Women's Leadership: Boost your skills and drive change

Women's Leadership: Boost your skills and drive change

Instructors: Caridad Araujo

What you'll learn

Apply tools to strengthen skills such as self-knowledge, emotional intelligence, personal branding, and high-impact communication
Identify leadership strategies in different contexts based on successful cases of women who have taken on roles with this commitment

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There are 5 modules in this course

In this course, you will be able to learn about the importance of female leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean for the growth and development of economies, democracies, and societies. It focuses on gender equality as a fundamental pillar for sustainable and inclusive growth in the region.

The Inter-American Development Bank promotes the inclusion and empowerment of women, generating knowledge and tools to foster more inclusive societies. Through AcademiaBID, the course offers knowledge from experts in leadership, gender, and diversity, providing leadership skills, self-knowledge, emotional intelligence, confidence, resilience, and persuasive communication. It seeks to enhance the professional development of women, strengthening their intra and interpersonal skills to lead transformation processes in the region.

In this section, we will identify the objectives, structure, evaluations, and orientation material of the course. The first welcome video will give you a general overview of the course and the topics we will cover; we will review the objectives that you will achieve after successfully completing the course; we will share the link to the participant’s guide, a document that we suggest you consult frequently, as it will be your navigation guide for the course; you will identify the way you will be evaluated and you will get to know the instructors of the course and the design team. To finish, we invite you to answer an initial survey.

What's included

2 readings1 discussion prompt1 plugin

In this module, we will start by presenting data on how the region is doing in terms of leadership roles with a gender perspective, we present how we interpret it, and we begin to provide the types of leadership that exist.

What's included

11 videos14 readings12 assignments1 discussion prompt3 plugins

11 videosTotal 49 minutes

1.1.1 Welcome to Module 13 minutesPreview module
1.2.1 Women and leadership: Accelerators of development4 minutes
1.2.4 Interview: Diane Edwards8 minutes
1.2.7 Recap of Women Leaders in LAC Subsection3 minutes
1.3.1 Leading in a changing and complex environment5 minutes
1.3.9 Recap of subsection leadership styles and changing world2 minutes
1.4.3 Productivity: how to meet our goals and manage our time7 minutes
1.4.7 Mentoring: Types and Importance2 minutes
1.4.9 Differences between mentoring, coaching and sponsoring4 minutes
1.4.14 Recap of subsection Brakes and drivers for professional development4 minutes
1.6.2 Summary and key ideas of module 13 minutes

14 readingsTotal 135 minutes

1.1.2 Important Course Information10 minutes
1.1.3 My tools for this course5 minutes
1.2.2 Women and Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and Opportunities10 minutes
1.2.5 Women's leadership activities implemented by the IDB in the Region10 minutes
1.3.3 What does leadership look like in the 21st century?10 minutes
1.3.6 Leadership Styles: Learning to resonate with the environment10 minutes
1.4.1 Productivity: An Exciting Long-Distance Race10 minutes
1.4.5 Brakes and Drivers in Women's Careers10 minutes
1.4.11 Peer Mentoring: A Powerful Tool for Growth10 minutes
1.4.13 Attitude: 7 tips for leadership and productivity in learning partnerships10 minutes
1.5.1 Description and structure of the Individual Personal Development Plan (IPDP)10 minutes
1.5.2 IPDP1 activity. How do I face my reality?10 minutes
1.5.3 Feedback10 minutes
1.6.3 Readings and other optional resources10 minutes

12 assignmentsTotal 85 minutes

1.1.4 Self-diagnosis: leadership from a gender perspective5 minutes
1.2.3 Women and Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress and Opportunities5 minutes
1.2.8 Recap of Women Leaders in LAC Subsection5 minutes
1.3.2 Leading in a changing and complex environment5 minutes
1.3.4 What does leadership look like in the 21st century?5 minutes
1.3.7 Leadership Styles: Learning to resonate with the environment5 minutes
1.4.2 Productivity: An Exciting Long-Distance Race5 minutes
1.4.6 Brakes and Drivers in Women's Careers5 minutes
1.4.8 Mentoring: Types and Importance5 minutes
1.4.10 Differences between mentoring, coaching and sponsoring5 minutes
1.4.12 Peer Mentoring: A Powerful Tool for Growth5 minutes
1.6.1 Evaluation of module 130 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

1.3.8 Leadership Styles10 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 45 minutes

1.2.6 Journal Exercise: Career Reflections20 minutes
1.3.5 Exercise: Discover Your Resonant Leadership Style10 minutes
1.4.4 Journal Exercise: My Use of Time15 minutes

In this module, we will address self-knowledge as a fundamental element for women’s leadership, this topic will be accompanied by personal branding as a driver for professional career as well as the relevance of networking.

What's included

9 videos16 readings14 assignments1 programming assignment3 plugins

9 videosTotal 48 minutes

2.1.1 Welcome to Module 22 minutesPreview module
2.1.4 Interview: Epsy Campbell16 minutes
2.2.1 Importance of self-knowledge for leadership5 minutes
2.2.10 Recap of Self-Knowledge subsection for resonant leadership2 minutes
2.3.1 Personal brand as a career booster4 minutes
2.3.12 Recap of Subsection Personal Brand as a Career Booster4 minutes
2.4.1 The value of true networking4 minutes
2.4.12 Recap of networking subsection for identifying opportunities4 minutes
2.6.2 Summary and key ideas from Module 24 minutes

16 readingsTotal 130 minutes

2.1.3 Analyze Your Result5 minutes
2.2.3 Exercise: Your Non-Negotiable Values10 minutes
2.2.5 How well does your wheel of life roll?10 minutes
2.2.6 Exercise: what footprint do you want to leave?10 minutes
2.3.3 Analize your result5 minutes
2.3.6 Common Personal Branding Mistakes10 minutes
2.3.8 Personal brand: keys to strengthening it and attitudes to avoid5 minutes
2.3.10 How to make your personal brand shine?10 minutes
2.4.3 Blog: Differences in networking between women and men5 minutes
2.4.5 Fifteen Practices for Powerful Networking5 minutes
2.4.7 Weaving a powerful network10 minutes
2.4.9 Exercise: Social Capital Map10 minutes
2.4.10 Feedback5 minutes
2.4.12 Beliefs that hold back networking10 minutes
2.5.1 Actividad PIDP – 2. Do I Recognise myself as a leader? 10 minutes
2.6.3 Readings and other optional resources10 minutes

14 assignmentsTotal 95 minutes

2.2.2 Importance of self-knowledge for leadership5 minutes
2.2.4 Exercise: Your Non-Negotiable Values5 minutes
2.2.7 Exercise: what footprint do you want to leave?5 minutes
2.2.8 Exercise: What is your element?5 minutes
2.3.2 Personal brand as a career booster5 minutes
2.3.4 Exercise: Beliefs that limit your Personal Brand5 minutes
2.3.7 Common Personal Branding Mistakes5 minutes
2.3.9 Personal brand: keys to strengthening it and attitudes to avoid5 minutes
2.3.11 How to make your personal brand shine?5 minutes
2.4.2 The value of true networking5 minutes
2.4.6 Fifteen Practices for Powerful Networking5 minutes
2.4.8 Weaving a powerful network5 minutes
2.4.11 Exercise: Social Capital Map5 minutes
2.6.1 Evaluation of module 230 minutes

1 programming assignmentTotal 20 minutes

2.2.9 Exercise: What is your element?20 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 30 minutes

2.1.2 Exercise: My Personal Brand Traffic Light10 minutes
2.3.5 Exercise: Beliefs that limit your Personal Brand10 minutes
2.4.4 Exercise: Nutritional Networking Traffic Light10 minutes

In this third module, we will focus on three key elements in leadership development, these are emotional intelligence, trust, and resilience.

What's included

10 videos14 readings10 assignments2 programming assignments2 plugins

10 videosTotal 56 minutes

3.3.1 Welcome to module 32 minutesPreview module
3.1.4 Interview: Sherry Dixon10 minutes
3.2.1 Importance of emotional intelligence in leadership7 minutes
3.2.8 Recap of the Emotional Intelligence subsection4 minutes
3.3.1 Self-confidence and self-motivation as the pillars of my leadership7 minutes
3.3.8 From Fear and Hypercontrol to Trust and Commitment7 minutes
3.3.10 Recap of the Self-confidence and self-motivation subsection3 minutes
3.4.1 Key Elements of Resilience and Assertiveness5 minutes
3.4.9 Recap of the resilience and assertiveness subsection2 minutes
3.6.2 Summary and key ideas from Module 33 minutes

14 readingsTotal 120 minutes

3.1.2 Introductory Exercise on Emotional Intelligence10 minutes
3.1.3 Feedback5 minutes
3.2.3 Thoughts, Language and Conversations10 minutes
3.2.5 Exercise: Self-assess your emotional intelligence10 minutes
3.2.7 Feedback5 minutes
3.3.4 Trust and Self-Confidence10 minutes
3.3.4. Exercise: Self-assess your self-confidence10 minutes
3.3.6 Trust, the answer to face new work scenarios more effectively?10 minutes
3.4.3 Resilience and Assertiveness10 minutes
3.4.6 Analize your result5 minutes
3.4.7 Exercise: Questionnaire: How assertive are you?10 minutes
3.5.1 IPDP Activity - 3. Am I a resilient and assertive person?10 minutes
3.5.2 Feedback5 minutes
3.6.3 Readings and other optional resources10 minutes

10 assignmentsTotal 80 minutes

3.2.2 Importance of emotional intelligence in leadership10 minutes
3.2.4 Thoughts, Language and Conversations10 minutes
3.3.2 Self-confidence and self-motivation as the pillars of my leadership5 minutes
3.3.5 Trust and Self-Confidence5 minutes
3.3.7 Trust, the answer to face new work scenarios more effectively?5 minutes
3.3.9 From Fear and Hypercontrol to Trust and Commitment5 minutes
3.4.2 Key Elements of Resilience and Assertiveness5 minutes
3.4.4 Resilience and Assertiveness5 minutes
3.4.8 Exercise: Contextualized situation on resilience10 minutes
3.6.1 Evaluation of Module 320 minutes

2 programming assignmentsTotal 40 minutes

3.2.6 Journal Exercise: Self-reflections20 minutes
3.3.5 Exercise: Self-assess your ability to create trusting environments20 minutes

2 pluginsTotal 15 minutes

3.3.3 Paths and opportunities: Claudia Bock-Valotta5 minutes
3.4.5 Exercise: Resilience Questionnaire10 minutes

In this last module of the course, the emphasis is on developing skills that allow persuasive and high-impact communication, understanding what persuasion is, its components, and how it is useful for leadership. In addition, strategies for impactful communication in live presentations will be addressed, and finally, strategies for communicating the brand through social media and the elevator pitch.

What's included

13 videos14 readings12 assignments2 discussion prompts2 plugins

13 videosTotal 61 minutes

4.1.1 Welcome to module 41 minutePreview module
4.1.2 Interview: Karel Mc Intosh3 minutes
4.2.1 Persuasion and influence5 minutes
4.2.4 How to achieve persuasive communication for leadership?5 minutes
4.2.6 Therese Turner - Persuasive Communication and Leadership14 minutes
4.2.9 Recap of the persuasion and influence subsection3 minutes
4.3.1 Preparing to communicate better4 minutes
4.3.5 The art of storytelling in the professional field4 minutes
4.4.1 Elevator Pitch5 minutes
4.4.4 Why is it important to have a presence on social networks?3 minutes
4.4.12 Recap of the Strategies for communicate your personal brand subsection3 minutes
4.6.3 Summary and key ideas of module 42 minutes
5.1.1 Closing of the course2 minutes