Professional Development Series Women in Leadership Designed to understand the challenges women leaders face and the techniques to overcome them. Women In Leadership: WIL Leadership Practices & Commitments Based on nearly 30 years of research and now in its sixth edition, The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner remains an essential book for understanding what it takes to be an exemplary leader whether you work in a small business, for a large corporation with an international presence or somewhere in between. This initial session of our Women in Leadership series for women focuses on the five practices and ten commitments they believe to be the essence of successful leadership. February 27 Tuesday 6:30pm-9:30pm $149 Organizational Culture and Your Leadership Style Simply put, organizational culture is a shared set of values, assumptions, and behaviors that dictate how individuals behave in an organization. In this Women in Leadership session, we will look at the relationship between organizational culture and various leadership styles including situational leadership, servant leadership, and transformational leadership. March 6 Tuesday 6:30pm-9:30pm $149 Emotional Intelligence Emotional intelligence is perceived by many to be the single most important characteristic for successful leadership. Learn about emotional intelligence, the current trends in research related to emotional intelligence, and how you can improve your own EQ in this session of the Women in Leadership series. March 13 Tuesday 6:30pm-9:30pm $149 Take Individual classes or the entire series! Women face different challenges in the workplace than men do, and new skills are required to compete effectively. This 24-hour program will help you find your authentic voice and cultivate executive presence. By integrating evidence based research on effective leadership with lec- ture, reflective practice and experiential group work, this leadership development series will focus on those chal- lenges and provide skill development with the following modules: • Leadership Practices & Commitments • Organizational Culture and Your Leadership Style • Emotional Intelligence • Communicating with Impact • Building Effective Teams • Coaching for Performance • Cultivating Executive Presence • Bringing it All Together Panel February 27 - April 24 on Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm-9:30pm at SCC Downtown Campus Full Series: $749