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Women Leaders: Advancing Together, a Multi-Week Leadership Program

A leadership program for rising leaders and senior managers to collaborate, mentor, and advance.

All Start Dates

  • Time

    8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

  • Length

    5 consecutive days

  • Cost

    $6,450
    Programs fill quickly — free cancellation up to 14 days prior

  • Registration Deadline

    August 17, 2025 - Registration is closed for this date.

    Senior Leaders: Please register by August 31, 2025

  • Time

    8:30 AM – 4:30 PM ET

  • Length

    5 consecutive days

  • Cost

    $6,450
    Programs fill quickly — free cancellation up to 14 days prior

  • Registration Deadline

    May 10, 2026

    Senior Leaders: Please register by May 24, 2026

Women's Leadership Program Overview

Organizations thrive and outperform their competitors when they have a strong pipeline of diverse talent from which to tap. The Women Leaders: Advancing Together leadership program is designed to strengthen that pipeline by empowering both rising leaders and senior leaders of any gender to drive impactful change within their organizations.

In this leadership development program, participants in each cohort will develop and master critical skills they need to succeed and advance their careers.

These cohorts later unite for dynamic joint sessions focused on cultivating productive relationships and creating empowering networks that drive mutual growth and success.

Benefits of this Women’s Leadership Program

Women Leaders: Advancing Together is a unique and intensive leadership program designed to promote the advancement of talented and motivated women into leadership roles. The program is focused on actionable takeaways that will enable leaders at all levels of an organization to empower your team, grow your organization, and advance your career.

Through small group discussions and exercises, you’ll master critical skills in key areas such as leadership style and brand, strategic thinking and problem-solving, and creating and leveraging perceptions, for example. By grounding the exercises in real-world challenges and solutions, you’ll find that you can apply the takeaways immediately when you return to the office.

Benefits for Rising Leaders

Rising leaders will gain targeted skills and insights that empower them to advance confidently within their organization. During the program, they’ll engage in meaningful exercises to identify their unique leadership style and build a career roadmap tailored to their aspirations.

In the weeks following the program, rising leaders will work on an action plan project designed to help them set and achieve their career goals. This project will serve as a personalized framework, providing a strategic perspective on their career trajectory.

Additionally, an individual coaching session will offer guidance, helping them navigate challenges and apply what they’ve learned in real-world settings.

Benefits for Senior Leaders

Senior leaders will enhance their executive leadership abilities while gaining practical tools to champion the development of high-performing team members. Throughout the program, they’ll focus on key leadership strategies, such as vision-setting, strategic prioritization, and cultivating a high-performing culture.

After the program, senior leaders will develop a tailored action plan addressing specific challenges within their organizational role and be able to tap into a new network of like-minded senior professionals they met in the program. This action plan supports their long-term influence by equipping them with strategies to retain talent, create succession plans, and foster a more loyal, empowered team.

A post-program coaching session provides a valuable opportunity to collaborate with a coach, strategize solutions to overcome obstacles, and apply program insights effectively. This guidance will help senior leaders drive meaningful change in their teams and organizations, creating lasting impact.

Who Should Attend this Women’s Leadership Training?

This unique program is designed to support the development of both rising and senior leaders—while also empowering senior leaders to actively champion the growth and advancement of emerging talent. While the program maintains a primary focus on women’s leadership and the specific challenges and opportunities women face in their careers, we welcome participants of all genders in both the rising leaders and senior leaders tracks. This unique structure allows for a comprehensive approach to leadership development that benefits everyone involved.

The rising leaders track equips professionals with the skills needed to advance into or within leadership roles. The senior leaders track empowers senior executives to refine their leadership skills while championing talent development.

Rising Women Leaders Senior Leaders
The rising leaders track equips professionals with the skills needed to advance into or within leadership roles. This program is relevant for:

  • Team leads
  • Supervisors
  • Coordinators
  • Assistant managers
  • Managers
The senior leaders track empowers senior executives to refine their leadership skills while championing career progression for their teams. It is ideal for executives who recognize their role in shaping a high-performing culture and in building a succession plan for diverse talent. This program is relevant for:

  • Senior managers
  • Directors
  • Vice presidents
  • C-Suite executives

Senior leaders attending as a pair should work closely with the rising leader in a management context. They should be in a position to mentor, guide, and potentially promote rising leaders within their organizations.

While the program will be especially beneficial for those who attend as a pair or group, group attendance is not required. Solo participants will also gain significant benefits from the program content.

Request Letter

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Rising Leaders: Download and edit this request letter to convince your supervisor that attending this program will make you a better leader for your team and your organization.

Groups of two or more individuals from the same organization receive a discount. To take advantage of the group discount, please email ExecDev@DCE.Harvard.edu for further instructions. Learn more about group discounts.

Curriculum

This intensive program involves a mix of highly interactive and engaging work sessions for each cohort (rising and senior leaders), as well as joint sessions and networking opportunities. For senior leaders, the program curriculum will focus on executive leadership skills and driving change at the top.

Rising Leader Topics Senior Leader Topics
  • Creating and promoting your leadership identity, brand, and style
  • Improving your communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
  • Enhancing visibility and self-promotion across your organization
  • Building productive relationships and networks
  • Developing your career roadmap
  • Address organizational barriers through peer coaching
  • Building credibility and inspiring others
  • Effectively identifying and managing broader strategic priorities
  • Sponsorship and mentoring
  • Identifying and creating opportunities for high-performing team members
  • Address organizational barriers through peer coaching

In addition to networking opportunities, joint sessions for both rising leaders and senior leaders will enable all participants to work together to create inclusive workplace environments that will enable all leaders to succeed.

Program Requirements

Successful completion of all program components is required to earn the Certificate.

Rising Leaders:

  • Complete self-paced pre-work in advance (watch videos, read articles, complete self-assessment).
  • Attend the 5-day on-campus program.
  • Complete a career roadmap project.
  • Attend a one-on-one coaching session where you will present your project and receive valuable feedback.

 

Senior Leaders:

  • Complete self-paced pre-work in advance (watch videos, read articles, complete self-assessment, review vision statement).
  • Attend the 4.5-day on-campus program.
  • Create an action plan.
  • Attend a one-on-one coaching session where you will present your action plan and receive feedback.