Sample Courses:
LEADERSHIP
Leadership occurs only when people are engaged to follow. An effective leader brings about the creation of a shared vision, essential to engaging and involving people in the group or program which he or she leads. To be a committed and engaged member of an organization, we must want to belong, believe in, and give our all to the organization. The congruence of our personal vision, values, and philosophy with that of the organization and its culture, determines the degree of our involvement, productivity, excitement, and innovation. In this highly interactive program, participants will learn about ways to lead others so as to excite their passion, imagination, and engagement through vision.
EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Outstanding leaders, executives and managers distinguish themselves by their ability to understand and manage themselves and to understand and work with others. It is a given that technical and functional expertise is the foundation for effective performance. But Emotional Intelligence (EI) competencies overwhelmingly distinguish outstanding leaders from average performers. Participants in this program learn the concept of EI, its component competencies and how to use EI to stimulate outstanding performance. The class also offers techniques for developing EI competencies in others.
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
Women rising from management to leadership need a new set of skills, insights and philosophies. This program is designed to assist women in enhancing their leadership impact and contributions, forging new inroads and dispelling stereotypes. Specifically, the seminar and course materials are designed to provide an enhanced understanding of what it means to lead with high impact. In this highly interactive program, participants will identify the strategies and develop the real-world skills needed to lead effectively. In addition, specific tools and approaches will be provided to help women build work environments where leadership and empowerment are emphasized.
Although job competency is valued, organizational politics plays a big part in how well things get done on the job. A high-performance career entails knowing how to read organizational cues, as well as being comfortable with positional and personal power. To develop maximum leadership potential, women must be particularly savvy in dealing with this unspoken reality. This seminar will incorporate case studies, assessments, and discussions to examine the issues around organizational politics. It also will provide a framework to enable women to gain greater savvy about the oft unspoken realities of organizational dynamics, and learn strategies to proactively improve higher-level leadership skills.
Women face exciting leadership opportunities and challenges in today's world. This program is
designed to increase women's skills, knowledge, and confidence in leading and managing in
complex organizations. We will address questions such as: What are the valued attributes and
behaviors of women leaders in the workplace? How do women define and find work and career
success? How do managerial and professional women successfully balance their multiple
responsibilities and commitments? How can women increase their overall leadership impact in
organizations? How can women lead with integrity?
The goal of the program is to help women understand the leadership and managerial issues
surrounding women in organizations, and to assist them in recognizing and enhancing their
unique leadership skills and competencies. Interactive in nature, this program includes
leadership assessment, group discussion, skill development, and networking.
To move to higher levels of impact and contribution in today's fast-paced work environment,
women need to develop and leverage enhanced leadership skills and knowledge. The goal of this
program is to help women understand that successful leadership arises from effective
management of both our selves and our relationships in professional and personal settings.
The program is designed to assist women in recognizing and developing their human and social
capital in leadership contexts. Human capital consists of the personal elements that engender
excellent performance as a leader, such as vision, strategic focus, personal presence, inspirational
skills, and creation of supportive work environments. Social capital consists of the interpersonal
relationships that yield valued resources and connections, such as powerful networks, mentors,
alliances, cooperative work arrangements, and other ties of trust, reciprocity, and exchange.
Learning to leverage both human and social capital is vital to women's success as leaders in
organizations.
Interactive in nature, this program includes assessment, small group activities and discussion,
skill development, and networking.
WOMEN IN HEALTHCARE LEADERSHIP
To effectively address the various opportunities, pressures, and stresses that can so easily emerge and overtake people in health care organizations, leaders must learn to recognize, motivate, and effectively manage their own and others' emotions. In today's complex health care organizations, leaders are charged with igniting the positive emotions of their people and countering unproductive spirals. In this program, participants learn the concept of emotional intelligence (EI), its component competencies, and how to use EI to stimulate outstanding performance in health care settings. The class also offers techniques for leaders serving as coaches to help others develop EI competencies.
The goal of the program is to equip women in health care fields with a deeper understanding of how leadership is embedded in relationships and how positive emotions spark and fuel the most productive relationships.
Women face exciting leadership opportunities and challenges in today's health care field. This program is designed to increase women's skills, knowledge, and confidence in leading and managing in complex health care organizations. We will address questions such as: What are the valued attributes and behaviors of women leaders in health care? What are the differences between management and leadership? How can managerial and professional women in health care successfully enhance their leadership impact and contributions, forge new inroads, and dispel stereotypes? How can women lead with integrity in their health care organizations? The goal of the program is to help participants understand the leadership and managerial issues surrounding women in health care organizations, and to assist them in recognizing and enhancing their unique leadership skills and competencies. This highly interactive program includes leadership assessment, group discussion,
skill development, and networking.
