THE WOMEN LEADERS PROGRAM

Stake your claim in the corporate landscape

Passionate, proven, and inspired, you are looking for the skills necessary to rise to the next level. As a leader on the fast-track in your organization who wants to apply to our award-winning program, you are:

A woman serving as a mid- to senior-level area manager, director, or vice president
A leader with ten or more years of leadership experience
Broadly responsible for operations and other managers

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The Women Leaders Program

Benefits of our Program

As a participant in our program, you will learn how to:

Identify and leverage personal strengths
Foster relationships conducive to high-level decision-making
Engage in the art of storytelling to strengthen communication
Create, foster and lead a healthy work culture
Equip yourself with the skills to assume greater responsibility

The Women Leaders Program was a key developmental opportunity in my leadership growth over a decade ago. Now as Chief People Officer of 'Fortune 100 Best Company to Work For', I can tell you that the Center for Leadership at FIU is world-class. I now use the Center for Leadership programs to help build our organization's leadership capacity.
Adriene McCoy, SVP and Chief People Officer, Baptist Health South Florida

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Topics and Schedule

The following topics and schedule are subject to change.

Day 1 – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (In-Person)
- Welcome and program introduction
- Women and leadership: discuss current issues in women's leadership
- Personality and leadership: understand how who you are affects your leadership behaviors
- Values in leadership: clearly define the role of personal values in leadership to better understand your decision making process
Day 2 – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (In-Person)
- Leading through your strengths: utilize a strengths-based approach to leadership development and learn to leverage your strengths and work through your weaknesses
- Building relationships and alliances: learn to cultivate meaningful connections, leverage strategic alliances, and navigate professional networks to advance your careers and foster a supportive community for women leaders
- Developing healthy workplace cultures: create and foster a healthy work culture for your organization and team, including employee involvement, work-life balance, employee growth and development, health and safety, and employee recognition
- Experiential learning activity: work together in a team to accomplish a series of tasks to understand the different ways teams approach decision-making, goal setting, and collaboration
Day 3 – 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET (In-Person)
- Navigating the workplace: explore the complexities of career progression by addressing challenges and strategies for advancement in leadership
- Leadership presence: improve your presence by practicing the skills actors use to have great stage presence and develop techniques to amplify your impact
- The art of storytelling: learn to use stories and storytelling techniques to make communications and presentations more compelling and influential
- Appreciations and lessons learned
- Program wrap-up
Executive Coaching Sessions via Zoom
A unique benefit of participating in the Women Leaders Program is the opportunity to meet one-on-one with an executive coach. These sessions will allow you to get objective feedback from a trained professional on your specific needs, as well as gain insight on the program’s sessions and tools.
This program includes two coaching sessions scheduled at your convenience between the in-person and virtual sessions. Each session is 50 minutes and will be conducted virtually via Zoom.
Day 4 – 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, via Zoom
- Leadership roundtable: the opportunity to participate in a roundtable with an industry women leader
- Leading through crisis: gain insights, strategies, and practical guidance for navigating challenges, fostering resilience, and inspiring teams to adapt and thrive in times of uncertainty
Day 5 – 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET, via Zoom
- Leading change and innovation: gain a fresh perspective on how to lead change and learn strategic tools to encourage innovative thinking for you and your team
- Program closing

Faculty

Valentina Bruk-Lee, Ph.D.
Director, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Program; Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Adriene McCoy
Facilitator
Gino Coca-Mir
Facilitator
Leslie DeChurch, Ph.D.
Affiliated Faculty
Garth D. Headley
Director, Division of Human Resources
Jill Hellman
Facilitator
Carol Lempert
Facilitator

Terms & Conditions

For more details on registration, refunds, and pricing, visit our Registration and Refund Policy page.

The Pathways to Leadership Program provides 0.82 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities with participating professional organizations.