Overview

Enhance your leadership abilities with this hands-on training seminar. Designed for women looking to advance their careers in today’s workforce.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.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.How You Will Benefit: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 trustWhat You Will Cover: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 likeCourse Outline:Learning ObjectivesDescribe Collaborative Competition and How to Apply This Mindset to Lead with ConfidenceIdentify Opportunities to Take Smart Risks for Increased Competitive AdvantageExplain the Advantages of Pacing Partners to Become More Organizationally Savvy, Build a Strategic Network, and Expand Your VisibilityDeveloping a Collaborative Competition MindsetDistinguish Between Male and Female Views of CompetitionExplain How Perfectionism Inhibits CompetitionDescribe How Female Qualities Can Be an Asset in LeadershipDefine a Collaborative Competition MindsetDefining a Smart Risk-Taking and Resilience BrandDescribe Why Smart Career Risk Taking Is Critical for Your BrandExplain the Importance of Having a Resilient MindsetDescribe the Four Performance Zones: Blah, Comfort, Stretch, and YikesExplain the Purpose of Getting Comfortable in the Stretch ZoneIdentify a Practical Approach to Taking Smart RisksActing with Organizational SavvyApply Strategies to Create a Savvy Organizational RoleDescribe Methods to Overcome Negative Labels That Can Limit LeadershipIdentify and Use “Organizational Savvy” Strategic Tactics to Promote Leader BrandBuild a Strategic NetworkIdentify the Reasons Why a Strong Strategic Leadership Network Is ImportantCreate an Action Plan to Develop an Ideal Leadership NetworkCollaborating with Hypercompetitive ColleaguesDistinguish Between Different Types of Hypercompetitive ColleaguesExplain the Beliefs of Having Competent Yet Unlikeable Colleagues or Those with Whom You Have Low TrustDescribe Strategies and Tactics for Dealing with Challenging ColleaguesBuilding Relationships with Pacing PartnersDefine the Four Levels of Pacing PartnersDescribe How to Form Friendly Competitors and Challengers and Overcome Common PitfallsBuild Pacing Partner Relationships