Melbourne Business School Short Courses Women in Leadership Program

Women in Leadership Program

Unleash your potential, find the joy in leadership, and thrive with mentors and connections that elevate you.

2 modules over 5 days
7,450

Women in Leadership Program Overview

Tailored exclusively for high-potential women, our Women in Leadership Program empowers you to confidently navigate the path to senior roles.

Tailored exclusively for high-potential women, our Women in Leadership Program empowers you to confidently navigate the path to senior roles.

This transformative journey is about more than just climbing the corporate ladder; it's about thriving every step of the way. Rediscover the essence of leading with impact and presence, master the subtleties of negotiations, embrace the opportunity to sculpt your leadership narrative, manage teams effectively, and wield influence and power with a blend of empathy and strength.

Join us and redefine leadership, on your terms.

We also offer the Women in Senior Leadership Program which is tailored for senior executives and those in or aspiring to join the C-suite in their next career move.

Who Should Attend the Women in Leadership Program?

High-Potential Female Leaders

  • Women identified for more senior roles in the future.

Women in Middle Management

  • New women leaders who have recently transitioned into their role or find themselves in charge of a team that they used to be part of
  • Experienced mid-level managers who are being positioned to take on a senior management role or need to develop a broader perspective.

Women in Leadership Program Key Takeaways

Find Your Voice as a Leader

  • Develop a leadership presence using strategic narratives, effective interview techniques and quieting their inner critic.

Managing and Leading Effectively

  • Manage relationships up, down and sideways
  • Learn how to lead teams that you were once part of
  • Understanding the roles of authenticity, trust, influence and resilience at a team and individual level
  • Navigating the ‘double bind’ of getting your voice heard without alienating others.

Build Power and Influence

  • Drive outcomes through the use of skilful negotiation tactics inside and outside your organisations
  • Develop an enduring and powerful network that supports and advocates for each other

Care for Yourself

  • Manage your physical and mental well-being in the context of your career and encourage others to do the same

Women in Leadership Program Topics Covered

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Mindful Leadership

Learn what leadership is and isn’t and the challenges faced in exercising it as a mindful leader.
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Power and Influence

Develop your ability to navigate professional alliances with female and male colleagues and to present with authority.
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Negotiation Skills

Explore the particular dilemmas that a woman can face when negotiating and how to overcome them.
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Effective Interviews

Develop an effective strategy to demonstrate your unique talent and understand how to hold effective interviews to find great talent.
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Managing and Leading Teams

Learn how to succeed at the transition from being part of a team to now leading it and also how to position as a member of a senior leadership team.

Women in Leadership Program Success Story

It can be so empowering and so inspiring to be among women who are on a similar trajectory to you, who can be there to answer your questions and to solve similar problems. Just being able to have that time away from work, to plug into a different network, can be so valuable.

TAHLIA AZARIA
Director, Young Mayors Program, The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA)

Women in Leadership Program Key Facilitators

Marianne Broadbent

ASSOCIATE

Marianne is a former Senior Vice President at Gartner and Associate Dean and Chair of Management at Melbourne Business School who now works as a leadership and executive search consultant.

Jody Evans

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MARKETING

Jody is an expert in branding, marketing strategy and economic and social impact who is committed to focusing on research and programs that encourage better business for a better world.

Carol Gill

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Carol is an associate professor and registered psychologist who has held positions with BHP, Bank of Melbourne and the Department of State Development, Business and Innovation.

Jill Klein

PROFESSOR OF MARKETING

Jill is an expert in decision-making and resilience, whose work draws on her family's experiences during the Holocaust. She has held positions at Kellogg Graduate School of Management and INSEAD.

Geoff Martin

PROFESSOR OF STRATEGY

Geoff worked at the highest levels of international finance before becoming an academic focusing on risk-taking by executives. He has received several research excellence awards from the University of Melbourne.

Isabel Metz

PROFESSOR OF ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR

Isabel has received several awards for her research into organisational behaviour and human resource management. She teaches people management and diversity on our MBA programs.

Jen Overbeck

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF MANAGEMENT

With a PhD in social psychology, Jennifer specialises in organisational behaviour, negotiation and people management, and conducts research into the ways in which power is used in the workplace.

Amanda Sinclair

PROFESSORIAL FELLOW

Amanda is a widely-published author who is recognised in academic and corporate circles as a pioneer of diversity in management and the application of mindfulness in leadership.

Women in Senior Leadership Program Scholarships

Women in Leadership Program Scholarship Opportunity

Melbourne Business School believes that women have always been leaders but there needs to be more recognition and support in place to nurture female leadership. Thanks to the generous support of donors, the Women in Leadership Fund will provide substantial fee subsidies for alumnae of the Melbourne Business School MBA.

Upcoming Sessions

This is a non-residential program. The program fee covers tuition and meals during the workshop.

Read our full terms and conditions and other frequently asked questions for more information.

The Women in Leadership Program is delivered across 2 modules over 5 days. 

Module 1: 1 - 3 November 2023
Module 2: 15 - 17 November 2023

Please download and complete the Women in Leadership Program supplementary questions form prior to your application.

1 - 17 Nov Carlton
5 days
$7,450 AUD
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Supplementary Questionnaire

Please download and complete the Women in Leadership Program supplementary questions form.

An Admissions consultant will contact you for this document as part of the application assessment process.

Program Enquiry

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