Break The Bias: On IWD, Enroll in New 9 Leadership Power Tools to Advance Your Career
International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate breaking the bias, but also impetus to participate in the 9 Leadership Power Tools course launching March 8.
International Women’s Day is one day out of 365 to intentionally promote equity and fairness for all those on the globe identifying as female and to address the urgency of breaking deliberate and unconscious bias interrupting the path to gender equality. #BreakTheBias is the theme of IWD this year.
“International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate breaking the bias, but also impetus to participate in @Takeleadwomen ‘s 9 Leadership Power Tools course launching March 8. #IWD #breakthebias”
It is also a perfect day for Take The Lead to launch the revamped 9 Leadership Power Tools For Advancing Your Career, with the mission of assuring women across all sectors and industries achieve gender parity in leadership by 2025.
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“As we celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 in a world still disrupted by unnecessary wars and a pandemic for which we were ill prepared, I’m ‘Intentioning,’ that women must be at the vanguard of reimagining and reconstructing a vibrant and sustainable future for us all,” says Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead and creator of the newly enhanced Power Tools course.
“We simply cannot squander women’s talents when so much hangs in the balance,” Feldt says. “The first IWD sought better working conditions, healthcare, and economic justice. Take The Lead’s mission of gender parity in leadership is essential to achieving those goals in the modern world.”
““The first #IWD sought better working conditions, healthcare, and economic justice. @Takeleadwomen ‘s mission of #genderparity in #leadership is essential to achieving those goals in the modern world.” —@GloriaFeldt, president of @Takeleadwomen. ”
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Started in 1909 by the Socialist Party of America, International Women’s Day was practiced globally just a year later. Now 113 years into the annual practice of globally promoting the mission of fairness and women’s equality, parity for women is not a reality.
Take The Lead’s revitalized course has 13 modules, all of it online, and you can complete it over 12 weeks or even much faster. The content is available for one year, Feldt explains.
“@Takeleadwomen ‘s revitalized 9 Leadership Power Tools #course has 13 modules, all of it #online, and you can complete it over 12 weeks or even much faster. #professionaldevelopment #women #leadership”
The course has three separate levels of engagement with discounts available for those who register with accountability partners and for companies that wish to send more than one participant the course.
The first level is the Career Boost, an online self-directed course that packs great value. The Accelerator is the second level that includes the course plus four monthly masterminds with Gloria Feldt. The third level is The VIP, the course, plus masterminds plus small group coaching.
One of the most exciting and innovative new elements of the course is the addition of accountability partners. The accountability groups associated with the course have proven to be exceptionally important to participants.
“Lots of entrepreneurs need this support system,” Feldt says. “Also a lot of women in industries that are male-dominated are seeking a network of women supporters.”
“One of the most innovative new elements of @Takeleadwomen ‘s 9 Leadership Power Tools course is the addition of #accountability partners. “A lot of women in industries that are male-dominated are seeking a #network of #women supporters,” says @GloriaFeldt. ”
One group of friends networking with each other across the globe in a recent course attest to the power of each other’s influence and support.
“What we loved the most was the accountability partner concept and it truly worked for us. Unless you have someone to keep a check on and help you stay focused it can become a little rough. I would just add that the three of us are equally invested in each other’s success,” writes Divya Rangra.
“Even today the time zone difference/ distance and the fact that we all don’t work in the same organization together hasn’t stopped us from sharing what we are up to and taking each other’s guidance.” She adds, “We value each other’s feedback and have implemented in our actions too.”
Manjusha Ramachandran, a member of her accountability group, agrees. “Over the years we have built a trusting relationship where we are open to give and receive honest opinion.”
She adds, “Our conflicts have always been at the task level and this has never impacted our relationship. So divergent views brought to the table are challenged and addressed in a logical and objective manner. This in my view has helped us to collaborate well with each other, have insightful conversations on any topic and also in building ideas to better functional plans.”
Sreedevi Vijayagopalan, a member of this accountability group, explains the impact on her work.
“The relationships and trust are very important. We each brought our strengths to the program—I work systematically, Divya is very driven and pushed us to complete the program, and Manjusha always had the most challenging, insightful questions and comments. After each call, we felt like we had really understood the leadership lessons for ourselves,” Vijayagopalan explains.
She adds, “We had to commit to the time and effort. The modules themselves are short, but the assignments took time. We decided that we would finish this course—and do it well—within the timeline. Once we set the target, and finished a couple of modules, the momentum kept us going.”
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As the disruption of a global conflict affects the world’s economy and the COVID pandemic continues to interrupt workplace cultures, the mission to achieve gender parity remains constant. The issues facing women leaders are prevalent and remain a focus on International Women’s Day and throughout the year for Take The Lead.
“As the disruption of a global conflict affects the world’s #economy and the #COVID pandemic continues to interrupt workplace cultures, the mission to achieve #genderparity remains constant. #IWD”
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A new report from Gloat’s The Great Resignation Research Report shows that 46.2% of female respondents have changed jobs for better pay (which was also the top reason women changed jobs). A greater number, or 64.8% of women are interested in being considered for different, new career opportunities within their company, based on their skills and interests.
The new report also states that 40.6% of women like their current roles but are feeling burned out. This is why women are in need of self-directed training modules like the new 9 Leadership Power Tools course.
According to People Management, a new “poll of 1,000 senior business leaders found four in five women, or 79 per cent, said their organization did not provide them with the time or resources to develop their own leadership skills. In comparison, just two-thirds of men felt the same way.”
This is why the individual 9 Leadership Power Tools course is crucial for women in the workplace to take their career path into their own hands.
People Management reports, “The survey also found differences between men and women over who they thought was responsible for updating leadership skills: 55 per cent of men said they felt this responsibility lay with the individual, compared to 46 per cent of women.”
“Leadership skills are nurtured through both formal and informal means, and research consistently shows that informal opportunities for leadership development – for example sponsorship, useful developmental feedback, mentorship on being politically savvy – tend to be less accessible to women.” Elena Doldor, associate professor in organizational behavior at Queen Mary University of London, tells People Management.
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COVID affected everyone’s life, but the lives of women notably shifted more in relation to work, childcare and flexibility. International Women’s Day is the time to shine a light on that disparity.
“#COVID affected everyone’s life, but the lives of women notably shifted more in relation to work, childcare and flexibility. International Women’s Day is the time to shine a light on that disparity. #IWD #genderequality”
“It’s well known that women were disproportionately affected by the pandemic – choosing (or feeling forced to choose) departures from full-time employment to focus on family care, self-care, or the desire to parlay their skills into something completely different.,” Jill Kouri, Chief Marketing Officer, HCL Technologies tells IWD.
Yamini Rangan, CEO, HubSpot, agrees. “As an industry we are making progress, but we can’t lose momentum. Women in tech are still grossly underrepresented in leadership, even though female-led organizations are proven to perform better than those lacking diversity,” Rangan tells IWD.
Alums of the 9 Leadership Power Tools course representing many different sectors assert that taking control of their own path through learning and applying the 9 Leadership Power Tools has been essential to their progress and success, particularly at such a volatile time.
“Alums of the 9 Leadership Power Tools course, representing many different sectors, assert that taking control of their own path has been essential to their progress and success, particularly at such a volatile time. #womenleaders #careergrowth”
“I have begun to see I actually have more power and influence than I thought. My experience and skills are highly regarded, but I don't always realize that. I will find opportunities to use my power to keep moving forward,” reports Sharon K. Wilson, Professional Development Advisor, Saudi Aramco.
Deniece Moxy, Senior Manager, Product Marketing of AppZen, writes, “The 9 Leadership Power Tools course re-shaped my thinking on personal power and how to embrace it to create the vision I want for my life and career. As a result, I received several job offers for leadership roles within the technology industry. If you have a chance to take this class, do it.”
“Deniece Moxy, Senior Manager, Product Marketing of @AppZen, writes, “The 9 Leadership Power Tools course re-shaped my thinking on personal power and how to embrace it...If you have a chance to take this class, do it.” #womenleaders #PowerTools”
