Become a Courageous Female Leader

Learn about the barriers that hold women back from taking on leadership roles at work, as well as how to sidestep them on your way up the corporate ladder.

You Don’t Have to Have a Title to Be a Leader

• Joan Kuhl's courageous leadership course
• Leadership is how to be, not just how to do
• Breaking through the barriers to the C-suite
• Finding your fuel
• Authentic leaders overcoming barriers
• Intro to worksheet: What is your why?

1. The Hardcore Data Speaks for Itself: Come a Long Way, a Long Way to Go

• Making the case for change
• Three industry examples: Where are the women?

2. Where Are Women Today? The Pipeline: Government, Business, and Sports

• Who is in the pipeline?
• Intro to worksheet: Who is in your pipeline?
• The value of business school: Your ROI of an MBA
• Building on good news
• Meet Tiffaine Stephens: Can we talk?

3. The Good-Girl Curse

• Making it happen
• The good-girl thinking quiz

4. Navigating Conflict

• Tools to navigate conflict
• Tension trapeze
• Dealing with tough personalities in meetings
• Pause and connect
• Imposter syndrome
• Intro to imposter syndrome worksheet

5. Making Work Worth It

• Relationships are everything
• Vague feedback holds women back
• Men as allies

6. Dig Your Heels In

• Move the needle to the boardroom
• Intro to worksheet: Courageous leadership questions
• It’s time to dig your heels in