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Course 1049

Women in Leadership: Skills for Advancing Your Career I

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Apply this towards your professional development requirements
(3 credits, 90 hours or certificate of completion)

Tuition: $575 for all 3 modules complete

Today's leading women professionals are confident and competent. They recognize that gender plays no role in performance and assertively get things done. Unfortunately, some women unknowingly sabotage their careers, letting opportunities pass or conforming to stereotypes so as not to be seen as pushy or aggressive.

This is the second of two convenient, online courses centered on women leadership, productivity and career advancement. You do not need to have taken the level 1 course to take this course, but taken together, these two courses will help you further hone your ability to express yourself effectively and tackle tough situations, avoid the most common pitfalls women face in the workplace, discover real-world ways to drive your career forward, and more.

Led by the nation’s foremost experts on women’s leadership, this new course lets you earn Professional Development credits, hours or certificates of completion whenever and where ever you like. It combines the following three learning modules, to give you practical learnings you can put in place immediately:

• (1026) Persuasive Communication Skills for Career Advancement
• (1029) Critical Skills for Career Advancement: Building Credibility & Projecting Confidence
• (1027) Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers

What You'll Learn

Today's leading women professionals are confident and competent. They recognize that gender plays no role in performance and assertively get things done. Unfortunately, some women are still reluctant to voice their opinions or ask for want they want, for fear of being seen as pushy or aggressive. If you are looking to further hone your ability to express yourself effectively and tackle tough situations, this module is perfect for you. In it, you'll learn:

• Ways to express your opinions with confidence and tact
• How you can avoid coming across as overly aggressive - or weak
• Techniques for responding to criticism with poise and professionalism
• 10 golden rules of interacting effectively and clearly with others
• Handling challenges women face when communicating with men

Highlights

Communicating Assertively - not Aggressively - for Success

• Building confidence in your own judgment - and communicating it
• Powerful words all women should use and weak words you should avoid
• How to speak up without coming across as pushy
• Clear examples of aggressive, assertive and weak behavior

Tips & Techniques for Women Professionals Today

• Finding balance between "being too nice" and "coming on too strong"
• How can you say "No" without feeling guilty?
• Becoming more aware of your voice, body postures and tone
• Dressing the part - how wardrobe influences assertiveness

Handling Criticism and Difficult Situations with Composure

• The skill you need to artfully diffuse unfair criticism
• How to handle any form of criticism or feedback professionally
• The 10 commandments of getting along with others - even ones who drive you nuts

Your Instructor

Donna Van Horne is a dynamic and motivational communication presenter and consultant who provides real strategies that apply to both work and life. Recognized as a top presenters in the US and Canada, her experience includes delivering seminars, workshops and keynote addresses throughout North and Central America, teaching at three Universities, making 29 Government departments more effective, and designing and presenting 18 award-winning Online courses. Donna has helped more than 2,500 clients motivate and inspire their staffs and communicate for results. She is a "must listen" for any woman wanting to be more assertive, more persuasive, and advance her career.

What You'll Learn

Everyone faces challenges, change, difficult people, and derailed projects during the workday. It's how you respond to these obstacles that determines your success. Unrecognized habits and engrained attitudes can unknowingly hold you back and keep success and advancement from coming your way. This module will show you:

• How to dodge and avoid victim thinking (and acting)
• What you can do to increase emotional intelligence and maturity
• How to jump-start positive attitudes & increase productivity
• Powerful techniques to keep toxic people and limiting mindsets out of your way

Highlights

Must Have Skills to Build Your Image & Shape Your Attitude

• Powerful words & phrases for building trust & strong relationships
• Handling difficult conversations and situations with confidence
• How to spot and eliminate the bad habits that can hold you back

Removing Roadblocks and Creating Individual Action Plans

• How can you ensure that your accomplishments get noticed?
• How can you get buy-in and support for your ideas?
• What are the best ways to position and highlight your contributions?

How to Control How Others Perceive You & Project Confidence

• How to productively work with diverse personality types
• How to use non-verbal communication tools to enhance your success
• How to talk up your accomplishments professionally & with tact

Your Instructor

Pamela Jett is an internationally recognized presenter and author on developing leadership skills and improving workplace relationships. She has worked with clientele ranging from the high-tech sector and manufacturing to women's groups and government agencies. In addition to educational institutions, her client list includes The United Way, NASA, Allstate Insurance, Sony and many other notable organizations. Pamela is also the developer of several top-rated learning programs including "Communicate with Confidence: A Woman's Guide" and "Mind Your Own Business: A Career Management System." Her programs take participants beyond theory to hands-on application for immediate results.

What You'll Learn

Successful women Educators consistently boost their credibility and earning potential by recognizing and applying their strengths and improving or eliminating their weaknesses. Whether you are already top of the class or are just starting out, there are steps you can take right now to improve your professional image, garner respect and advance your career. This module will focus on ways you can:

• Build your credibility with a clear professional & financial vision
• Boost your career by developing strong & lasting partnerships
• Define yourself as a "brand" and market yourself successfully
• Use a variety of communication styles to convince and inspire

Highlights

How To Triumph Over Forces That Try to Hold You Back

• How to create your own definition of who you are & where you're headed
• The best ways to stop people who try to sabotage your growth
• Overcoming the damaging messages sent by the media and society

How To Have "The Corner Office" Handed To You

• Proven ways to ensure you react professionally , not emotionally
• Simple steps to spotting and stopping your self-defeating behaviors
• Techniques for effectively (& visually) positioning your contributions

Gaining Skills to Build Your Credibility & Boost Your Image

• How can you maximize "your" space that you occupy in your school?
• What are the 10 most common career suicide mistakes a woman makes?
• What 3 career decisions do more to ensure your success than any other?

Your Instructor

Pamela Jett is an internationally recognized presenter and author on developing leadership skills and improving workplace relationships. She has worked with clientele ranging from the high-tech sector and manufacturing to women's groups and government agencies. In addition to educational institutions, her client list includes The United Way, NASA, Allstate Insurance, Sony and many other notable organizations. Pamela is also the developer of several top-rated learning programs including "Communicate with Confidence: A Woman's Guide" and "Mind Your Own Business: A Career Management System." Her programs take participants beyond theory to hands-on application for immediate results.

The Virtual Teachers Lounge™

Check in with your peers and get answers to your questions – any time, 24/7. Taking this course will give you exclusive access to the thoughts, insights and experience of other educators and K-12 experts discussing your topics and giving you solutions and ideas for whatever is on your mind. In the Teachers' lounge, you can:

• Learn new, working strategies and solutions from other educators – live!
• Get answers to your toughest questions from top K-12 experts
• Discuss course topics with your peers and benefit from their experiences
• Share your success stories and best practices to benefit other teachers and administrators
• Get new perspectives, fresh ideas and guidance – whenever you need it.
• You can log whenever is most convenient for you, 24/7

All you have to do is sign up for this course, and you're in!

Connect with, hear from and get help from you peers.

Materials & Assessment

Lectures	Your lectures, delivered by one of the nation's leading, recognized experts on this topic, are presented in multiple parts to make listening and tracking your progress easier. You can listen to each as often as you like by playing it on your computer, downloading it to your iPod or other MP3 player, even burning it to CD. Listen wherever it is most convenient for you: at home, in your car; at the park; and whenever you like: before or after work, at night or on weekends. Many educators can complete a module in only a week.
Text Resources	Virtual text resources are downloadable and expand on the material covered in your lectures. They may include articles, web links to related materials and web sites, definitions of important terms and concepts, and a bibliography. All materials can be viewed on your computer or downloaded and printed.
Assessment	To receive your Certificate of Completion or Certificate of Attendance and earn Professional Development/Continuing Education units/credits/hours, you will need to complete all assessments and submit all final projects.
Virtual Teachers Lounge	To gain Professional Development credits or hours for any of these three modules, you must participate in the Virtual teachers Lounge discussion for that module. If you are not seeking credits or hours, participation in the Lounge is not mandatory, but you are still welcome to connect with and share your thoughts, questions, insights and experience with your peers at any time.