What You'll Learn
This online program invites emerging leaders of all genders to attend interactive online sessions designed to foster leadership and professional growth.
Participants emerging into management roles will build their unique leadership skills through interactive exercises and powerful group discussions. You will gain the skills you need to communicate, negotiate, and lead with confidence. While the program’s content is tailored to address the experiences and opportunities often encountered by women in leadership, its strategies and insights are valuable for anyone looking to strengthen their leadership capabilities and advance their career.
Rising leaders seeking a more in-depth program and intensive, on campus experience may be interested in Women Leaders: Advancing Together.
Who Should Enroll
This program is ideal for high-performing women with 3-7 years experience and the interest to advance their career in leadership roles. It is also invaluable for any individual who is committed to enhancing their leadership capabilities and championing women’s professional development in the workplace.
Topics Covered
Bringing a Strategic Focus to Your Role:
- Increasing your level of contribution
- Aligning capabilities with strategy
- Developing vision
Communication:
- Gender and its impact on communication
- Body language
- Persuasive methods
Building Productive Relationships:
- Becoming a trusted advisor
- Identifying key players in and outside of your organization
- Building confidence and credibility with those in your network
Negotiation Skills:
- Creating impactful outcomes
- Winning strategies for negotiations
- Achieving organizational support
Note: All program content will be delivered live and will not be recorded.
Considering this program?
Week 1
- Bringing a Strategic Focus to Your Role
Week 2
- Communicating as a Woman
Week 3
- Building Productive Relationships
Week 4
- Negotiation Skills
Week 5
- Coaching Session
February Schedule
Week 1
- Bringing a Strategic Focus to Your Role
Week 2
- Communicating as a Woman
Week 3
- Building Productive Relationships
Week 4
- Negotiation Skills
Week 5
- Coaching Session
Instructors
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![Pamela Rucker]()
Pamela Rucker
Pamela is a featured speaker at CIO events in the United States, Canada, and Europe. She brings over 25 years of experience helping executives to understand their business drivers. Pamela earned a master's degree from Harvard University. -
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Jill Abruzese Slye
Jill Abruzese Slye, a Harvard instructor and public speaking consultant at the Harvard Kennedy School, brings over 30 years of business experience across industries including healthcare, finance, and technology. Recognized with Harvard's Petra Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award, she specializes in leadership communication and presentation skills, empowering leaders worldwide. Jill is also the author of Reinvesting in Your Rhetoric, a guide to enhancing professional communication. -
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Emily F. Epstein
Emily served as associate faculty at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation and adjunct faculty at the Georgetown University Law Center. She specializes in teaching negotiation, facilitation, mediation, and communication skills. She is the founder of Oakbay Consulting and a lecturer of law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. -
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Areen Shahbari
Areen Shahbari is a global executive educator and strategist with more than 20 years of experience advancing leadership and innovation. She teaches in the Harvard Division of Continuing Education Professional & Executive Development programs and at Stanford University, and has trained leaders at Apple, Nike, Netflix, and government agencies around the world. Shahbari is also principal of Cactus Int. LLC, a consulting and training firm that partners with governments, Fortune 500 companies, and mission-driven organizations to develop leaders and executives. -
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Madeline McNeely
Madeline teaches Non-Profit leadership and Community Engagement at Harvard Extension School and is Coach, Facilitator and Coach Recruiter at Harvard Business School. Supporting clients to think in innovative ways and develop new habits to solve their most vexing challenges is her sweet spot.
Instructors
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![Jill Slye]()
Jill Abruzese Slye
Jill Abruzese Slye, a Harvard instructor and public speaking consultant at the Harvard Kennedy School, brings over 30 years of business experience across industries including healthcare, finance, and technology. Recognized with Harvard's Petra Shattuck Excellence in Teaching Award, she specializes in leadership communication and presentation skills, empowering leaders worldwide. Jill is also the author of Reinvesting in Your Rhetoric, a guide to enhancing professional communication. -
![Pamela Rucker]()
Pamela Rucker
Pamela is a featured speaker at CIO events in the United States, Canada, and Europe. She brings over 25 years of experience helping executives to understand their business drivers. Pamela earned a master's degree from Harvard University. -
![Emily Epstein]()
Emily F. Epstein
Emily served as associate faculty at Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation and adjunct faculty at the Georgetown University Law Center. She specializes in teaching negotiation, facilitation, mediation, and communication skills. She is the founder of Oakbay Consulting and a lecturer of law at the University of California Berkeley School of Law. -
![Areen Shahbari]()
Areen Shahbari
Areen Shahbari is a global executive educator and strategist with more than 20 years of experience advancing leadership and innovation. She teaches in the Harvard Division of Continuing Education Professional & Executive Development programs and at Stanford University, and has trained leaders at Apple, Nike, Netflix, and government agencies around the world. Shahbari is also principal of Cactus Int. LLC, a consulting and training firm that partners with governments, Fortune 500 companies, and mission-driven organizations to develop leaders and executives. -
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Laura Wilcox
Laura has been in academia for over three decades at the intersection of business, innovation, and education at MIT, MIT Sloan, and Harvard. She is the Director of Management and Finance Programs at Harvard University's Division of Continuing Education.
The Women in Leadership course helped me be more confident about speaking up. My skills in management and leadership expanded and the organization responded by promoting me.
Associate Director of Operations, The DesignLights Consortium, Atlanta, GA
Expand Your Network
With participants from more than 100 different countries and a variety of industries, Harvard Professional & Executive Development programs provide you the opportunity to gain fresh perspectives and unique insights as you learn alongside peers with similar roles who face like business challenges.
