Women have made great advances entering leadership and C-suite roles in pharma and healthcare. However, women still lag behind men in the highest positions, including CEO, board chair, and head of investor firms. This is important because at the end of the day, those top positions are the final decisionmakers and drivers on investment, workplace policy, and company culture
- Take stock of women's growing accomplishments - and the areas where inequalities are still obvious
- Evaluate how well C-suite women can influence their companies and if they get countermanded
- Learn from cases where women did advance to the very highest roles
As women began moving up in leadership we were told, outright and implicitly, to mirror the styles of male leaders. For some that worked well, but it perpetuate an unspoken belief that leadership styles had to be based on a male style and it left some of us out of power. This session will explore how women leaders can and must enable leadership styles that vary, and how to support junior women’s leadership skill development in ways that feel authentic to them. We will discuss how to advocate for yourself and those you work with for the various paths and styles of women’s leadership.
- Watch and listen for your team members’ strengths and how to support their leadership journey
- Make conscious choices on how to present yourself
- Discuss career path difference for women and acknowledging and supporting where motherhood fits in
Can the gender pay gap narrow by improving women’s self-advocacy and strategic negotiation prowess? While aiming for a promotion or changing jobs, women often overlook other important considerations. Research shows that women are considerably more pessimistic about what is available for them, so they negotiate less frequently and request almost a third below than their male peers, which translates into much lower savings over their working lives and beyond. Many women do not fully understand all of their benefits, and end up forfeiting awards including Long Term Incentives, which can be extremely costly when starting a new role at another company. This session will discuss and highlight:
- Understanding the true meaning of negotiation and how to change your mindset from dreading these discussions to welcoming them
- Escaping the inertia of keeping your head down, doing great work and expecting rewards commensurate with what you deserve
- How to evaluate a complete compensation package
- Owning your career: the transformation from a passive employee to an intentional leader
Despite its importance, sponsorship isn’t as common or as well-known a concept as mentorship, and it remains elusive and difficult for many people to achieve. Many women are over-mentored and under-sponsored. Sponsorships are critical, but how do you find a sponsor?
- Network smarter by creating a strategic networking plan
- Learn how to make each conversation meaningful and impactful
- Take advantage of your achievements and share tips on how to turn them into potential sponsorships opportunities
If you are early and just starting in your career, how can you determine the best steps to take forward or the right time to take advantage of new opportunities? How do you navigate uncharted territory and use setbacks as a springboard for development?
- Share personal journey of entering the corporate world of healthcare as a female and steps taken for the best path forward
- Discuss developmental plans for those still early in their career
- Learn how to drive toward success by seizing the right opportunities
Myth busted! Research shows that women do not need to be more like men to reach the highest levels of success in their organizations. In this talk, the audience is given tools to create an environment for personal and professional growth geared toward developing the valuable (and profitable!) talent that women most naturally bring to the table (instead of hiding them).
Leaders who attend this session will:
- Uncover the mistaken beliefs regarding gender in the workplace using data from recently researched studies
- Learn the nine leadership behaviors that are crucial to maximizing business success
- Identify the leadership behaviors women bring most naturally to the table and which ones to leverage
- Explore the theory of gender and critical mass in the boardroom in contrast to the First and Only theory and associated status
Women are powerful agents of change, but are still overwhelmingly underrepresented in decision making in business. Improve the trajectory of health for humanity by bridging the gender gap so more women can shine, innovate, and put their mark in the workplace.
- Highlight the importance of including women’s perspectives
- Empower women to tackle their own innovation efforts
- Serve as a catalyst for change in order to influence and motivate the next generation of leaders
The loss of the enjoyment you formerly felt from your work is among the worst effects of burnout. Your former zeal and excitement are replaced with “meh”, and instead of delight, you begin to dread each day. Some of the most telling symptoms of occupational burnout are cynicism, loss of passion, and feeling disconnected from your work and world. Even when you've worked hard to recover from burnout, it can be challenging to feel like you're working in a positive work environment again. What can you do to find your passion? This crash course will introduce:
- Practical ways to deal with stress
- Discovering your purpose and regaining your passion
- Using (self-)compassion to prevent future burnout
Research has found that managers report more stress and burnout and worse physical wellbeing than the people they manage. And women are even more burned out than they were in previous years, with the gap in burnout between women and men nearly doubling in 2021. As female leaders are reaching record levels of burnout and leaving their jobs, we’re shrinking the leadership pipeline and stalling organizational profits and overall economic growth!
After suffering burnout and her own breaking point, Colleen Hauk, founder and CEO of The Corporate Refinery, transformed her personal circumstances and inspired others across the organization to impact cultural change. Colleen sees first-hand the reality of how work and life are more blended than ever and, through “The 5-Star Approach”, she takes burned-out executives and turns them into top-tier leaders.
Attendees will be able to immediately implement proven strategies to:
- Discover the secret to navigating the demands of both your professional and personal worlds.
- Design your life to cultivate resilience while circumventing burnout in the workplace.
- Uncover what organizations are doing wrong when it comes to sustaining performance and how women in leadership can create impactful change.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives are essential to a successful organization. Research has shown that diversity fosters creativity and employee engagement, and that organizations with higher levels of gender and racial diversity financially outperform their peers. Yet, DEI progress is slow. Women and minorities continue to be largely underrepresented, especially in leadership roles.
- Gain a closer look into the current gap and lack of diversity that currently plagues most healthcare organizations
- Discuss strategies on how to change behavior and attitude to become more inclusive in the workplace
- Learn how you can actively advocate for a more diverse workforce
Despite increased awareness of racial and gender bias and discrimination, women of color still encounter obstacles to career advancement and still remain underrepresented in positions of leadership. Learn from WOC leaders how they overcame challenges, broke down barriers, and rose to positions of leadership.
- Hear personal stories of how it is to be a WOC trying to climb the corporate ladder
- Learn how to advocate for yourself and have difficult conversations to break stigmas
- Build a network of support with allies who acknowledges your contributions
According to the Harvard Business Review, 65% of senior corporate executives viewed introversion as a barrier to leadership. There are many hidden powers of introversion that should be embraced and developed. But in order to succeed as leaders, introverts may have to overcome a strong cultural bias.
- Learn how to push yourself outside of your comfort zone in social situations
- Share steps you can take to become a better speaker
- Accept that you are an introvert and leverage your introversion strengths
- Understand that there are many advantages to being a soft spoken leader
We hear about all of these success stories about women climbing up the ladder and it’s good to hear it but when you go home, how do you actually get there? What can you do to get there? Hear from a successful leader on how she made it to C-Suite and how you can apply her learnings and use it to advance in your career.
- Refocus a personal story into new ways to advance your own career
- Illustrate best practices and do’s and don’ts
- Address how the work environment has shifted post-pandemic
- Discuss how to build productive teams and satisfy younger generations who prefer to work remotely
- Share best practices for hybrid work
Self-doubt and Imposter Syndrome are pervasive in the workplace. Why is this and how can it be changed? This interactive workshop will include:
- The latest research on the phenomenon of Imposter Syndrome
- Hands-on discussions about the life hacks that can be used to combat the Imposter Syndrome
- How to identify and address systems and workplace cultures that feed into Imposter Syndrome, especially for marginalized communities
HR leaders say that “having strong leadership skills” is one of the highest priorities when it comes to choosing new managers. Yet a Harvard Review study shows that, on average, most companies train their managers 9 years after they’ve been promoted. No wonder 38% of new leaders outright fail in the first 18 months!
Through her own 20-year personal leadership journey and ongoing research, Colleen Hauk, Founder and CEO of The Corporate Refinery, has created a unique framework, the “5-Star LeaderTM”, that will help you become the confident, effective leader you were meant to be. You'll discover how to transform yourself while striking the balance between people and results; master the methodologies for communication and employee development; and unlock the power of your network to keep your career on a consistent, upward trajectory. Be prepared to be inspired and empowered to continue taking your leadership to the next level!