Women in Business

This training is for women who want to enhance their management skills and the way they deal with people. It is designed to help to improve their confidence, own performance and that of their team and is ideal for anyone who feels that they may benefit from the support of an exclusively female group when discussing specific situations and practicing techniques
• Have an understanding of women's Perception in the organisational world
• Understand what is meant by Leadership
• Enhance their Confidence and know how to improve their working relationships
• Learn how to improve their Communication with people who are different
• Understand how to Delegate effectively
• Understand what is involved in handling Criticism constructively
• Appreciate the importance of Team Building and understand which characteristics create a High Performing Team
• Create an Action Plan for the future

Introduction & Workshop Objectives

• Finding out what you want to achieve today

Perception of Women in Business

• How are women perceived at work?
• What are the issues you might face?
• What are women better at?

Introduction to Leadership

• Leaders - Attributes and Skills
• The different Leadership Styles

Assertiveness

• What is Assertiveness?
• How Assertive are you?
• Different Behavioural Styles
• Practice your Assertiveness skill

Communication preferences

• Is there a difference between men and women?
• Valuing differences

Delegation

• Why should we delegate?
• Steps of successful delegation

Feedback

• Two types of feedback - what they are, when to use, and where to use
• Handling criticism constructively

Creating High Performance Teams

• What are the Characteristics of an effective Team?
• What are the Stages of Team Development?

Summary and Close

• Review the main Learning Points from the workshop

Creating an Action Plan for the future