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Training Programmes : Management, Leadership and Coaching : Management for women

Training Programmes

SWIM! (Strengthening Women in Management)

Code:	D14SWIM
Type:	MMC Workshop
Category:	Management for women

Hours:	14
Duration:	2 days, 14 hours
Location:	EDITC & MMC Conference Center, 16 Imvrou Street, 1055 Nicosia
Language:	English
Attendance:	6-25
Speaker:	Joanne Freeman

Topics
Female leadership
Self- management
Emotional Intelligence
Thinking strategically
Communicating

Who Should Attend
This seminar targets women professionals (middle and top level executives) that want to contribute to the success of their company or their organisation. Participants may be general managers, department managers, team leaders, office managers, officers etc

Purpose
Skills building for women professionals in an action-learning format. Real take-away skills are practiced and consolidated in lively simulations carefully designed for training a particular skill set. The workshop concentrates on acquiring the most critical skills of communication, decision-making, building enthusiasm, trust and collaboration, delegation, motivation and managing conflict and crisis. The learning design revolves around a new leadership model, which emphasizes women’s natural leadership qualities and develops the full competency set needed for truly effective management.

Objectives
The workshop will:
• Strengthen women professionals in their ability to demonstrate leadership
• Allow the full recognition of women’s contribution to the management team
• Enable women to influence decisions and become more equal partners in strategy formulation
• Provide the critical skills needed to manage crisis and change in the new cyber environment.
• Give an approach to managing people and teams with confidence and credibility
• Enable crisp decision making and the ability to negotiate and influence for rapid results

Prerequisites
No Prerequisites

Methodology
The workshop focuses on an analysis of factors governing women’s career success as well as skills building on personal mastery and influence. The agenda concentrates on the most critical skills of communication, decision-making, building enthusiasm, trust and collaboration, gaining influence and managing conflict and crisis.

The workshop is highly interactive with a preference for small group work and combines expert input, case studies, group analysis, role plays and self-assessment tools. An atmosphere of challenge and support spiced with energizers gives depth and vigor to the learning experience

TimeTable

Day 1

08:30-10:30
WELCOME, INTRODUCTIONS, EXPECTATIONS

A creativity and self-discovery exercise
Personal presentations to start building self-assurance

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:45
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW

Group work on Snapshots of

FORCES FOR US AND AGAINST US

How to use positive forces and undermine forces holding women back

12:45-13:15 Lunch

13:15-15:00
A NEW MODEL OF FEMALE LEADERSHIP

The critical competencies, building on strengths, developing weak spots

15:00-15:15 Coffee Break

15:15-16:30
SELF-MANAGEMENT AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Self-analysis on esteem, confidence and
risk-taking

PRACTICING THE SKILLS OF ASSERTIVENESS, LISTENING, FEEDBACK, SAYING NO

Day 2

08:30-10:30
MARKETING THE BRAND CALLED YOU

Uncovering and communicating our special added value – personal presentations

THINKING STRATEGICALLY

Urgent vs important, Strategic vs tactical, mastering vision and mission

10:30-10:45 Coffee Break

10:45-12:45
HOW TO INFLUENCE AND PERSUADE

The right style, tactics, real work simulations

HANDLING CONFLICT AND CRITICISM

Critical situation role plays

12:45-13:15 Lunch

13:15-15:30
HOW WOMEN UNDERMINE THEMSELVES - MOTHERING AND RESCUING

COMMUNICATING FOR CLARITY AND IMPACT

15:00-15:15 Coffee Break

15:15-16:30
MOBILISING COMMITMENT AND MOTIVATION

Understanding motivation - how to channel energy for maximum result

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