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May 4–26, 2021 | $4,950 | (Live Online) |
"Every woman transitioning to a leadership role should take this course. It provided me with a network of inspiring women and the tools to continue to ask for what I want."
– Past Participant Christine Keta, Program Operations Manager at the New York Power Authority
The research and evidence is clear: inclusive leaders and inclusive organizations outperform those that are not, yet women remain underrepresented in all levels of management. This program is designed to help elevate the impact of women leaders – enabling them to navigate the business landscape, develop and leverage their talents, and step into roles of greater influence.
Despite the compelling case for equality of gender representation at all levels of an organization, even with the best of intentions, unconscious bias can distort critical decisions influencing who moves ahead within an organization. During Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change, participants will learn time-tested techniques and practical ideas which women can apply immediately to their career and that can help combat these performance-limiting biases. Get ready to be inspired, network with likeminded colleagues, and learn applicable skills for an immediate impact on your career and your organization.
Professor Rita McGrath, a globally recognized expert on management and strategy, is the program's faculty director. Focused on women’s advancement, this innovative program will provide participants with the knowledge, skills, tools, and real-time problem-solving needed to further the advancement of women in leadership roles.
For a complete program schedule, download the agenda.
Please contact our Learning Solutions Specialists at +1 212-854-3395 for a personal conversation to learn more.
The Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change program prepares participants to expand their influence and advance their leadership. Participants become more confident of their personal leadership identity, and committed to the changes they will effect in the workplace.
During this highly interactive program, you will learn how to:
Each iteration of the program features a set of guest speakers from the outside world who share their leadership journeys with the participants in the program. Recent guest speakers include Sharon Price John, president and CEO of Build-a-Bear Workshop, who explained how she effected a turnaround at her organization, and Nancy McKinstry, CEO of Walters Kluwer, who spoke about undergoing a digital transformation at her company.
In this video, hear from guest speaker Rachel Mushahwar, General Manager, Head of Americas for Retail, Hospitality, and CPG at Intel, on why the topic of women in leadership is important to her.
Upon completion of this program, you will earn three credits towards a Certificate with select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn more.
The program currently takes place in a live online format. View the live online program schedule. You may also view the in-person program schedule for when our in-person programming resumes.
The Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change program uses a combination of online tools, interactive lectures, inspirational talks, and workshop exercises for individuals and groups. Sessions taught by Columbia Business School professors, women’s leadership practitioners and business leaders are supplemented by sessions with colleagues from various fields and industries.
The weeks leading up to the program will help participants frame their personal goals for participation in the course, connect participants with each other, and solicit participant input to be used throughout the program with various online activities.
You will focus on crystallizing your goals and cultivating the supporters you need to realize your ambitions, including:
You'll also focus on interactions with others and communicating effectively, including:
You will also get equipped to create a new future – from envisioning new strategies to driving change in your organization, specifically:
In this video, hear from faculty director Rita McGrath about a special session she teaches about power dynamics:
For a complete program schedule, download the agenda.
The Women in Leadership: Expanding Influence and Leading Change program is designed for middle- to upper-level executives who are looking to develop their leadership abilities and expand their impact and influence.
Columbia Business School alumni and up to four of their colleagues are eligible for a 25 percent tuition benefit for this program. More on the Alumni Tuition Benefit.
The Women in Leadership program brought together some of the most brilliant women and men from around the world, that were redefining what a leader is. In this way, we all learned how to define leaders as role models and not by gender. If we all strive to empower others through our words and ideas, we will be able to move forward by uplifting others as well. I can already see the changes in my life & career.
"Every woman transitioning to a leadership role should take this course. It provided me with a network of inspiring women and the tools to reflect on my career and what I need to do to continue to ask what for I want. "
"The Women in Leadership course gave me another perception of leadership and a way to be an authentic and different leader in my organization."
"The Women in Leadership program provided me with tools and frameworks I can utilize to make an immediate impact on my organization."
"The program was a great way to get women together to discuss leadership challenges and collectively make commitments to improve the advancements of women in the workplace."
“As a woman who works in technology I’m sort of fascinated by the lack of women in the space. I think there’s a real opportunity for all of us to raise the bar for enterprises, so I’m taking Women in Leadership as a mentor to other women.”
My time at the Women in Leadership program was very impactful and gave me tools and tips for moving forward in my career.
Rita McGrath, Faculty Director
Faculty, Columbia Business School Executive Education
Rita McGrath is a globally recognized expert on strategy, innovation, and growth. Her work and ideas help CEO's and senior executives succeed in rapidly changing and volatile environments, and she is valued for her rare ability to connect research to business problems. Recognized as one of the top 10 management thinkers by global management award Thinkers50 in 2017 and winning the award for outstanding achievement in the strategy category, McGrath speaks regularly at corporate events, such as the Microsoft CEO Summit and the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos. She appears regularly on television and radio and is often cited in the press, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Financial Times, and Businessweek and has published several articles in the Harvard Business Review. McGrath is the co-author of three books in addition to her latest book, The End of Competitive Advantage: How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast As Your Business (Harvard Business Review Press).
She has also been named one of the top ten business school professors to follow on Twitter, and was named one of the 25 smartest women to follow on Twitter by Fast Company magazine. In 2009, she was inducted as a fellow of the Strategic Management Society, an honor given to those who have had a significant impact on the field.
Prior to life in academia, McGrath was an IT director, worked in the political arena and founded two startups.
In addition to Rita McGrath, additional faculty members and practitioners contribute to the program.
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