Women can serve as powerful leaders at every organizational level, bringing critical competencies like team leadership capability, strategic thinking capacity, and strong business acumen to their positions. To flourish and advance as a leader, women need not only the core skills required for effective leadership but also a strong, confident voice that can influence others and be respected.
This unique two-day program gives you the knowledge and practical tools to establish yourself as a present and future leader, empowering you to speak with confidence and create measurable value for your organization regardless of your current role. You will expand far beyond basic communication fundamentals and assertiveness training to explore strategic vision, negotiation techniques, and business strategy. You will also learn powerful methods to help you develop and strengthen your authentic leadership voice and lead with confidence and courage.
The program begins by focusing on self-awareness and developing strong personal leadership. From there, your attention shifts to leading others effectively and positioning yourself as someone who creates tangible organizational value.
Upon successful completion of this program, you will earn a special AMA Women's Leadership Certificate, recognizing that you have completed rigorous, hands-on training in critical leadership competencies for women in business settings. As an added benefit, you will also receive an exclusive AMA certificate acknowledging your program completion and achievement.
Who Should Attend:
Professional women at all career levels who want to develop leadership capabilities, pursue career advancement, or strengthen their ability to lead teams and contribute meaningfully to their organizations.
How You Will Benefit:
- Understand leadership as a distinct way of thinking that integrates business knowledge, strategic vision, and personal reflection
- Develop and strengthen the leadership competencies that organizations value and require
- Discover your authentic leadership voice and articulate a powerful leadership message
- Address and overcome beliefs and assumptions that can limit women's success in business
- Position yourself as a contributor who creates value and drives results
- Strengthen your confidence and embrace appropriate risk-taking in your leadership role
What You Will Learn and Cover:
Learning Objectives
- Understand leadership as a specific way of thinking that combines business acumen, strategic vision, and introspection
- Develop the leadership skills that organizations demand from their leaders
- Find and develop your authentic leadership voice and communicate your leadership message powerfully
- Address limiting beliefs and misconceptions that can undermine women in business
- Position yourself as someone who creates value and drives organizational results
- Build your confidence and develop comfort with strategic risk-taking
The Importance of Women in Leadership Roles
- Define leadership and its important distinctions from management
- Understand how women create a competitive advantage in their organizations
- Develop the courage and conviction to advocate for your team and create value
- Identify and apply the four domains of successful leadership
Developing Your Leadership Voice
- Identify the key elements that comprise a compelling leadership voice
- Recognize your authentic voice as a leader and express it with conviction
- Determine when and how to adjust your voice to inspire action and results
- Address and overcome biases that may limit your leadership voice
- Understand the importance of modeling leadership behavior and creating a feedback culture
Crafting Your Leadership Message
- Apply a practical methodology to develop and communicate your ideas clearly
- Learn how to communicate your vision to different audiences
- Express your ideas with courage while maintaining clarity and focus
- Create a compelling business case that resonates with various stakeholders
Communicating Strategic Direction
- Define strategic direction and why it matters to daily operations
- Communicate strategy with passion, courage, and conviction
- Use strategic messages to establish direction and allocate resources effectively
Building Highly Effective Teams
- Identify your strategic network and develop it purposefully
- Understand organizational politics and how to navigate them successfully
- Apply the four key principles for successfully managing organizational politics
- Identify what supports the transition from individual contributor to valued team player and high-performance team member
- Connect your team's work to organizational strategy and business results
Becoming a Strategic Leader Who Creates Value
- Define strategy from an organizational perspective
- Identify the five critical questions strategic leaders ask regularly
- Assess future opportunities and challenges using SWOT analysis
- Create a value proposition based on customer needs and expectations
- Learn how to foster and support innovation
Leadership and Negotiation
- Determine what issues and decisions are negotiable in your role
- Assess your natural negotiation style and how it aligns with your leadership approach
- Determine when to use an alternative negotiation approach and have the courage to do so
- Apply a four-step process for conducting successful negotiations
