Executive Education
CONTINUE YOUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT...
Please consider joining us, or referring a friend or colleague to one of our new upcoming fall leadership programs. As you know, SOM alumnae receive a 15% discount on all Executive Education programs. Contact Executive Education Director, Martha Sheehan '01 for more details (617-521-3869; martha.sheehan@simmons.edu).
Open Enrollment Programs: Fall 2006
New fall offerings:
Managing Your Leadership Brand
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
October 13, 2006; Cost: $750
This dynamic workshop provides new and established leaders with the frame-work and tools they need to create a truly powerful personal brand – one that drives business performance and career success. Taught by SOM alumna and principal of “The Personal Brand Company,” and nationally recognized expert in the field of personal and leadership brand management, Sue Hodgkinson '86.
Curriculum:
- Foundations of Leadership Branding
- Using Market feedback to Analyze Your Leadership Brand
- The 5 P’s of Leadership Brand
- Defining Your Economic Impact on the Business
- Creating a Personal Blueprint for a Stronger Leadership Brand
Leading High Performing Teams
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
October 16 - 18, 2006; Cost: $1,800
SOM veteran faculty Mary Shapiro teaches this interactive workshop designed for new and experienced team leaders who wish to develop cutting-edge strategies for enhancing their team’s performance. Women from all functional areas and industries are encouraged to participate.
Curriculum:
- Establishing Team Norms and Rules
- Managing Virtual Teams
- Resolving Conflict and Overcoming Resistance
- Creating Alliances and Managing Team Boundaries
- Developing a Strategic Action Plan
Also available in the fall:
Strategic Leadership for Women
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
September 25 - 29, 2006; Cost: $4,400
Designed for women professionals in middle to senior-level positions, from all functions and industries, who are looking to take on enhanced leadership responsibility within their departments and organizations, you will:
* Gain perspective on your leadership style and strengthen your practices via a 360° assessment tool;
* Analyze real case studies that highlight women protagonists and apply new skills to reinforce learning;
* Understand how strategic mentoring and networking can impact your career;
* Receive personal coaching on specific leadership issues, challenges, and career aspirations;
* Share best practices for integrating work and personal life;
* Develop career strategies, including an action plan to create the conditions for your own success;
* Network with senior-level women executives from a variety of industries.
For more information, call 617.521.3869, or email martha.sheehan@simmons.edu.
The Negotiation Edge: Effective Strategies for Women
Simmons SOM, 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
November 13 - 15, 2006; Cost $1,500
Join SOM Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor of Women and Leadership and Negotiations expert Dr. Deborah Kolb for this intensive and practical 2.5 day program where you will learn to:
* Avoid being "caught off guard" in everyday negotiation situations;
* Turn around behavior that can put you on the defensive;
* Determine what others want, and how to reach creative agreements that work for everyone;
* Negotiate with influence - regardless of your position within the organization; and
* Develop an action plan for your next negotiation.
Deborah Kolb (with Judith Williams '80) is the author of “Everyday Negotiation: Navigating the Hidden Agendas of Bargaining” (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, 2003). Originally titled The Shadow Negotiation, Harvard Business Review named it one of the ten best business books of 2000 and it received the Best Book Award from the International Association of Conflict Management at its meetings in Paris, 2001. Her latest book (with Judith Williams '80 and Carol Frohlinger '00 EE), “Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Challenges of Leadership Success” (September, 2004) is in book stores now.
For more information, call 617.521.3869, or email martha.sheehan@simmons.edu
Please visit us online at http://www.simmons.edu/som/execed/
Posted on July 18, 2006 03:40 PM
