Training Overview

Why Choose this Training Course?

Our Women in Leadership Programme is aimed at supporting female leaders to broaden their leadership skills, confidence and build a network of like-minded professionals

Women in leadership roles are faced with many differing challenges, it is these issues that are preventing many women from achieving their goal of becoming a leader at their company and diminishing their ability to get ahead in business. We recognise the importance of gender diversity at the top level in many organisations, as women have many strengths to offer and can bring a balance of approach and opinion. This course aims to empower women to take on and excel in leadership roles.

On this LEADWomen training course you will learn tools and techniques for recognising your strengths as a leader and align your leadership style to your values and strengths. It aims to help raise your profile to those who matter, how to develop powerful networks and help build and maintain your confidence and self-belief.

This training course will feature:

• Cutting-edge ideas about leadership and tried and tested techniques you can apply to overcome the unique challenges faced by women leaders
• Different leadership styles, and the strengths each can bring and how to develop a style that suits you and is authentic
• How to have confidence in your ability as a leader
• Be able to sell your personal brand in a way that suits your personal style
• Access to a professional coach to develop clear aims for your ongoing personal and professional development
• Networking with a community of peers, women succeeding in leadership roles around the world.

What are the Goals?

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

• Develop greater confidence and a better understanding of their personal leadership style
• Develop their own personal brand of authoritative, authentic leadership
• Boost their visibility and build presence in their organisation
• Become a role model for other women in business
• Understand and refine their personal strengths and how best to use them.

Who is this Training Course for?

The content of this LEADWomen training course is especially tailored to female business leaders of today. Participants that hold leadership positions and who have been identified by their organisation as a key part of the company's succession plan are encouraged to attend.

This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Any woman who would like to develop and progress her management career, especially those from male-dominated industries.
• Female business professionals who are looking to move forward in their organisations by developing the best possible leadership style to fit the positions they want.
• Women in organisations that have been identified as potential leaders in the organisation

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes both coaching and training techniques. Delegates will have an opportunity to explore their experiences and practice techniques with guidance and direction from a qualified professional Coach.

The Course Content

Day One: Understanding your Leadership Style

• Different leadership styles and the strengths of each
• Align your leadership strategy and style with your own personal values and self-image, develop your own personal brand of authoritative, authentic leadership
• Authority and impact – how to be heard and how to lead others; how to bring the best of yourself to what you do
• Emotional intelligence to lead people effectively
• Personal capability to build trust and leadership

Day Two: 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 leadership capability
• Culture, unconscious gender biases bias and self-limiting beliefs
• Moving out of your comfort zone, embrace challenges, take risks and taking responsibility for your own success
• Communication skills – Find your Voice!

Day Three: Presence, influencing skills and building resilience

• Presence as a leader and collaborator
• Factors which affect career success and the importance of image and exposure
• Build the image you would like to project and plan how to do this
• Develop your network for career development and support
• Broaden your impact and ability to influence
• Develop critical partnerships and networks
• Resilience – how to maintain and sustain my energy. How to juggle multiple priorities and still excel at what you do; How to work under pressure and develop strategies for resilience
• Action Planning - What will I do differently going forward?