method: Group Live
Field of Study: Non-technical – Personal Development

In-Person Schedule

4 Sessions Available

Live Online Schedule

5 Sessions Available

  • $2,795.00 Non Members
  • $2,545.00 AMA Members
  • $2,478.00 GSA
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The content was excellent and validating. The exercises helped bring the content to life and the instructor was engaging and knowledgeable.
5
TONYA L.
 
OPERATIONS PROJECT MANAGER
 
Industry: Manufacturing
I loved the online version. We were still interactive with the instructor. She was fantastic in leading the course. She was knowledgeable and was able to answer questions off script. She relayed personal experiences and let members who wanted to share their stories.
5
Yvonne V.
 
Staff Engineer
 
Industry: Holding Companies & Conglomerates
This was a great training with a very detailed, well-spoken, and knowledgeable instructor. She engaged everyone in the course provided great feedback to our questions and comments. I learned a number of new techniques and ideas to help me on my leadership journey as a woman in a corporate environment.
5
Chelsea C.
 
Financial Analyst
 
Industry: Construction
The class was very beneficial. It helped to change my mindset. Anyone can be a leader, you don't have to have a "title" and this course gave us the blueprint to become leaders and influencers. Also, loved the format. It was more an exchange of information between instructor and fellow class participants and NOT a lecture. Very engaging learning environment.
5
Janet M.
 
Production Support Analyst
 
Industry: Finance
The instructor did a great job facilitating the discussion. Everyone was actively involved and gave great insight. Great conversations!
5
Jill D.
 
Global Marketing Mgr
 
Industry: Manufacturing, Chemicals & Related Products
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