Women's Leadership Forum
Olin Business School
How long?
- from 6 days
- online
What are the topics?
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Who should attend
Any mid- to upper-level professional who is striving to improve performance and profile, as well as aiming to advance to the highest levels of corporate leadership, can benefit from this program.
About the course
The Women’s Leadership Forum sharpens the skills you need to succeed in the C-suite or in other positions that require enterprise-wide management. Learn how to make decisions confidently, exert power and influence wisely, negotiate strategically, and manage change effectively.
Female leaders enhance organizational performance
Studies indicate that increasing the number of women in leadership positions can make corporations more successful. Greater gender diversity on management teams also enhances creativity and innovation—broadening perspectives, ideas, and approaches to problem-solving.
Topics centered on women’s leadership issues
Working in partnership with female executives, Olin’s Executive Education team identified skills critical to women’s leadership and job satisfaction. The program brings together key developmental resources and provides access to exceptional speakers who are all seasoned female leaders.
The program takes place in modules and is offered in St. Louis. Sessions are held from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Because this is a cohort program, you and your classmates must take the sessions in the order indicated.
- Power, Politics, and Informal Leadership
- Effective Negotiation Strategies
- Cultivating Executive Presence
- Difficult Conversations
- Managing Your Leadership Journey
- Leveraging Your Strengths
Experts
Michelle Duguid
Biography Michelle M. Duguid is associate professor of management and organizations at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. She received her MS and PhD in organizational behavior from Cornell University. Professor Duguid has two broad, overlapping stream...
Rebecca Hollander Blumoff
Professor Rebecca Hollander-Blumoff focuses on law and psychology in the context of dispute resolution. Her interdisciplinary perspective on legal dispute resolution uses psychological research and insights to better understand the role of legal actors, systems, and norms. She also explores the r...
Ann Garrido
I first came to Aquinas Institute in 1994 as a neophyte religion teacher in the Catholic education system in Guam, Micronesia. Twenty years some odd years later, I still am learning and growing here! While completing my doctorate, I joined the regular faculty of the school in 2000 to teach pasto...
Catherine Dunkin
Before joining the Olin faculty in 2013, Cathy founded and built a public relations firm, Standing Partnership, recognized for its positive employee culture, exceptional client results, and innovative leadership as a partner in the global Worldcom Public Relations Group. Cathy and her team at Sta...
Robin Peppe Sterneck
With 30+ years in financial services and business leadership to her credit, Robin Sterneck brings deep industry experience to her work on the Sterneck Capital team. Formerly an Investment Banker at Lehman Brothers in New York, she focused on the Capital Markets and Municipal Finance areas, ultim...
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Women's Leadership Forum at Olin Business School
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