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Lead with Distinction

Women’s Leadership Certificate Program

 

As today's workplace continues to become more competitive, leadership tasks and responsibilities have become more complex. The Lead with Distinction certificate program prepares women to overcome business and leadership challenges and develop an effective approach. Through action-learning, each 1.5 day session builds skills designed to cultivate a strategic mindset and foster capabilities. Cohort assignments and a capstone will be completed by participants, bridging onsite sessions, to ensure continuity and application of learning.  Post-program coaching will strengthen knowledge transfer and retention. The Lead with Distinction certificate program will help any aspiring woman to be a high–potential leader within her organization by providing the knowledge, skills, and creativity in a learning environment.


Target Audience:

For mid-level female professionals and managers of high potential female professionals



Objectives:

·        Demonstrate a disciplined process of analysis, evaluation and insight through strategic thinking to develop the best program of action to deliver the highest positive impact
·        Explain what drives profitability and cash flow, a market focused approach to the business, and an overall big picture understanding of business and its interrelationships
·        Measure productivity based on your company metrics as aligned with the strategic goals
·        Demonstrate the management of typical cross-cultural communication challenges in the workplace within the context of your organization
·        Demonstrate core principles and techniques of negotiation and influence
·        Effectively develop executive presence through increased levels of confidence and professionalism


Duration: five months

CERTIFICATE COMPONENT
Starting
Ending
ORIENTATION
9.24.2015
9.24.2015
MODule 1: STRATEGIC THINKING
10.8.2015
10.9.2015
MODule 2: BUSiness & FINancial ACUMEN
10.29.2015
10.30.2015
MODule 3: PROuctively LEAD ORGanizations
11.19.2015
11.20.2015
MODule 4: COMMunicating ACROSS DIFFerences
12.10.2015
12.11.2015
MODule 5: negotiation & situational influence
1.7.2016
1.8.2016
MODule 6: EXECutive PRESence & CAPSTone
1.28.2016
1.29.2016
COACHING
FEBRUARY
MARCH


Continuing Education Units:  6 credits


Pricing:

$6500 per person, includes:  Tuition and all ancillary costs

(Corporate Discount available for 3 participants or more)



Registration closes September 11, 2015


Program Location:  Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY 10577


For more information:
Tel:  914-323-5150














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