In this session, you will learn a brief history of workplace evolution and meet some women who demonstrated their own brands of leadership style and success. You will then learn basic types of workplace leaders and begin the process of self-identification.

Barriers to women’s leadership come in two general types: external factors such as the workplace or home environment, and internal: layers of conditioning, anxieties, and experiences women hold inside. In this session, you will learn more of these barriers: how to identify them, work with them, and how to turn them into benefits that can strengthen your leadership.

Research suggests that those with strong social and emotional intelligence are more likely to contribute to a positive work environment. In this session, you will survey the history of Social and Emotional theory and be introduced to the five Social and Emotional Competencies. Further you will reflect on examples of good social and emotional intelligence examples from your own experience.

Self-awareness is about understanding your own traits, behaviors, needs, desires, feelings, failings, habits, and everything else that influences who you are. Self-awareness will help you to make choices that are right for you and will allow you to form successful relationships and make better decisions. In this session, you will use your own reflection and assessments from your boss, a peer and a family member or close friend to reflect on your own strengths and abilities.

Good leadership begins with self-awareness and evolves with sharing your strengths and skills with those who can benefit from them. In this session, you will examine ways to identify and develop and brand and ‘sell’ it to those who can use your skills and help generate the projects and future you want.

Good leadership skills include essentials for all relationships. For women, there can be confusion between ‘acting like a man’ and evolving their own leadership styles. In this session, you will learn ways in which women can deliver unique forms of leadership, and how best to maximize the benefits.

Good decisions come using effective relationship and leadership skills and are socially aware. In this session, you will learn a number of tips that you can use to make better decisions and some of the common decision traps. You will also be introduced to the Decision Wheel as a tool in good decision-making.