EMERGING LEADERS | FEMALE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Foundational leadership program for early-career women and emerging female leaders in STEM and Security Professions
EMERGING LEADERS | FEMALE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
Foundational leadership program for early-career women and emerging female leaders in STEM and Security Professions
Who is the Emerging Leaders Program for?
The Emerging Leaders Program supports early career women and emerging female leaders in STEM and Security Professions to build a strong foundation for enduring leadership through developing their leadership motivations, mindset and skills, so they can effectively engage, influence and lead others.
Tailored leadership development is critical for women at all levels, and in STEM- and Security-related industries is a key contributor to career satisfaction and retention. It is particularly important for emerging female leaders, as it supports women who are skilled and passionate in their field of expertise to understand their leadership purpose, apply their strengths as a leader and strengthen confidence in their leadership abilities.
It puts emerging leaders on the right path to building their leadership experience, and finding the right role models, mentors and networks to support them in becoming that leader.
The emerging leaders program helped me to unpack what it means to be a female leader in an often male-dominated industry. Each session included practical and tangible discussion and exercises on growing leadership skills that are both effective in the workplace and authentic to who I am as a person. After completing it, I feel more confident in my leadership style, because it has emphasised how so many of the traits and skills I already hold can be used consciously to help me be a more successful leader. I would recommend this program to any woman who is unsure of taking on leadership roles or uncertain of how you become a leader (spoiler alert, you probably already are!).
Caroline Faulder
The program has given me a new perspective about being a leader that is fresh, sustainable and allows future growth. Having some management background, I thought I understood leadership, but this program has given me a better perspective about being one, starting from understanding my own core values. I am so glad to have joined the program and I look forward to applying the learning in my career and in my everyday dealings.
Meidi van der Lee – Security Analyst
Course Principles
Over two workshops, the program explores the following themes through theory, practical strategies and tools, and coaching:
Leadership Communication
Impactful Influence
Leadership Mindset
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- Individual leadership motivations
- Foundations of a strong leadership mindset
- Building confidence
Emotional Intelligence
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- MSCEIT Emotional Intelligence assessment and debrief + coaching
Maximising Performance
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- Maximising individual performance
- Resilience
- Mentoring and Networking
The Program is Strengthened Through:
One-on-one coaching
Learning Outcomes
Through the Emerging Leaders Program, participants will develop a strong leadership foundation via:
Understanding effective and enduring leadership
Understanding of self; identification of leadership motivations and self as a leader; and strategies for growing a leadership mindset
Connecting to individual and organisational purpose
Growing leadership confidence
Developing their own emotional intelligence and learning to lead with emotional intelligence
Strategies for effective communication and impactful influence in technical environments
Resilience strategies
Understanding the purpose and utility of mentoring and networking, and applying associated strategies
Strengthening individual performance effectiveness
Program Benefits
After participating in the Australian Women in Security Network Emerging Leaders program I feel more confident in articulating and applying my strengths, values and purpose. I now have practical frameworks and tools to continue developing my leadership capabilities, including communication, resilience, and career planning and management. I would recommend this program to any aspiring leader in security, or anyone seeking a greater understanding of the leadership mindset.
Simone, Public Sector Cyber Security Professional
I recently participated in the first Australian Women in Security Network Emerging Leaders program. Not only did I meet and make new connections with a cohort of incredible women from diverse professional background, but I learned far more about myself than I expected form the incredibly impressive and highly personable Dr Susan McGinty. The course contained a wealth of practical information that identified things I wanted to understand about myself but didn’t know how to. Being exposed to frameworks that put shape and meaning to unconscious thought meant I could immediately apply the techniques presented to better understand myself and the people I engage with professionally and personally on a daily basis. The course was invaluable and something I will continue to revisit.
Leigh – Senior Cyber Security Professional (2022)
Register Your Interest
The Emerging Leaders Program for women in STEM and Security is currently delivered in-house to organisations, either virtually or in-person. To register your organisation’s interest in the Emerging Leaders Program, please complete the form below and we will be in touch.
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