Summer Institute for Emerging Women Leaders

Theory and Practice of Integrated Leadership
Summer 2008

CANCLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT

Learn Leadership From the Inside Out:

• Increase your self-awareness; clarify your values and goals
• Practice techniques of strategic, entrepreneurial and systems thinking
• Develop your leadership abilities; learn to use your social power
• Clarify your managerial leadership philosophy
• Build your professional network

Join us for a unique, multidimensional learning experience that combines the rigor of an academic course with the practical skill-building of a leadership development program and the collaborative interaction of a professional conference.  The multidisciplinary faculty of the GWU Women’s Leadership Institute provides leading-edge expertise in all major aspects of organizational leadership including strategic visioning; communication; building diverse teams; fostering high-level performance; handling conflict; and managing change.  Practitioner-speakers offer pragmatic advice about organizational leadership and work-life balance.

Learning activities: The program includes classroom instruction; panel discussions; small group work; readings; self-assessments; 360-degree feedback from coworkers; case study research on women managers; reflective writing; group and individual coaching; and networking with other participants, faculty and guest speakers.  These activities are designed to help each participant develop her ability to think, feel and act as a confident and effective leader in organizational and other social settings.

Who should apply: High-potential professional women on all career paths in all types of organizations.  Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree and three or more years’ substantive work experience or permission of the lead instructor. 

 

Dates: Friday June 6th (6:30-8 pm) Welcome and Orientation
Saturday June 7th (9:00-4:30 pm) and Sunday June 8th (9:00-12:30 pm)
Saturday June 14th (9:00-4:30 pm) and Sunday June 15th (9:00-12:30 pm)
Saturday June 28th (9:00-4:30 pm) and Sunday June 29th (9:00-12:30 pm)

Tuition and fees: $3,940 approximately (Lunch, snacks and special events included)

Space limited, so register early:
http://www.gwu.edu/summer/
Course ID: ORSC 297-MV, CRN 12250.

For more information: Contact lead instructor, Dr. Ruth Axelrod, at raxelrod@gwu.edu, or the Department of Organizational Sciences and Communication at 202-994-1878.

 

WLI is an interactive partnership with the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Business, and the Graduate School of Education and Human Development at the George Washington University.