Description:
Positive Politics for Powerful Female Leaders
Do you ever wonder why, despite being competent, committed and career minded, you find that you can't get that next promotion? Or get your ideas ‘sold'? Or receive the recognition you deserve?
Being technically brilliant isn't enough - we need to also be politically savvy - to realize that having ‘good ideas' isn't good enough. We must also lobby for our ideas, build alliances and support for our ideas, be credible and powerful when we present our ideas and make sure we use the right messaging.
These are some of the issues addressed by this programme; being able to flex our ‘political style', manage our power source, our image and reputation, build strong networks, highlight successes and promote both self and team along with understanding how decision are made!
This programme will demonstrate how to:
Analyse your own and others' political style and be flexible in your approach
Leverage what makes you ‘powerful' in the eyes of your stakeholders
Develop a ‘brag bag' of stories to illustrate your strengths & accomplishments
Manage your reputation and not leave it in the hands of others
Promote yourself with decent boldness
Identify allies, sponsors and anti-sponsors and manage them accordingly
Lobby on behalf of your ideas to ensure that decisions go ‘your way'
We will cover:
Research showing the barriers to progression of women in business
Dr. Marty Seldman and Dr. Rick Brandon's Political Style framework
Concepts from Peggy Klaus' book, Toot Your Horn without Blowing It
Reputation Management concepts
Developing and delivering elevator pitches with impact and authenticity
Allies, Associates, Acquaintances and Adversaries
Identifying decision making criteria and lobbying on behalf of your idea