Who Should Attend:

• Female Managers & supervisors
• Future Managers
• Entrepreneurs

Course Objectives

• An overview of the role of women in leading and managing
• Recognise the positive and negative aspects of the local culture for women
• Understand how important it is for women to express their expectations and feeling
• Learn how to overcome negative thinking and use positive self-talk
• Develop rapport-building skills for expressing disagreement and consensus-building
• Identify how a pleasing appearance in traditional attire creates a strong first impression
• Define and practice setting SMART goals for assertive feminine behaviour
• Master active listening and effective questioning, especially in the religion framework.

What will you gain?

• Recognise and confidently tackle the barriers and challenges faced by women leaders in the Gulf region
• Enhance professional influence and become a master at managing your emotions intelligently
• Identify limiting beliefs and where they come from, and turn them into positive goals
• Develop assertiveness skills and the skill to communicate personal preferences in a way that leaves you empowered
• Understand the ‘power’ battle and engage with male peers confidently and effectively
• Inspire others to collaborate with you in achieving your goals and meeting your business objectives
• Hone critical thinking and decision-making abilities
• Master the tools and techniques to push forward your career, and enhance your leadership skills
• Use body language for positive impact and speak in ways that motivate and inspire your team members
• Confidently deal with difficult people and become comfortable in turning down unreasonable requests/demands
• Learn how to set goals and objectives that are achievable
• Acquire the skills and techniques to help you to manage the balance between your work and home life more effectively
• Become self-assured and exercise complete control in all kinds of situations
• Build a strong support network.

Course Content

• What is it like to be a woman leader?
• Challenges faced by women leaders in the Gulf region
• Minimising gender bias in the workplace

• Self-Discovery: Knowing your worth
• What Smart Leaders Know and Do
• The Four Skills of EQ
• You as a Manager
• Tools to Rid Your Team of Emotional Viruses
• Control and Impact

• Being an Authentic Leader
• Assertiveness and Influence
• Managing Up The Executive Ladder
• Different Leadership Styles for Changing Times
• Managing Change Individually and on a Corporate Level
• Building teams: collaboration, coordination and cooperation
• Managing Diversity and Cross-cultural teams

• Gender, voice, authority and power
• Body Language and Your Impression on Others
• Detecting Red Flags
• Learning to say ‘No’
• Mastering the Art of Powerful Negotiations

• Setting SMART Goals
• Focus on Results

• Integrate not Disintegrate
• Making Smart Choices
• Achieving personal satisfaction from work

• Strong Networks = Positive Reinforcement
• Create your Personal Plan of Action (PPOA).