Course Outline

Day One
Understanding Stereotypical Views of Women’s Roles in Society and Business

• Definitions of the Glass Ceiling and other terms
• Behaviors and attitudes above and beneath The Glass Ceiling
• Insights into how pioneering women have broken through The Glass Ceiling
• Culture, unconscious gender biases bias, and self-limiting beliefs
• The Pay Gap: personal and Capital investments
• Tackling the gender stereotypes

Day Two
What Women Want

• What’s holding women back from achieving their potential and the roles they want?
• Overcoming fears about self and achievements
• Self-learning Styles
• Tools and strategies for increased self-awareness, self-discipline, and personal ‘gravitas’
• Understand the power of both cognitive and Emotional Intelligence
• Self-promotion – letting people know what you can do

Day Three
Building your Confidence and Self-Belief

• What holds you back, what are the barriers?
• Techniques for building and maintaining confidence
• Core strengths and using them to enhance your capability
• Moving out of your comfort zone, embracing challenges, taking risks, and taking responsibility for your success
• Factors that affect career success and the importance of image and exposure
• Build the image you would like to project and plan how to do this

Day Four
Influencing Others and Building Your Reputation Within the Organisation

• Develop your network for career development and support
• Broaden your impact and ability to influence others
• Building your reputation, how to become ‘visible’
• Advanced and vital interpersonal communication skills for marshaling people
• Become part of the innovative and strategic ‘leadership problems and not just a small part of an operational ‘solution’
• Personal presentation skills

Day Five
Writing the Roadmap for Breaking Through The Glass Ceiling

• How to leverage your strengths to achieve your potential
• Write an Execution Roadmap for breaking The Glass Ceiling within your culture
• Closing the gap: attitudes and Skills Toolbox- the way ahead
• Writing your personal SWOT analysis
• Setting objectives to align your competencies with top management
• Next steps, drafting your personal development plan