Women's Leadership Programme

Programme structure

The programme is founded on three pillars of empowerment:

Empower to action

Empower to influence

Empower from within

You will review and develop your strengths and practical competencies in transferable leadership skills such as negotiating, delegating and problem-solving. By establishing a clear understanding of your personal capabilities, you will be able to identify and address areas for development. As you explore the challenges of navigating organisational culture and politics, you will reflect on how institutional values can impact on women, especially those in leadership roles, and consider strategies for reforming established models and policies.

You will examine your individual identity and purpose, embracing your authenticity and recognising any distorting beliefs that are holding you back. By building your self-awareness and an understanding of how others see you, you will uncover your motivations for success and develop a powerful personal brand. Through deep self-reflection in a supportive environment, you will explore how to maximise your personal influence and unleash your potential. The insights acquired during the programme will ultimately contribute to a strategic career plan that you will develop with a re-invigorated sense of identity and energy.

Your skills and strengths alone are not enough to achieve leadership success.We will focus on the importance of network mapping and collaboration in developing your social capital. You will learn how intersectionality (your social, cultural and personal identities) impacts your professional influence, and the significance of understanding and embracing cross-cultural intelligence. As you evaluate your approach to building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, you will develop clarity around impression management tactics, and personal strategies on how to maximise your visibility in a positive way.

www.cranfield.ac.uk/som/wlp

+44(0)1234 754500

execdev@cranfield.ac.uk

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