Pre-Program Reception: June 22
Join international travelers and early arrivals for a casual networking reception. (Optional; included with program registration.)
Day 1: June 23
Identity, Narrative, and the Construction of a Leader
Lay the groundwork for honest dialogue, community-building, and vulnerability through an introduction of key theoretical frameworks, intention setting, and the definitions of a leader. Explore the social construction of leadership in the context of identity, power, privilege, and meaning making.
- Check-in at 9:00am
- Lunch and Networking Activity
- Setting the Stage
Introduce growth mindset (opposing a culture of perfectionism); identity-conscious specificity over faux universality (i.e., “woman” is not a monolithic construct); communal approaches to leadership that shift paradigms away from traditional/individualistic norms. - Terms of Engagement
Lay the framework for engagement: honesty, respect, vulnerability, and brave space - Setting Intentions
- Implicit Leadership Theory Activity
Unpacking, unlearning, and redefining leadership - Identity Exploration: Power, Privilege, and Intersectionality
Leadership not only doesn’t exist in a vacuum, it is nuanced by intersectionality, lived experiences, and the meaning we make of our own identities in context. - Cohort Dinner
Day 2: June 24
Inside Out: Shattering Limitations
Attendees will gain an understanding of the existing barrier to women’s leadership and explore personal leadership skills and style. Acknowledge and shift internal belief systems and push against the status quo.
- Breakfast
- Navigating the Leadership Labyrinth
Review research-driven seven-point framework to address the glass ceiling and introduce non-linear barriers to women’s leadership. - Break
- DiSC: Inside the Self
“DiSC® is a leading personal assessment tool to improve work productivity, teamwork and communication.” Participants will hone in on their own strengths, assets, and liabilities. - Lunch
- DiSC: With the Other
Participants will continue to explore strengths, assets, and abilities to work with those in other DiSC behavioral styles. - Deconstructing the Leadership Labyrinth
- Re-writing the Self-Narrative
Uncover the mis-beliefs that limit leaders from engaging more fully in all parts of their lives. Dive into asset-based thinking - Small Group Dinners
Day 3: June 25
Values-Based Leadership and Strategic Interruption of the Status Quo
Align values with professional development skills and navigate individual and collective practices to disrupt the status quo to begin shifting workplace culture.
- Breakfast
- Values Compass
Using the Non-Violent ToolKit, participants will identify their top values and why they are meaningful - Aligning Professional Development with Values
Use negotiation as a tool for self-empowerment and systems change. Cultivate sponsors and mentors. - Lunch
- Leaning Out: Disrupting the Status Quo
Discuss ways to engage with and interrupt systems and structures that reinforce oppressive practices - Tools for Navigating a Toxic Work Environment
Build awareness of the elements of a toxic work-environment and identify strategies to shift the culture and know when to opt out. - Cohort Dinner
Day 4: June 26
The End is Just the Beginning
Participants will incorporate lessons learned and takeaways to emphasize lifelong learning and action commitments.
- Breakfast
- Reflection and Evolution
Reflect on communal approaches to leadership and the growth mindset - Mobilizing Leadership Learning
Weave key concepts into personal testimony - Program Close and Evaluation