Strategic Leadership for Women in Human Resources

New for 2007: This Program includes attendance at our annual Simmons Leadership Conference, a premier event for women.

Date: TBD
Place: 409 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Cost: $3,350* (SHRM Members); $3,500* (non-SHRM Members)

Who Should Attend

  • HR professionals in middle- to senior-level positions
  • Women looking to take on enhanced leadership responsibility within their departments and organizations.

What can I expect in the curriculum?
What have other participants said?

Program Schedule

Attend the 28th Annual Simmons Leadership Conference

Then, broaden your learning in our classroom:

  • Gain perspective on your leadership style and identify ways to strengthen your practices via a 360° assessment tool
  • Learn how to position yourself and your department as strategic partners in your organization
  • Understand how strategic mentoring can impact your career and the careers of others in your organization
  • Receive personal coaching on specific leadership issues, challenges, and career aspirations.
  • Develop career strategies, including an action plan that allows you to create the conditions for your own success
  • Network with other women HR executives, to share opportunities and best practices

*Program fee includes:

Partial scholarships are available for HR women leaders in the nonprofit sector. For more information, please contact Martha Sheehan,  director of Executive Education, at 617-521-3869 or martha.sheehan@simmons.edu.

This program fulfills the Human Resource Certification Institute's strategic requirement for Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification.

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Co-sponsored by the Society for Human Resource Management

“I have never been so affected by a training program like this one. It touched my mind and heart and will stay with me always. I go back to my career with a new sense of inspiration, confidence, and vision.”

Beth Humphries, Division Chief, Nasa, Johnson Space Center