Expert Insights on Women in Leadership

IN THIS COURSE

• 1.  Why We Need Women in the Workplace
  1m 56s
  We need women in the workplace for gender diversity; to gain parity with men; to maintain GDP growth at 3 percent; because women at the top improves the bottom line; consumers are woman while producers are men; and because millennials demand flexible life styles. FREE ACCESS
• 2.  Barriers to Women Leaders
  7m 4s
  Women encounter obstacles to leadership because of a bias that favors males for critical assignments; because women have mentors instead of sponsors; and they don’t match stereotypes about what leaders look like. Use your job as a platform. Grow it and network. FREE ACCESS
• 3.  Why Women Are Better Business Leaders
  2m 40s
  Only about 20 United States Senators and 24 of the Fortune 500 CEOs are women. Women are often better communicators; better at nurturing teamwork; and have better emotional intelligence and intuition. The feminization of business is great for society; GDP; and for business. FREE ACCESS
• 4.  Flawed Assumptions of New Women Leaders
  3m 1s
  New women leaders often assume they have to do all; but reframing this flawed assumption prevents problems for them; their employees; and their organization. FREE ACCESS
• 5.  Women: Use Your Diversity to Your Advantage
  2m 19s
  Diverse businesses almost always outperform homogenous businesses; and women can take advantage of that. FREE ACCESS
• 6.  How Women Can Succeed in a Male Environment
  3m 41s
  Despite rising numbers of women in the workforce; females still face an uphill battle in some business environments. Monhla Hlahla shows how female leaders take on and win these battles. FREE ACCESS
• 7.  Embrace Who You Are to Realize Your Potential
  2m 28s
  To realize your true potential; says Natalie Maroun; you must embrace all that you are; instead of just the factors that you believe the business world wants to see. FREE ACCESS
• 8.  Successful Women Leaders Build on Their Strengths
  2m 47s
  Although she was living an affluent life; Joanna felt invisible and empty. When she interviewed successful women leaders; she discovered she had their skills; and only needed to acknowledge her fears; find her purpose; build on her strengths; and connect with others. FREE ACCESS
• 9.  Women Can Lead At Any Level
  58s
  Women are not opting out of the workforce; in this economy they have to work. Women are saying; I can lead from the middle; I can lead from a cube. They don’t they have to climb the corporate ladder in an up-or-out manner. FREE ACCESS
• 10.  Advice for Leaders: Shift Your Mindset
  2m 28s
  Women fail to advance to leadership positions because they have limiting mindsets. To change a mindset; be self aware without judgment. Remember a time when you had a desired mindset; then shift; for example from being a victim to being in charge. FREE ACCESS
• 11.  The Likability Conundrum
  2m 51s
  The more women are liked the less competent they are viewed. To counter that perception; 1) take leadership roles in one or two organizations; 2) create content that demonstrates your competence; and 3) recruit a wingman and talk each other up. FREE ACCESS
• 12.  Competence to Confidence
  3m 42s
  Confidence is an outcome of competence. When you become competent at something confidence will follow. Women downplay their competence — “Oh; I was just lucky.” Shift your self-talk. Congratulate yourself when you have done something well. FREE ACCESS
• 13.  Perfection
  3m 43s
  Women feel they need the perfect job; the perfect house; the perfect everything. It holds them back. What is the cost of that marginal increase toward perfection? Better to live in the messiness of imperfection. Learn from the mess. Have fun in the mess. FREE ACCESS
• 14.  Women in Leadership: Adapt Your Style to Avoid Pigeonholing
  4m 19s
  To avoid being pigeonholed, women in leadership need to vary their leadership styles. FREE ACCESS
• 15.  Women in Leadership
  2m 54s
  Women in leadership, whether on the board or as CEOs, make businesses and the world better. FREE ACCESS
• 16.  Managing Gender Bias
  2m 52s
  Gender biases are both overt and hidden within organizations; and small changes can go a long way toward achieving gender neutrality. FREE ACCESS
• 17.  Women vs. Women
  3m 30s
  Biases against women by women can have myriad causes; but awareness is the key to changing behaviors. FREE ACCESS
• 18.  How to Support Other Women
  2m 4s
  When shut out of conversations in male-dominated workplaces, and even in the White House, women who band together and amplify their ideas make sure their message gets heard. FREE ACCESS
• 19.  Job Negotiation for Women
  3m 40s
  Women are at an automatic disadvantage when it comes to salary negotiations, but a little preparation can make a big difference. FREE ACCESS
• 20.  Women and Negotiation
  2m 46s
  Debriefing after a negotiation helps both parties learn from the experience. FREE ACCESS
• 21.  Women Being Political
  5m 30s
  Women and men view being political at work very differently, but fortunately, there are specific strategies women can use to reframe the topic in a more positive light. FREE ACCESS
• 22.  Message to Women: Celebrate Your Success!
  2m 26s
  By celebrating their successes, women create momentum to go bigger and take on influential positions of power. FREE ACCESS
• 23.  Making Powerful Requests
  3m 13s
  If you’re one of the many people who find it difficult to ask for help, a shift in how you think about help can make it easier. FREE ACCESS
• 24.  How to Say No
  3m 55s
  Although most people say “yes” when asked for help, there are valid reasons for saying “no”—and in some cases, declining a request actually means more than accepting it. FREE ACCESS
• 25.  Personal Branding Strategies for Women
  2m 51s
  To attract the professional opportunities and sponsorships that lead to promotions, women need to develop a strong personal brand. FREE ACCESS
• 26.  Sticky Floors
  4m 51s
  Sticky floors are the self-limiting beliefs that prevent individuals, especially women, from reaching their potential. Here’s the way to get unstuck. FREE ACCESS