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A 6-month Women's Leadership Program designed to support and develop the presence, participation and leadership skills of women earmarked for (or recently) promoted
Why?
Big Picture….Calls for greater gender equality in leadership and wages have been ongoing and despite some progress, there remains a fundamental lack of women in leadership roles (e.g. in the Fortune 500 list in America, only 15% of CEOs are women; on a global level women hold only 38% of leadership roles). This is despite evidence and research that organisations thrive and out-perform their competitors when they have prominent female leaders from board level throughout management and a strong pipeline of diverse talent from which to tap.
In your organisation this means you may have…
Competent managers who are afraid to speak up in meetings to present perspectives and improvements
Insecure managers who are not addressing performance issues in their team
Indecisive leaders worried about taking responsibility
Lots of time in meetings and less time in productive work because managers are struggling to set boundaries and maintain priorities
Absentee high performers due to stress
Employees who say yes to anything asked of them by peers or clients and then cannot deliver
Lack of delegation as managers run themselves into the ground without training/upskilling their team
Managers who are not giving or asking for feedback/clear measures of success
Stalled or slow movement on projects and services and a lack of results
Lack of trust within teams and departments
How do we change that?
1 - Companies/organisations need to examine their bias/policies/salaries/opportunities for women.
2 - Women need support to overcome barriers around being a minority with lack of role models and mentors, persistent stereotypes, explicit and implicit shaming, balancing work and caregiving and lower expectations.
This leadership program is designed to support rising women leaders to expand their presence, sense of self, influence, expertise and impact with evidence based tools and practices and examine the real world social barriers and complexity involved in female leadership.
It often is not possible to engage with, learn and master leadership skills while focused on day-to-day responsibilities in the workplace with demanding clients, tight deadlines, big projects and escalations. Professional development programs give participants the opportunity to take time away from the day-to-day to concentrate on critical leadership skills.
Who is facilitating this Women's Leadership Programme?
Me - Maude Burger-Smith, a feminist leadership and burnout prevention coach.
With over 15 years of corporate experience in small, medium and large organisations and many years of coaching business owners, senior leaders, newly promoted leaders around their goals and challenges I am very familiar with the themes that come up when expanding into professional leadership as a woman in the western world.
As well as being an experienced ICF PCC certified leadership coach, I hold an MA in Intercultural Communication and am a guest teacher in stress and wellness, performance, team and executive coaching and a regular media contributor.
Women's Leadership Programme details
6 month small group programme (max 10 participants)
4 x 60 minute live group classes per month
4 x 1:1 60 minute individual coaching sessions to kick off; check in; track progress and stay accountable
Recommended reading (2 leadership books)
Monthly practical tasks and challenges
Network/community building within the cohort
Price: 399 GBP/month x 6 month payment plan or 2394 GBP per participant paid in full.
Find out more by booking a discussion call
Once I’ve solidified who is interested, I’ll send out a poll to coordinate the specific day/time we’ll meet every week. It is likely to be midday CET/morning US time.
"I think the program is excellent for women in the workplace. In general, the content is truly dynamic which is applicable to all people working their way to become a brave leader, male and female."
Who is this Women's Leadership Programme for?
High-potential specialists who want to move into management
Newly promoted leaders who have the potential for increased leadership responsibilities and limited management experience
Middle managers who want to acquire the skills to position themselves favourably for advancement and effect wider influence.
What will participants get out of it?
> Increased understanding of leadership, power and politics
> Increased confidence in leading and influencing others
> More focus, energy and efficiency as time is used differently
> Practice and skills in communication and team management
> Connection, shared learning and allyship from course cohort
> More visibility as a leader internally and externally
What will the sponsoring organisation get out of it?
Well equipped managers who can make decisions, defend them and take action
Leaders that can address team performance, motivate and coach
More expression of ideas/initiatives/products
Visible managers confidently representing the organisation in public
Stronger leadership competencies and succession planning without additional burden on senior leadership
Increased employee engagement and satisfaction
Alignment with societal expectations for gender equality and employer responsibilities
"I feel more comfortable. It's helpful to hear that other leaders have the same doubts and insecurities as me. "
What are the next steps?
Please book a call or email me with further questions/to set up a time to chat about how this could serve your organisation.
Confirm how many spaces you would like to sponsor for your female leaders.
I’d like to keep the group size intimate to ensure there’s ample time for everyone to be able to speak up and receive personalised attention and feedback.
Confirm organisation invoicing details and cadence.
“Connecting with other leaders in the team to exchange experiences and ideas, and having a space where we can share the situations we are in and getting outside feedback.”
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