Despite the increase in women in management roles, only one percent of all chief executives in Fortune 500 companies are
women. Career Development Services, a leader in women’s career programming, examined the barriers to women
advancing in the workplace and has developed a powerful series, Woman2Woman: Leadership in Action. This
innovative program was created to enhance women’s leadership capabilities while connecting them with other women
developing in their careers.
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 7, 2008.
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
- our existing strengths
- Clarity on your career and personal goals
- 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 7, 2008 with sessions on the first Friday of each month for eight months (December 5,
January 9, 2009, February 6, March 6, April 3, May 1 and June 5.). 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.
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. |
