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Women's Leadership Excellence

Executive education program in English

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.8)

Duration 3 Days
Location Berlin
Dates 6. - 8. Dec 2023
4,200 €

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.9)

Duration 3 Days
Location Berlin
Dates 3. - 5. Jul 2024
4,200 €

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.10)

Duration 3 Days
Location Berlin
Dates 10. - 12. Dec 2024
4,200 €

Reach your next level of leadership

This program is about the excellence women bring to leadership. Maximize your and your team’s impact and learn how to overcome bias, strengthen your leadership talent, and evaluate your career options. Learn how to emphasize both your self-development and that of others in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Your profile

  • Female leaders/executives with responsibility for a team(s) or large projects
  • Senior experts leading global projects/teams in the transition to leadership positions
  • Outstanding female leaders in other areas

Benefits

  • Understanding and leveraging your own authentic female leadership excellence
  • Receiving tried and tested advice from world-class faculty, trainers and peers on career progression and satisfaction
  • Gaining clarity on the next career move and the steps towards the next level of leadership
  • Becoming change makers and creators for more inclusive workplaces

Topics

  • Debunking leadership myths
  • Promoting yourself and others
  • Maximizing your impact
  • Remaining authentic to your inner leadership style
  • The relative importance of mentors, coaches, sponsors, and networks for female leaders
  • Creating presence and charisma
  • Communicating with clarity and flair

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.8)

Duration 3 Days
Location Berlin
Dates 6. - 8. Dec 2023
4,200 €

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.9)

Duration 3 Days
Location Berlin
Dates 3. - 5. Jul 2024
4,200 €

Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE.10)

Duration 3 Days
Location Berlin
Dates 10. - 12. Dec 2024
4,200 €
Downloads
Video

Program Director Nan Guo on the reasons to join the Women's Leadership Excellence Program

Video

Lucy Han, a participant in Women's Leadership Excellence 2020, offers insight into her experience

Testimonial

Aleksandra Sienkiewicz

Global Application Development Manager, Clariant Produkte (Deutschland) GmbH
Testimonial

"Many businesses try to improve outcomes by thinking about diversity. In order for that diversity to work, it must be focused and cognitive. You have to identify, accept and then bring in skill sets that you or your team currently lack."

Meet our teaching staff

The programs have been 
designed – and will be led –
by ESMT faculty members 
and ESMT visiting faculty. 
They will also guide and 
advise you throughout 
your studies.

Nan Guo

Program Director, Executive Education, ESMT Berlin

Stephanie Street

Senior Associate, Dramatic Resources

Lara King

Associate Trainer, Dramatic Resources
Program Structure

Teaching methods

  • Innovative exercises
  • Workshops with peers and faculty
  • Pair and group work
  • Group coaching
  • Interactive lectures
  • Plenary discussions
  • Networking events

Day 1

 Women’s Leadership Excellence

  • Defining women leadership excellence
  • Leadership excellence through networks 

  

     

    Day 2

    Your Path to Leadership Excellence

    • Group coaching
    • Peer consultation
    • Personal growth plan

    Day 3

    Leadership Excellence in Action

    • Projecting authority and confidence
    • Mastering difficult conversations
    • In the spotlight
    Testimonial

    Lea Reyx-Richad

    "I had a wonderful experience at ESMT Berlin where I attended the Women's Leadership Excellence (WLE) program. This program is not intended to be a "girl power" brainwashing experience. Rather, it aims to enhance participants' understanding of the necessary qualities of being a forward-looking manager, emphasizes the importance of developing a strong network, and provides the opportunity to benefit from individual coaching. I had the chance to meet wonderful and successful women from whom I learned a lot. In a nutshell, the key elements emphasized in the WLE program are self-confidence, trust, sharing, caring, kindness, and self-disclosure."

    Léa Reyx-Richard, HR Business Partner, Akiem

    "The Women's Leadership Excellence program left a lasting impression on me, and the standout moment was the last coaching day, where theater and acting coaches unveiled the significance of body language, voice, and gestures in presentations and conversations. I was amazed to learn that these non-verbal elements contribute to 93% of the overall impact, while the actual content only makes up 7%! We got to practice communication techniques and dive deep into our work challenges. It was a great experience!

     But here's the best part: this program didn't just help me professionally, it made a personal impact too. Those three intense days of coaching and exchange are still working their magic in my mind. I'm looking forward to using the techniques I learned and staying connected with the people I met to continue learning from each other.”

    Melissa Mayr, Senior Legal Counsel, Allianz Partners SAS Niederlassung Deutschland

    Postgraduate Diploma in Management

    Postgraduate Diploma in Management

    This program can also be taken as part of the Postgraduate Diploma in Management curriculum. Bring your career to the next level and gain the formal recognition of your professional development with this university-level certificate.

    Earn your certificate
    Your Program Advisor

    Your program advisor

    ​​​​​​​Beatrix Becker
    Head of Business Development, ESMT Berlin

    Phone: +49 30 21231 6205

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