MANAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
Learning Objectives By attending this seminar, you will be able to: • Identify obstacles and common challenges that hold you back in your career • Develop and utilize critical communication skills • Develop focused and well defined criteria for processional progress • Define your professional relationships with clear boundaries and respect • Create a flexible career plan • Handle criticism and difficult situations with composure Who Should Attend This seminar will benefit professional women who want to positively impact their careers. Recent engineering graduates, as well as experienced female engineers and/or scientists having responsibilities in research, design, product and process development, manufacturing, quality, information technology, sales/marketing, and management will learn skills to help them navigate these male-dominated fields. Additionally, individuals currently working in non-engineering disciplines, including general management, human resources, academia, business, and law as well as current engineering students, will also benefit from this unique perspective. Topical Outline • Course Motivation: Why are you here? • Historical Perspective - Women in Engineering and Scientific Professions −− Dr. Ewa Bardasz - personal story −− Survey data - status of women professionals: tenure, promotions, salary trends, recognitions, etc. • Case Study #1: What holds you back in your career? • Common Challenges • Case Study #2: Career Goals: Success Defining Questions • Work Climate Changes • Definition of Professional Success −− Technical know-how −− Leadership skills • Refining Critical Verbal Communication Skills −− Presentations/ public speaking −− Negotiations/ conflict communications −− Getting your points across −− How to speak up without coming across as to aggressive −− How to find balance between “being to nice” and “coming on too strong” −− How you can say “no” without feeling guilty • Case Study #3: How can you successfully negotiate with a group of aggressive men? • Refining Critical Written Communication Skills −− Reports, technical papers −− Email, social media • Networking
• Behaviors and Relationships −− Handling emotions at work −− Mentors/Advisors - pros and cons • Work-Life Balance • Key Resources −− Professional organizations −− Community activities • Reflections and Final Thoughts • Take Away Message • Case Study #4: What will I do next?
Instructor: Fee: $835
Ewa Bardasz
.7 CEUs
URL:
sae.org/learn/content/c1202/
The Art of Leadership Presence .7 Hours | On Demand Course I.D.# PD271738
Stuff happens. Maybe your team responds to an idea in a way you never expected. Maybe the people who were supposed to show up didn’t. Maybe a colleague expresses concern with your leadership style. Maybe someone finds a serious error in the report. We all experience surprises. What if you could meet these surprises with ease and confidence? And what if you could create, through your own personal presence, space for more positive, collaborative engagements between people? You can when you adopt the mindset of an improv actor! This means learning and practicing how to show up and be ready – ready to lead, to influence, and to contribute whether things go the way you expected or not. And to have leadership presence: something that builds the trust we need to work together through good times and bad. Learning Objectives By participating in this On Demand Course, you will be able to: Develop Leadership Presence • Identify how leadership presence can benefit your work situation • Recognize the value of different types of leadership presence • Create a skill development plan for increasing trust and influence at work Build Leadership Confidence • Acknowledge the power of non-verbal communication and how to use body language and eye contact to demonstrate leadership confidence Practice techniques to exude confidence when speaking to others
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