Best for Higher Education Professionals
(Including students, faculty, and early-career alumna of STEM Programs)
and
Early and Mid-Career Professional Women in STEM
Organizations sending 2 or more individuals to the program qualify for discounted fees!
“Meeting others in similar situations and realizing that my struggles and issues were common was most helpful. I particularly appreciated the workshops which gave specific tools to deal with common issues.”
STEM-Up Network Presents:
Leadership Development for STEM Women
CONFIDENCE * COMMUNITY * CONNECTIONS
Leadership Development for STEM Women (LDSW) is designed for higher education professionals to include students, faculty, and early-career alumna of STEM programs as well as early and mid-career professional women in STEM.
LDSW is a six-month career and professional development program that provides women in STEM with: leadership development workshops, peer-group learning circles, mentoring and one-on-one coaching designed to build personal leadership skills.
Develop leadership skills and broaden your social and professional networks with the STEM-UP Network, a social enterprise dedicated to the representation, representation, retention, and advancement of women in the STEM fields.
Virtual Workshop Sessions
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Eastern)
Meeting online on the following Fridays
September 30, 2022; November 4, 2022; December 9, 2022; January 13, 2023; and February 17, 2023.
Five Virtual Workshops; And Much More . . .
This Program is More Than Just Five Workshops
The Leadership Development for STEM Women Program also includes:
Interactive Online Workshops
to develop skills.
This Program is More Than Just Workshops
The Leadership Development for STEM Women Program also includes:
Personalized 1-hour goal setting session
prior to the program start.
This Program is More Than Just Workshops
The Leadership Development for STEM Women Program also includes:
Peer Learning Groups
to practice and apply skills.
Peer group assignments are established at the start of the program and shared with you prior to program start date. Groups meet online in the weeks between workshops and follow an established agenda based on the content of the previous workshop. These sessions are peer-facilitated and often a highly meaningful aspect of the program designed to review content, gain new insights, commit to practice and for networking. Often our groups continue meeting after the program ends. Five sessions, 45 minutes per session
This Program is More Than Just Five Workshops
The Leadership Development for STEM Women Program also includes:
Professional Coaching
to focus goals and resolve challenges.
One-on-one coaching designed to individualize the program to your specific needs. Includes initial goal-setting session followed by two sessions held in-between workshops to enhance program application and resolve problems, including: Understanding strengths, gaps and blind spots; Creating possibilities and new perspectives; Career development planning; and Objective and confidential resource.
This Program is More Than Just Five Workshops
The Leadership Development for STEM Women Program also includes:
Networking
to build connections/alliances with program participants and other professionals in the network
Workshop #1
Productive Conflict & Communication – September 30, 2022
In this workshop, the focus is on understanding your personal style in conflict situations; developing a process for increasing productive responses in conflict; and improving your results and relationships.
Workshop #2
Preparing for Successful Negotiations – November 4, 2022
In this workshop, the focus is on understanding the spectrum of negotiations and developing strategies that build trust; identifying opportunities to create value in a negotiation; and understanding what is most important when preparing to negotiate anything.
Workshop #3
Personal Advocacy Skills and Influence – December 9, 2022
In this workshop, the focus is on learning how to effectively get recognized for your accomplishments; understanding how to navigate advocacy obstacles and speak up with confidence; and developing a communication plan for your advocates and mentors.
Workshop #4
Navigating Competing Priorities – January 13, 2023
In this workshop, the focus is on understanding and aligning priorities with time; managing work skillfully using new tools and processes; and learning strategies for navigating psychological and structural barriers.
Workshop #5
Leading with Emotional Intelligence and/or Confidence/Resilience – February 17, 2023
In this workshop, the focus is on understanding the basic tenets of emotional intelligence and their impacts; learning about emotional resilience and developing a process to increase yours; and learning emotionally intelligent skills for working in groups.