Women Leaders Programme Course
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INTRODUCTION
Innovative companies know that long-term success requires a pipeline of visionary leaders who can help build and secure a competitive edge. The Program for Leadership Development (PLD) prepares emerging executives to become more effective influencers who can contribute to corporate success on a higher level.
This highly personalized program features two on-campus and two virtual, self-paced modules that focus on accelerating your business and your career. You will return to your organization more confident, more capable, and better equipped to take on new challenges.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:
- Hear cutting-edge ideas about leadership, and learn tried and tested techniques you can apply to overcome the unique challenges faced by women leaders.
- Develop greater confidence and a better understanding of your personal leadership style, enabling you to carry out and lead change effectively within your business.
- Work with a professional coach to develop clear aims for your ongoing personal and professional development
- Access a community of peers, women succeeding in senior leadership roles around the world.
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COURSE AUDIENCE
This course is made for:
- Specialists and star contributors with at least 10 to 15 years of work experience who have been identified as outstanding prospects for increased leadership responsibilities
- Managers from any business function and at any level, from project leaders to vice presidents
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COURSE OUTLINE
DAY ONE:
Foundational skill building
- Build shared business knowledge and terminology before arriving on campus
- Complete introductory courses in accounting, finance, and quantitative methods
- Prepare for the cases that you will discuss during Module 2
- Identify your customized case challenge on the phone with your HBS Executive Coach
- Evaluate your current leadership skills through the Leadership Learning Path Assessment tool
DAY TWO:
Cross-functional business approach
- Develop an end-to-end view of the business and how all functions interrelate
- Explore strategy, marketing, operations, finance, accounting, and corporate accountability
- Learn how functional strategy, business-unit strategy, and strategy implementation relate
- Understand the role that control systems play in executing strategy
- Analyze the economic, political, and social forces shaping the global business environment
DAY THREE:
Strategy formulation and implementation
- Complete self-directed work at your own pace while engaging in scheduled exercises and group sessions
- Round out your understanding of strategy by completing Economics for Managers via Harvard Business School Online
- Continue working on your customized case and personal action plan
DAY FOUR:
Leading change
- Identify what needs to change within your organization
- Expand your portfolio of change management processes and approaches
- Foster innovation, receptiveness to change, and an entrepreneurial mindset
- Present an overview of your customized case and action plan for feedback
DAY FIVE:
Personal leadership
- Develop the self-awareness and emotional intelligence of an authentic leader
- Support your company’s financial needs, legal requirements, and ethical obligations
- Become a more effective negotiator and a more confident decision-maker
- Address the competing demands of all stakeholders
- Create advantage by generating more value for the business and society
- Expand your leadership vision and address a personal leadership challenge
