Our Program
This breakthrough program, with sessions one full day each month for eight months, includes access to other dynamic leaders, women who understand the issues and know the path to successful leadership; personal time with a career coach for individual growth; customized action learning and case studies on real issues; and strategic planning through an individual leadership development plan.

Each session will begin with the presentation of course content followed by group discussion. During the afternoon of each session, the group will participate in action learning sets, building skills based on real-life situations. Participants will learn with other women and create a support system that continues after they return to the office. Certificates of completion will be awarded to participants of the program.

The next woman2woman session will begin November 2, 2007.

Our program topics include:
� Personal Leadership Model
� Powerful Conversations & Gender Influence
� Building Personal Power: Projecting Confidence
� Mentoring & Managing Up
� Risk Taking: Your Intrapreneurial Quotient
� Savvy Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
� Navigating Organizational Culture
� Career Derailers
� Money & Power
� Work-Life Balance

You will gain
� A tool kit to enhance your leadership capabilities and discover new talents
� A connection to women with diverse backgrounds and approaches
� An understanding of your distinct leadership style while building on your existing strengths
� Clarity on your career and personal goals
� A personal leadership development plan

Your organization will gain
� Stronger, more effective leaders
� Support for succession planning efforts
� More women in the leadership pipeline
� Increased retention of key women leaders

Selection Criteria
Participants are selected from written applications and personal interviews. Selection will be based on experience,
commitment and the potential to make a contribution to the groups’ learning. We encourage women of all racial and
ethnic backgrounds to apply.

Participants
This program is developed for mid- to senior-level women looking to enhance their leadership skills. Participants would
include women in small, medium and large corporations, non-profit organizations, the faith community and the
community-at-large. As this is a specialized, personal leadership program, our class size is limited to 12.

Dates
Class begins November 2, 2007 with sessions on the first Friday of each month for eight months (December 7,
January 4, 2008, February 1, March 7, April 4, May 2 and June 6.). Classes are held from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm at Career
Development Services headquarters, 150 State Street, Rochester, NY. Lunch will be provided.

Fees
$3,000 per participant includes the complete eight-session woman2woman: Leadership in Action program and one
personal coaching session.

Program Facilitation
Sharon Melville will serve as the primary facilitator for the program and will be joined by Deb Koen of Career Development Services for specific program modules and lunch discussions. Additionally, a number of professionals from the Rochester community participate in the program as guest speakers on panels or by giving individual presentations. Collectively this provides participants with exposure to a number of effective and diverse leadership styles.

Sharon is Director, Business Services, for Career Development Services, Rochester, NY. Her consulting, coaching and training activities focus on the design of innovative services addressing all aspects of employee development and engagement. She also designs and delivers customized presentations on topics related to management/leadership development. Clients have included Corning Incorporated, Eastman Kodak Company, Xerox Corporation, Bausch & Lomb, Georgia-Pacific, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation, Rochester Institute of Technology, JPMorganChase and Verizon Wireless. Sharon obtained her masters degree from the University of Rochester and has been active in the field of career development for over 18 years.

Deb Koen is co-author of Career Choice, Change & Challenge (Jist, 2000). She is a columnist for The Wall Street Journal Executive Career Site CareerJournal.com and architect of their telecoaching program. Her local column is published in the Sunday Business section of the Democrat and Chronicle.

As President and CEO of Career Development Services, the leading-edge career management firm, Deb leads the staff in conducting peak performance programs for individuals and organizations. She coaches, consults and presents nationally on organizational career management, leadership development, transitions, and women in the workforce. Deb also conducts focus groups and develops customized web-based career performance sites for corporations.

Her work on employee development and job enrichment is published in Training+Development, Career Planning and Adult Development Journal and Organization Development Sourcebook 2004. She has an M.A. from Colgate University.

About Us
Career Development Services is a leader in maximizing employee and workplace effectiveness. For more information, call 585.244.0765 or send an email to smelville@careerdev.org.