Leading Authentically

Women in Leadership Cohort

Dr. Colleen A. Timm, CESA 7 Agency Administrator

SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Women comprise roughly 50% of the world’s population. A tremendous amount of talent must be cultivated to address the challenges, solve the problems, and identify the way forward to ensure that humanity thrives…With the challenges we face on a global scale, we need as many women and men as possible who can lead us into the future.

The Power of Women's Leadership Development

People become leaders by internalizing a leadership identity and developing a sense of purpose.

Anchoring in purpose enables women to redirect their attention toward shared goals and to consider who they need to be and what they need to learn to achieve those goals. Instead of defining themselves in relation to gender stereotypes—whether rejecting stereotypically masculine approaches because they feel inauthentic or rejecting stereotypically feminine ones for fear that they convey incompetence—female leaders can focus on behaving in ways that advance the purposes for which they stand.

Focusing on purpose can also lead women to take up activities critical to their success, such as networking. Connections rarely come to them as a matter of course, so they have to be proactive in developing ties. Still, we also find that many women avoid networking because they see it as inauthentic—as developing relationships that are merely transactional and feel too instrumental—or because it brings to mind activities (the proverbial golf game, for example) in which they have no interest or for which they have no time, given their responsibilities beyond work. Yet when they see it as a means to a larger purpose, such as developing new business to advance their vision for the company, they are more comfortable engaging in it. Learning how to be an effective leader is like learning any complex skill: It rarely comes naturally and usually takes a lot of practice.

Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers

Leadership Credential for completing all sessions

Cohort Package: $1250

One year of Leadership Development

Access to Recognized Leaders Across the Region

7 Half Day Cohort Workshops

7 One-Hour Individual Coaching Sessions

Copy of Twin Thieves Book

100-Day Plan Support

Refreshments

Copy of Leading Authentically by C7 Communications

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