Leadership Skills for Women

Lesson 1
Leadership & Goal Attainment Module 1
Relational Leadership

Overview of the Relational Model
Comparing Leadership Styles
Enhancing Your Personal Leadership
Exploring and Assessing the Basic Framework
Assessment, Compromise, and Focus as Leadership Traits
In-Depth View of the Relational Leadership Model
Understanding the Core Elements
Key Components of a Relational Organization
Shifting from Non-Relational to Relational Leadership
Adopting a New Style for Dealing with People
The Critical Role as Leader
Preserving the Organization’s Environment
Leadership & Goal Attainment Module 2
Developing as a Leader

Apply Discipline
Execute Winning Activities
Avoid Shortcuts
Manage Risk
The Power of Leadership
Building on Strengths
Applying Your Self-Knowledge
Creating a Great Place to Work
The Building Blocks of Trust
Make Stress a Positive Force
The Value of Relationalism
Community Leadership
The Relational Leader at Home
Leadership & Goal Attainment Module 3
Multiplier versus Diminishers

The Multiplier Effect
Resource Leveraging
The High Cost of Diminishers
The Mind of the Multiplier
The Five Disciplines of the Multiplier
The Talent Magnet
Four Practices of the Talent Magnet
The Diminishers’ Approach
The Liberator
Tyrant versus Liberator
Three Practices of the Liberator
The Challenger
The Know-it-All versus the Challenger
Leadership & Goal Attainment Module 4
Becoming a Multiplier

The Debate Maker
Practices of the Debate Maker
Debate Making as Resource Leverage
The Investor
The Micromanager versus the Investor
The Diminishers’ Approach to Execution
Leveraging Your Investment
Becoming a Multiplier
From Resonance to Resolve
The Accelerators
Sustaining Momentum
Genius or Genius Maker
Leadership & Goal Attainment Module 5
Goals and Goal Setting

What is a Goal?
Goals & Objectives Pyramids
Who Sets Goals?
The Goal Setting Process
Adopt & Adapt the Goal
Identifying and Documenting Goals
Writing S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Goal Development and Planning
Action Plans
Obstacles to Goal Attainment
Goal Achievement
Taking Action

Balanced Leadership for Women Module 1
Meaning

This module will address the importance of building meaning for women in leadership roles. Meaning is a defining trait among leaders. Identifying what brings meaning involves both knowing your strengths and identifying your purpose in what you are doing. Part of identifying your purpose is naming your dreams, and once your purpose is identified alongside your strengths and meaning becomes clear, happiness naturally results. The happiness equation provides a strong base for effective leadership.

It All Begins with Meaning
Your Own Happiness Equation
Start with Your Strengths
A Sense of Purpose
Dream Catcher

Balanced Leadership for Women Module 2
Framing

Once we have identified our strengths and purpose, it is time to begin to identify who we are as a leader. Are we optimistic, pessimistic, and adaptable? Obstacles are a reality in leadership, and being comfortable with feedback and critique can help to use it to build our leadership skills. This module will discuss the importance of how we frame the successes and failures and how to move forward through obstacles along the way.

A Matter of Framing
The Practice of Optimism
Moving On
Ready for Change
The Journey, Not the Destination
Balanced Leadership for Women Module 3
Connecting

We do not accomplish anything in this world alone. Relationships we build throughout our career are important for all stages of our development as leaders. This module will focus on building connections and networks in colleagues, mentors, sponsors and developing inclusive leadership skills.

A Path to Belonging
Reciprocity Forms Relationships
The Tapestry You Weave
On the Shoulders of Sponsors
Member of the Tribe
Balanced Leadership for Women Module 414
Engaging and Energizing

It all comes together when we practice engagement. Engaging is when we commit to taking a step forward, to seize the opportunities in front of us. In order to take risks, we must be able to speak up for our dreams professionally as well as personally. This module will discuss how to find your voice as a leader, use your strengths to create opportunities in leadership in your career, and to utilize skills from centered leadership to effectively reach your career goals.

Crossing the Line
Stand Up, Speak Up
Weathering the Heights
Energy in Your Toolkit
Experience the Flow

Women’s Power at Work Module 1
What Women See

Our vision is shaped by what we notice, what we believe is important, and what we perceive life should be. Women often have challenges articulating what is seen at work because how women see things is often out of sync for what is expected in today’s organization. Module 1 will address what women see at work that is uniquely female and how it can complement an organization’s leadership.

The Vision Disconnect
Consequences of Dismissing What Women See
Complementary Capabilities
Attention
Acting on What We See
Women’s Power at Work Module 2
Warning Signals

There has been much conversation in popular media in recent years about top female organizational leaders opting-out of their rising careers to raise children or change to completely different careers. How connected is this trend to the differences between how women and men see things and perceive what they see at work? This module will discuss why women leave work and careers and what challenges organizations face to keep top female leaders.

When Women Leave
Female Brain Drain
Opting-Out
Women and Risk
Fail-Safe
Women’s Power at Work Module 3
Elements of the Female Vision

Women and men notice things in their environment differently. While there are exceptions to every generality, women tend to take a broad-spectrum style in what they notice than men. Not only do women and men typically notice things differently, but they also assign value and the importance of relationships differently. This module will discuss how women typically notice things in their work environment, how they attach value at work, and the importance of a social network to women.

Broad-Spectrum and Narrow Noticing
Wired to Notice
Numbers and Relationships
Worth and Satisfaction
The Social Fabric
Women’s Power at Work Module 4
Profiting from the Female Vision

While women often recognize their vision is different than their male colleagues or the traditional expectations at work, acting on that different vision can be challenging. In order to bring your voice to your unique vision, it is important to be able to articulate the differences that make your vision useful, surround yourself with a strong and diverse network, and build the skills necessary to carry out your vision. This module will bring together the research on the differences found in how women experience and perceive their environments differently in the workplace and offer a skillset for bringing your unique vision to life.

Articulate Your Vision
Allies, Accountability, and Coaching
Being Present and Letting Go
Encouraging Mindfulness
The Power of Empathy