Women's Leadership Certificate Program

Women leaders at every organizational level bring essential capabilities, including strategic thinking, team leadership, and business acumen, to their roles. To flourish as a leader, women must develop both the technical skills of leadership and the confident, powerful voice necessary to be heard and influence others. This unique two-day program equips you with knowledge and practical tools to establish yourself as an emerging or current leader and communicate your value to the organization, regardless of your current role. You will move beyond fundamental communication skills to explore leadership vision, negotiation strategies, and powerful techniques that help you discover your authentic leadership voice and lead with courage and conviction.

The program begins with self-leadership and personal effectiveness, then transitions to leading others and demonstrating your value and contribution to the organization.

Upon completion, you receive a special AMA Women's Leadership Certificate recognizing your completion of hands-on training in critical leadership competencies for business leaders. You will also receive an exclusive AMA certificate marking this achievement.

Ideal Participants:

Professional women at all career levels who aspire to leadership roles, seek career advancement, or wish to develop leadership capabilities to increase their organizational contribution and team impact.

Program Outcomes:

• Recognize leadership as a distinct thinking approach combining business acumen, vision, and self-reflection
• Identify crucial leadership skills that organizations demand and value
• Discover your authentic, dynamic leadership voice and craft your leadership message
• Overcome preconceived notions and limiting beliefs that undermine women in business
• Demonstrate your value and contribution to the organization
• Build confidence and develop comfort with appropriate risk-taking

Curriculum Overview:

Leadership Foundations and Importance

• Define leadership and distinguish it from management
• Understand your competitive advantage and unique value contribution
• Develop courage and conviction to speak up, advocate for your team, and create value
• Understand the four essential dimensions of effective leadership

Developing Your Leadership Voice

• Identify the components of a compelling, credible leadership voice
• Discover and communicate your authentic leadership voice with confidence
• Learn when and how to adjust your voice to inspire and motivate
• Overcome biases that silence your leadership voice
• Understand the importance of modeling and creating feedback-rich environments

Crafting Powerful Leadership Messages

• Apply proven methodologies to quickly develop and deliver compelling ideas
• Communicate desired outcomes effectively to different audiences
• Express ideas with clarity, conciseness, and courage
• Build a compelling business case that resonates with diverse stakeholders

Strategic Communication and Direction Setting

• Define strategic direction and its role in operational success
• Communicate strategic direction with passion and conviction
• Deliver messages that establish strategy and align resources

High-Performance Team Leadership

• Identify and cultivate your strategic network
• Understand organizational politics and dynamics
• Apply four essential strategies for successfully navigating organizational politics
• Determine what moves people from individual contributors to high-performing team members
• Align your team to organizational objectives and ensure they understand their value

Strategic Leadership and Value Innovation

• Define strategy from an organizational perspective
• Ask the five fundamental questions that strategic leaders consider
• Conduct future-focused risk analysis using SWOT methodology
• Develop a value proposition based on customer and stakeholder needs
• Understand how to foster innovation and creative thinking

Negotiation and Leadership Voice

• Identify what is negotiable and what is non-negotiable
• Assess your dominant negotiation style and how it supports your leadership voice
• Determine when alternative negotiation approaches are necessary
• Apply a systematic four-step negotiation process