Only 12.5% of FTSE 100 Company Directors are female
The Davies Review Report recommends that the FTSE 100 companies should aim for a minimum of 25% female board member representation by 2015.
But how do you manage to reach into the Boardroom… and stay there?
Reaching Up into the Boardroom
Aquitude’s experience in working with senior female leaders has reflected what numerous research has shown: moving up the ranks is both challenging and lonely for women. Challenges result from both cultural, and thus behavioural, differences in gender approaches; loneliness comes as a result of being “the odd one out”.
This one-day Masterclass is specially designed for women who are looking to enter UK Boardrooms. It includes:
Credibility Building: Visibility and Performance
• How to build and implement your Personal Credibility Plan: ways to balance your technical expertise with publicly credibility
• Strategies to communicate your Personal Credibility Plan: engaging with key stakeholders in an authentic and powerful way.
Reading and Managing Cross-cultural Power Challenges
• Maneuvering the Labyrinth: How to deal with traditional, patriarchal environments; understanding hierarchy; managing the politics in a savvy way.
• Engaging with male peers in social environments: Keeping up with the social banter as well as the all – important strategic issues.
• Breaking the Old Boy’s Club in a Feminine Way: Banter and sport are trademark bond-building tools for men. Techniques for not taking comments to heart; relaxing. Smiling along and playing the verbal tug-of-war.
Preparing the field
• Networking UP – Managing and Aiming Upwards: Techniques for strategically getting to know board members on your way up; engaging with them and building fruitful relationships,
• Building experience on your way up: Strategies to draw on experience of getting a non-executive directorship before seeking a position on the main board.
• Building your Mentoring Mesh™: defining the support group to impart expertise and resource to make sure you stay on track.
Date: 22nd July, 2011, 09:30 -17:30
Investment: £ 595 +VAT;
This session is Fully Booked.
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Download the pdf: Aquitude Reaching Up Into the Boardroom
Aquitude cancellation and postponement terms
Programmes cancelled or postponed with less than 14 days notice will be liable to 100% payment.
Programmes cancelled or postponed with less than 21 days notice will be liable to 50% payment.
Programmes cancelled or postponed with less than 28 days notice will be liable to 25% payment.