Despite the increase in women in management roles, only one percent of all chief executives in Fortune 500 companies are women. Career Development Services, a leader in women’s career programming, examined the barriers to women advancing in the workplace and has developed a powerful series, woman2woman. This innovative program was created to enhance women’s leadership capabilities while connecting them with other women developing in their careers.

Our Program

This breakthrough program, with sessions one full day each month for eight months, includes access to other dynamic leaders, women who understand the issues and know the path to successful leadership; personal time with a career coach for your individual growth; customized action learning; case studies; real issues; and strategic planning through an individual leadership development plan.

Each session will begin with the presentation of course content followed by group discussion. During the afternoon of each session, the group will participate in action learning sets, building skills based on real-life situations. Participants will learn with other women and create a support system for when they return to the office. Certificates of completion will be awarded to participants who are selected for this program.

The next woman2woman session will begin November 2008. Our breakthrough program topics include:

• Personal Leadership Model
• Powerful Conversations & Gender Influence
• Building Personal Power: Projecting Confidence
• Mentoring & Managing Up
• Risk Taking: Your Intrapreneurial Quotient
• Savvy Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
• Navigating Organizational Culture
• Career Derailers
• Money & Power
• Work-Life Balance

You will gain

• A tool kit to enhance your leadership capabilities and discover new talents
• A connection to women with diverse backgrounds and approaches
• An understanding of your distinct leadership style while building on your existing strengths
• Clarity on your career and personal goals
• A personal leadership development plan

Your organization will gain

• Stronger, more effective leaders
• Support for succession planning efforts
• More women in the leadership pipeline
• Increased retention of key women leaders

Career Development Services is a leader in maximizing employee and workplace effectiveness. For more information, call 585.244.0765 or send an email to dkoen@careerdev.org.