Leadership Skills for Women/Female Middle Managers

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Course Overview

Despite greatly increased representation across all sectors and in a wide variety of industries, women still face particular challenges when aspiring to leadership roles in their organisations. This workshop builds on research that identifies the key factors that have proved vital to successful women leaders. It aims to help women develop both their inner confidence to realise their career potential and the practical skills required to lead themselves and others effectively.

Audience

Women managers who have the potential to take on more senior roles in their organisations and who would welcome the opportunity to develop their confidence and leadership skills in the uniquely supportive atmosphere of a women's development course.Introductory level course - geared towards those who need an introduction to the subject and assumes limited or no previous experience.

Skills Gained

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• handle better some of the special challenges facing women in leadership roles
• recognise self-limiting behaviours and attitudes and act with more confidence and self-belief
• articulate an inspiring vision
• apply techniques for increasing your visibility and impact at work
• assert yourself and influence others more effectively
• create support to sustain your progress beyond the course.

Course Outline

Day 1

Introductions and objectives

The context for women leaders

• skills and attributes of successful leaders
• identifying your strengths and weaknesses as a leader
• the current situation for women leaders
• reviewing the current situation for you

Who am I as a leader? Part 1 The inner story

• building confidence and self-belief
• developing positive internal dialogue
• identifying personal drivers

Who am I as a leader? Part 2 The outer story

• making an impact
• non-verbal communication and use of the voice
• increasing your visibility at work
• positive self-promotion.

Day 2

Review of Day 1

Leadership and vision

• creating a picture of a desirable future
• developing your own vision
• inspiring and motivating people through vision-building

Personal power and influencing skills

• sources of power
• asserting yourself as a woman leader
• understanding different perspectives and style
• influencing tactics

Sustaining yourself

• building your support network

Leadership Skills for Women/Female Middle Managers / MD-LSWO