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• Facilitating Strategic Decisions −− Critical distinctions between problems, decisions and polarities −− How to properly frame a decision −− Selecting the decision makers −− Common errors in decision making process −− Essential elements of effective decision making process −− Knowing when the decision has been made • The Leader’s Role in Creating Effective Strategies −− Internal and external considerations −− What constitutes effective strategy? −− Anticipating the impact of adaptive responses −− Framing strategic initiatives −− Barriers to strategy implementation • Leading Strategic Change −− Planning a change initiative −− Critical variables in organizational change −− The leader’s role in fostering change −− Anticipating and dealing with resistance −− Culture as a barrier to change • Political Reality versus Dysfunctional Idealism −− Gaining credibility in executive circles −− Sources of leadership power −− How power is gained and lost −− The importance of building networks and relationships −− How to avoid getting derailed • Lessons of History for Strategic Leaders • Developing a Leadership Profile −− Charting your personal leadership profile −− Identifying your leadership assets and liabilities −− Creating a plan of action −− What exactly is a strategy? −− Why business strategies fail
This program serves as a unique opportunity to obtain both formal and informal mentoring tips from a successful woman engineer who spent over 25 years in the petrochemical/specialty chemical industry. She has seen and has experienced significant changes in the number of professional women active in the technical/ scientific field and is convinced that more positive change can happen in the future. This seminar will provide detailed guidance, based on real life examples, on how female professionals can become proactive in creating career opportunities via self-assessment, self-motivation, an objective view of one’s own abilities, and continuous steps in self-improvement. The program will take participants beyond theory to case studies and real life examples exemplifying potential for immediate use. 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
Instructor: Fee: $1795
Joseph Doyle
2 CEUs
URL:
sae.org/learn/content/c0620/
Success Strategies for Women in Industry and Business 1 Day | Classroom Seminar I.D.# C1202 It is a well-known fact that the number of women in science, engineering and business fields is growing, yet men continue to outnumber women, especially at the upper levels of these professions. Many women appear to encounter a series of challenges at early or midcareer stages that contribute to them leaving their careers prematurely due to feelings of isolation, an unsupportive work environment, extreme work schedules, and unclear rules about advancement and success.
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