Strategic Leadership for Women Certificate Program
Join our flagship certificate program to cultivate the essential skills women need to arrive and thrive in your organization.
The Essentials for Women Leaders
Informed by the latest research and current workforce trends, this innovative program is designed for mid-senior level managers, women advancing to more senior positions, and high-potential women managers.
Our Results-Driven Curriculum
Come to understand your personal leadership style and identify ways to strengthen your practices.
Understand how strategic mentoring and intentional networking can impact your career and the careers of others in your organization.
Receive personal coaching on specific leadership issues, challenges, and career aspirations.
Develop career strategies, including an action plan that allows you to create the conditions for your own success.
Program cost: $4,600
Included in the Program
This certificate program is delivered in a dynamic virtual format, featuring highly interactive live sessions along with coaching, peer group work, and exercises done at your own pace between sessions. You’ll benefit from a 360 assessment, executive coaching, action planning, and lots of opportunities to network and learn from your cohort.
The program includes the following modules:
Activating Your Best Self
How would others describe you when you’re at your best? Learn the answer, and clarify and refine a positive view of yourself, based on feedback from colleagues, friends and family.
Returning to Your Best Self
In this action oriented and reflective session, you will learn strategies for returning to your Best Self to close the gap between intent and impact. You will cultivate a foundation of confidence that will allow you to respond to situations and people with curiosity and calm so you can maximize your effectiveness.
Gender & Leadership
This highly interactive session uses role play, research, and group discussions to explore work practices and norms that look gender neutral, but can have a differential impact on women.
Enhancing Your Strategic Network
For many women, the term networking brings up images of insincere small talk at events held outside of standard working hours. In this practical session, we’ll debunk these myths and make networking more accessible and effective.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as Leadership Competencies
Diversity, equity, and inclusion are words that we hear often, but what do they truly mean? In this foundational session, we will develop a shared understanding of key concepts and the historical systems that have led to where we are today.
Negotiating for Leadership Success
This session introduces the fundamentals of successful workplace negotiation, with a particular focus on women and negotiation. Learn the basic elements of mutual gains problem-solving
Program Agenda
April 26
Live Session: Welcome Webinar
11:00 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. EST
Live virtual orientation to the program.
Preparing for the Program
Independent and Group Work
Self-Paced Learning:
• Includes onboarding online tools and initiating your 360 assessment ~ 80 minutes
May 24
Day 1 Live Session
9:30 A.M. – 2:30 P.M. EST
Building the Foundation. Facilitated by Kerry Seitz, VP of Women’s Leadership at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Activating Your Best Self. Facilitated by Darlene Slaughter, Institute Fellow at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Preparing for the Program
Independent and Group Work
Includes introductory call with your coach, peer-group activity, and completion of your 360 assessment ~ 2 hours
May 26
Day 2 Live Session
9:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. EST
Cultivating Resilience.
Facilitated by Lynn Tetrault, Institute Fellow at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Returning to Your Best Self. Facilitated by Susan MacKenty Brady, CEO at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Preparing for the Program
Independent and Group Work
Self-paced Learning: ~ 1.5 hours
June 7
Day 3 Live Session
9:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. EST
Gender and Leadership.
Facilitated by Mary Shapiro, Simmons University Professor & Institute Fellow at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
DEI as Leadership Competencies. Facilitated by Darlene Slaughter, Institute Fellow at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Preparing for the Program
Independent and Group Work
Includes first coaching session, peer-group activity, and self-paced learning ~ 5 hours
June 21
Day 4 Live Session
9:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. EST
Intentional Networking. Facilitated by Bryn Panee Burkhart, Institute Fellow at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Negotiations. Facilitated by Suzanne Wilkins, Institute Fellow at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Path to Action. Facilitated by Kerry Seitz, VP Women’s Leadership at the Simmons Institute for Inclusive Leadership
Preparing for the Program
Independent and Group Work
Includes second coaching session, peer-group activity, and self-paced learning ~ 3 hours