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Women in Leadership

Exude Confidence, Insight and Influence

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Overview

Confidence, impact and personal insight are essential skills to help women in the public sector step up, get ahead and be the best possible leader.

Attend our Women in Leadership course to create a personal vision of what it means to be an influential and powerful woman and enhance your capabilities to meet this goal. Define your career goals and develop the skills to meet those. Learn how to react to opportunities that lead to stepping up and progressing even further.

Through discussion and practical exercises, identify strategies to act with purpose and conviction, establish techniques to set boundaries and remain true to your vision of being a more effective leader.

Join a group of women, committed to growth, from across the public sector for high-impact and interactive learning.​ Leave the day with an action plan to progress and overcome barriers to success.

Who Should Attend?

This course has been created specifically for female professionals working in the public sector, who are looking to develop confidence in their roles, gain key leadership skills and progress their careers.

Learning Outcomes

  • Strengthen your confidence and personal insight

  • Create an environment where everybody can thrive

  • Develop your leadership style to improve your impact

  • Learn to generate buy-in and enhance your ability to obtain results

  • Establish an action-plan to develop you into the leader you want to be




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Trainers for this Course

At ModernGov, we partner with experienced trainers who specialise in leadership skills within the public sector.

Based on your organisation’s goals and requirements, we match you with the right expert: someone who understands your context and can deliver a tailored course designed to strengthen your team’s leadership skills.

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Dr Hayley Lewis
Organisational
Psychologist

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Anne Walsh
Communications
Coach

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Kate Sturdy
Executive Coach & Mentor

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What have previous attendees said about this course?

  • "I will be reflecting on the knowledge, skills and ideas from this course for a while to come. I have already acted upon some of my action plan and I look forward to doing more. I feel empowered and invigorated to progress, thrive and share my learning with others"

    - Road Safety and Partnerships Manager, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service

  • "This course was both inspiring and educational and opened up a door to a network of other strong women wanting to progress"

    - Head of Year 12 & 13, St Martins School

  • "I found the Women in Leadership course with ModernGov to be a really fantastic development opportunity. It gave me the chance to meet with liked minded colleagues, build my confidence and has given me things to work on as I go through my leadership journey. Furthermore I found it easy to organise and Kate the provider was brilliant at tailoring the course to suit the organisations needs."

    - Senior Manager at Natural England

  • "The course was really informative but also enabled people to put the physical techniques and theoretical models learnt into practice during break out sessions which was really valuable"

    - Marketing Manager, Loughborough University

  • “Great course, lots of learnings to apply at work”

    - Head of Financial Planning and Analysis

  • “I would highly recommend this course for both men and women, specifically as it provides useful insider tips on changes to behavioural aspects”

    - Associate Director, Clarion Housing

  • "The course provided me the opportunity to refresh some of my knowledge but also gain greater insight into others areas which impact on Women in Leadership roles"

    - Area Manager, MHA

  • "Excellent course for providing women, either in leadership roles or considering moving into one, with the knowledge, insight and skill base to move their professional development to the next stage."

    - Head of Service at Victim Support

  • "An excellent course which has made me reflect on my own leadership journey in the context of those around me. It has highlighted the wide ranging female leadership present in Natural England as well as how we might better support people in their development."

    - Principal Officer at Natural England

Agenda

09:00 - 09:30 Registration


09:30 - 10:00 Trainer’s Welcome and Learning Objectives


10:00 - 10:45 Women in Leadership: What Makes Great Leader?

  • Identify inspiring leaders and why they are thought so

  • Discuss the strategies of high-achieving women versus men

  • Define potential barriers to development for women in leadership positions

  • Reflect on the relationship between effective leadership and performance in organisations


10:45 - 11:30 Leading with Authentic Purpose

  • Pinpoint leadership strengths, styles and aspirations

  • Mentoring and coaching: what can you get from it

  • Investigate your impact and the qualities needed to improve it

  • Learn about vision and engagement as a leader’s two core activities

11:30 - 11:45 Morning Break


11:45 - 12:30 Stepping Up with Confidence

  • Identify your achievements and skills

  • Align your authentic self with people’s perception

  • Know your strengths, weaknesses, talents and biases

  • Understand why language matters: talking about yourself and challenging negative messages

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:15 Techniques and Pathways to Senior Roles

  • Recognise opportunities for upward growth

  • Effective networking: practical tips to gain power and influence

  • Employ a collaborative approach to negotiating: the win-win approach

  • Generate senior leadership buy-in and influence at a business strategy level

14:15 - 15:15 Workshop: The Strategic Power of Saying No

Apply strategies to say no and practice them in challenging situations. This will enable you to:

  • Stay true to your core values

  • Understand why, when and how to say no

  • Learn the differences between barriers and boundaries

15:15 - 15:30 Afternoon Break

15:30 - 16:00 Action-Planning: Be the Leader You Envisioned

  • Define core competencies you need to develop further and how

  • Determine your current impact and the one you want to have as a leader

  • Identify potential obstacles and how you can overcome them to the best of your ability

  • Establish alignment between your personal purpose and the purpose of your organisation

16:00 - 16:15 Feedback, Evaluation and Close

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