Women & Leadership Summit Kenya

 Women & Leadership     

        Summit Kenya

                                 26^th- 27^th MARCH 2009, HILTON HOTEL, NAIROBI, KENYA

 

Improve your leadership style and build on your strengths to achieve maximum success

 

Speakers Include: Dr Cornelia Muganda Director Institute of Continuing Education The Open University of Tanzania   Lorna Hutley Financial Director Matus (A division of Brandcorp Pty Ltd. South Africa   Jenny Greyling People Leader- Centre of Excellence Africa Sub Area People Team Ernst & Young South Africa   Clara Priester Director Brandworx, Clacour International Johannesburg Branch Chairperson-  Business Women’s Association South Africa   Thandeka Mbabama Managing Director AllPay Consolidated Investment Strategic Business Unit of Absa Bank   Harriet Omoding Head of Human Resource Stanbic Bank Uganda

 

RECOGNIZING EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENT

BY WOMEN LEADERS

 

 

Course Highlights:

 

Who Should Attend?

Senior Executives, Vice-Presidents, Directors, Senior Managers and other

professionals interested in improving their skills in:

 

  Leadership

  Development and mentoring of others

  Conflict resolution

  Work-life balance

  Negotiations

  Business

  Communications

  Networking

  Networking

  Development and mentoring of others                    

                              

                                                                                                       

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07:30   Registration

 

08:00   Opening Remarks

 

08:15     LEADERSHIP AND STRATEGIC      COMMUNICATION

 

Jenny Greyling

People Leader- Centre of Excellence

Africa Sub Area People Team

Ernst & Young

 

 

09: 00    GENDER DIFFERENCES & DYNAMICS IN LEADERSHIP STYLE & CAREER MANAGEMENT

Do women have a different leadership style than men? Do they approach their career path differently? What are the implications stemming from these gender dynamics? This presentation will dis­cuss the evolution of women’s roles in the workplace.

·         Differences in leadership styles of men versus women and their implications

·         Is there growing gender parity in the modern workplace?

·         Are there women-specific methods to plan a career advancement strategy?

·         Women-friendly workplace policies: job-sharing, flex-time and telecommuting

·         Examining men’s versus women’s perspectives on how they see the women’s changing roles in the workplace

·         What women bring to the table: how is it different? How does it add value?

 

 

09:45     LEADING STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

 

Effective leadership creates an irresistible positive force to mobilize potential and capture success. In the fast-paced and ever-changing workplace environments of today, traditional command and control structures no longer apply. Gone are the days of the autocratic chief dictating people to follow. Today’s leadership imperative requires consideration of a complex matrix with components ranging from work-life balance to integrating personal and corporate value sys­tems. Reasons customers choose one brand over another

·         Traditional vs. current models of leadership

·         Best practices for creating leadership development programs

·         Developing and leveraging the talents of women

·         State-of-the-art principles for powerful and sustainable leadership

·         How organizational culture can impede or enhance the development of effective women leaders

 

 

10:30-10:45   MID MORNING BREAK

 

 

 

 

10:45     MICROINEQUITIES

 

Jenny Greyling

People Leader- Centre of Excellence

Africa Sub Area People Team

Ernst & Young

 

11:30     DISCOVER HOW TO WORK MORE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH YOUR MALE COLLEAGUES, BOSSES OR EMPLOYEES

·         Are you assertive or timid at work?

·         Working with a difficult boss

·         A female boss – Is she different from her male counterpart?

·         Why do we love to hate our bosses?

·         Some easy ways to better relations with your co-workers

 

Dr Cornelia Muganda

Director Institute of Continuing Education
 The Open University of Tanzania

 

 

 

12:15- 13:15 NETWORKING LUNCH

 

 

13:15     THE EXTRAORDINARY LEADER: HOW TO WIN THE WAR FOR TALENT

Business initiatives that promote recruitment, retention and ad­vancement of women are a growing trend in the corporate world. In order to successfully compete for top talent, maximize organi­zational potential and gain from a diverse, committed and resilient workforce, today’s organizations must learn what motivates wom­en. This presentation will discuss how to: