Women: Changing the Face of Leadership
The current leadership crisis has opened a window of opportunity to transform America’s leadership culture and women have a critical role to play in the evolution. Why? Women are more likely to be transformational leaders. To fully utilize women who are talented leaders, and encourage their male counterparts who also lead through relationships, companies must first address obstacles to the success, promotion and retention of highly capable women. This seminar presents a review of current and original research on women’s leadership attributes and integrates these findings with what is needed by leaders in this post heroic age. Participants are introduced to a survey that identifies what helps and what gets in the way of the success, promotion and retention of talented women. Working on a case study participants review one company’s survey results then develop solutions to increase the organization’s ability to fully leverage the success of talented women.
Anne presents a compelling vision for how the leaders of tomorrow will succeed through the integration of both “feminine” and “masculine” traits into their daily work. Listening to her speak provided substantial insight into my own leadership journey.
Pierrette Kelly
Former Vice President & General Manager
CVS.com
This seminar presents a compelling business case for more women in top leadership roles.
Topics Include:
- A brief history of leadership through the current crisis
- The effect women are having on the prevailing leadership culture and practices:
- From command and control to transformational (relational)
- Helping men expanding their capacities
- Research on the effectiveness of transformational leadership and gender correlates
- Capitalizing on the growing impact of women consumers, professionals, business owners and shareholders of financial wealth
- Overcoming obstacles to maximizing the contributions of women leaders
Dr. Perschel identifies a road-map, principles and structures for companies seeking to remove obstacles for women and create a competitive advantage by doing so. Participants apply what they’ve learned by working on a case study in small groups.
This seminar is unique in its appeal to both men and women – presenting a case for more women in leadership roles not as an end in itself but as a strategy for creating a leadership model and culture that frees men to use their hidden strengths as well. Participants will review a wealth of research including Dr. Perschel’s original study on how women are changing prevailing leadership practices.
Anne makes a compelling business case for the promotion of women into the highest levels of management, backed up by solid and current research. Organizations seeking greater performance that ignore this information do so at their own peril. The ‘rule of 3′ provided additional perspective.
Kevan Norris, Partner
Wellesley Partners
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