Women in Leadership II
The Women in Leadership II certificate builds upon the foundational leadership skills taught in the Women in Leadership I certificate. Women in Leadership I focused on you as an individual leader (or self-leading). Women in Leadership II focuses on outward facing leadership: leading others and your organization.
The program is taught by women. It is a cohort-style program focused on content, networking, and community aspect, which is essential to any leader’s success. The experience will challenge how you think and provide actionable takeaways to bring back to your organization. You will review your 360° assessment results from the Women in Leadership I certificate, retake the 360° assessment to see how you have grown as a leader, and re-establish areas you want to grow in.
Participants must complete Women in Leadership I and fill out an application to be considered for this program.
The Learning Model
In this program, you will utilize our ACT model to turn classroom concepts into actionable insights and real-world results.
Assess
Start with a 360° assessment to gain a better understanding of your personal strengths and areas of improvement. Identify key challenges you are facing and how you can impact your organization.
Collaborate
Learn from Eccles School professors who are experts in their field and network with your peers, who are leaders and trailblazers across various industries, to grow your skills and network.
Transform
Drive change in your organization while inspiring others to do the same. Through action-based takeaways, you will immediately begin to make an impact.
The Classes
Presented By: Jennifer Cummings, Ph.D.
In this course, we will use the Business Chemistry tool to identify your leadership styles and discuss the strengths and liabilities of each style. You will identify a project or goal to develop your leadership capacity in one of these styles. In the project, you will focus on an underdeveloped area from your Leadership 360 that will strengthen your ability to execute this style.
Presented By:
Bonita Austin, MBA
Organizational changes and change initiatives are necessary within any group. Despite the potential for positive outcomes, change can take a toll on managers and employees alike. This course examines ways to effectively structure and implement change within an organization to improve performance and respond to potential challenges. Participants will learn change management theories and how to apply them, ways to mitigate resistance to change, how to combat change fatigue, tools of cooperation, and the key elements of successful change efforts.
Presented By:
Jennifer Cummings, Ph.D.
In this session, participants will gain tools on how to cultivate an emotionally hardy team through positivity, praise, and purpose. You’ll learn how to build team relationships of trust and support.
Presented By:
Katie Liljenquist, Ph.D.
There is no substitute for experience. This session is largely experiential, providing you with multiple hands-on opportunities to negotiate with different people in different contexts. You are strongly encouraged to experiment with alternative styles in this safe practice environment. An invaluable component of this will be post-negotiation discussions where you can compare your experience with others to determine the effectiveness of your approach, as well as exchanging candid feedback with your partners in the negotiations. You will experience first-hand:
• The pivotal impact of first offers
• The power of negotiating at the level of interests, instead of getting stuck on positions
• Conversational approaches that encourage people to open up and share their interests with you
• How to determine whether information is safe to reveal or not
Presented By:
Katie Liljenquist, Ph.D.
You don’t get paid what you’re worth—you get paid what you negotiate! Learn how to confidently advocate for yourself and secure the conditions for your success. You will actually practice negotiating a job offer and walk away with concrete strategies to negotiate in a way that captures the resources you need and makes you more likeable. In this session, you will learn:
• The one question you can ask a recruiter that will vastly increase the odds of them extending a job offer
• How to think beyond just salary and implement a systematic strategy to negotiate a more comprehensive compensation package. (You will receive a planning template that you can use to prepare for any negotiation.)
• How to respond to an employer who claims something is not negotiable or that they can’t meet your request
• How to set the stage to nail your next performance review
Presented By:
Chelsea Shields, Ph.D.
There is a fine balance between collaboration and competition. Too much collaboration and there is not enough incentive to think outside the box, too much competition and people are afraid to voice new ideas. In this course, you will learn about the science of creativity and participate in a one-of-a-kind large activity that enterprise companies use to generate quick, inexpensive, and impactful creative ideas. You will learn how to cultivate a culture of strategic goals with open outcomes and get the opportunity to participate in a facilitated small group activity focused on applying these principles to participants actual upcoming needs (product launches, go-to-market campaigns, company cultural shifts, etc.). You will leave this session with evergreen takeaways, templates and techniques you can use to improve creativity across your organization. .
Presented By:
Kathryn Cañas, Ph.D.
Participants will design and deliver a persuasive business pitch/presentation. For this advanced session, we will teach public speaking from a leadership perspective; specifically, we will brainstorm the persuasive topic, integrate pathos (emotion) and logos (structure), practice in small groups, and then present to a larger audience. The most effective topics that participants should choose are those that they are working on in real-time at work.
Presented By: Georgi Rausch, Ph.D.
In this session, we will add onto your mindfulness basics to create a confident mindset. Our confidence practices will help you stay calm and be a strong positive influence on others.
1. Understand your current mindset and its influence on your behavior
2. Identify opportunities to increase your confidence
3. Use your confident mindset as a strategic tool to lead and influence others
Presented By:
Georgi Rausch, Ph.D.
In this session, we will start with mindful awareness of how you spend your time and energy. Then, we will identify opportunities to create more alignment with your values and advocate for yourself and those you lead.
1. Raise awareness of how you are spending your time and energy
2. Analyze how your values map onto your regular practices
3. Practice how to advocate for yourself and your values in order to achieve your goals
Presented By:
Heidi Herrick, Ph.D.
This session focuses on building the executive leadership capabilities needed to drive transformational change within your team and organizations. Learn how to be a strategic leader for your business unit in your current position and how to set yourself apart as a strong candidate for future management advancement in any field.
• Develop self-awareness about yourself and others as a leader through reflection and introspection.
• Learn how to influence others with or without authority.
• Gain the leadership capabilities needed to drive transformational change within your team or business unit.
• Learn how to become stronger and more confident strategic leader to achieve the next critical step in your career.
Presented By: Heidi Herrick, Ph.D.
Today’s workplace can be volatile, complicated, and ambiguous, especially as globalization and technology are changing at an unprecedented pace. Successful leaders learn how to evaluate organizational design, human resources, and professional development strategies in this new world. In this session, learn how to skillfully manage one’s organization and team members through uncertainty to prosperity by:
• Navigating global uncertainty with professionalism and vision to facilitate organizational capability building.
• Utilizing technology to improve the quality and speed of decision-making during uncertain times.
• Resolving uncertainty for others and teaching new leaders the skills they need to sort out conflicts for themselves.
• Tips for attracting, retaining, mentoring and cultivating the talent needed to accomplish the organization’s goals.
• Adopting effective day-to-day leadership techniques to create a high-performing team.
Presented By: Jennifer Cummings, Ph.D.
Working in teams can promote efficiency, creativity, diversity, critical thinking, synergy, and rewarding workplace relationships. Working in teams can also leave team members feeling frustrated, alienated, voiceless, and confused. While no one formula can guarantee team success, research reveals the effective and ineffective practices for effective communication among teams. Learn methods for helping your team tap into the full measure of their resources.
Presented By: Jennifer Cummings, Ph.D.
As a leader, you need to be able to give constructive feedback. In this session, we will discuss how to coach and mentor those in your organization and how to have accountability conversations.
Presented By: Jennifer Cummings, Ph.D.
In this session, we will bring everything you learned from the program together. We will discuss managing difficult personalities and tough conversations and how to lead a dysfunctional team through tumultuous change.
Please note that Women in Leadership II classes are only available as part of the certificate program.
The Experience
Pre-Work and Post-Work
In addition to live lectures, you will participate in pre-work and post-work, including lectures, activities, readings, and self-reflection. You can expect two hours of pre-work for each day of class, as well as post-work that ties into your next course.
Networking
In addition to in-class networking opportunities with your colleagues, you will participate in social engagements to connect and grow your network.
Program Workbook
You will receive a program workbook to guide you through course activities, as well as take note of those ‘ah-ha’ moments you will take away from the courses and your colleagues.
The Impact
The University of Utah Women in Leadership II Certificate provides opportunities for you to grow as a leader and impact your organization.
The Details
All Women in Leadership Certificate II classes will be taught within a cohort. When you apply, you commit to the dates within the cohort. All classes are in person, with additional pre-class and post-class learning activities online. Classes are from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. M.T.
2024 Class Dates
The price of the program is $8,500: This includes classes, learning activities, and a workbook.
Scholarship opportunities are available. Many participants may also receive support from their employer.
Proof of accomplishment
In addition to developing knowledge, skills, and a professional network; You will receive a certificate and a digital badge of completion to add to your LinkedIn profile.
Certificate
LinkedIn Badge
