Women in Leadership

Elevate your leadership skills, shape your strategic career roadmap and gain insights from influential industry leaders.

Ready to advance your career in leadership and management? Discover empowerment and connect with inspirational women through our Women in Leadership microcredential.

Women face a significant hurdle at the earliest stage of their careers, with the most significant barrier preventing them from advancing to management roles, being securing their first promotion. The broken rung on the career ladder, not just the glass ceiling, is holding women back. The Women in Leadership course is your first step towards overcoming this hurdle.

This online course is your gateway to gaining the knowledge and skills necessary for effective team leadership, influential communication, and high-level strategic decision-making. Participate in self-paced study, at your own pace, that will not only provide you with the latest industry insights but also offer tailored advice on leadership and careers for women. 

Master the art of expressing your vision, cultivating high-performing teams, and conquering workplace challenges and hear from inspirational women in industry whose stories of success will provide valuable learning and advice to develop your leadership skills and potential. 

After successfully finishing this microcredential, you will have developed your leadership skills and acquired the essential tools to thrive in the continually evolving world of leadership. You will also be formally recognised with a digital Certificate of Achievement from Bond University.
 

Community Give Back Matters

Bond University recognises that supporting the professional advancement of women requires more than a standard online leadership course. Meaningful progress means we should consider the community beyond the classroom.

In addition to inviting industry-sponsored scholarships, Bond University is committed to donating a percentage of each course fee to charitable organisations supporting female empowerment, enterprise or legal services.

Through participation in this course, you will invest in your individual professional growth and actively contribute to the support of other women in realising their full potential.

Meet your course instructors

  • Dr Catherine See

    Catherine is the Managing Director at Gravitas Consulting Group. Having worked in complex private and public organisations over several decades - from Queensland Ballet and Brisbane City Council to Queensland Rail and the Tasmanian Cricket Team - Catherine has a unique perspective on how leaders are managing talent, change and growth. 

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Learn from inspirational leaders

Throughout the modules of the course, you will hear from experts including influential leaders and leadership experts.

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Women in Leadership Microcredential

  • This flexible course is designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule. There are five online self-paced modules that provide interactive exercises and real-world scenarios, and encourage you to self-reflect. All components can be completed at anytime via our high-quality learner platform.

    Module 1: Navigating the Current Landscape for Women in Leadership
    In this module you will explore the importance of diversity and inclusion in professional settings, learning strategies to foster a supportive and inclusive work environment, and develop the knowledge and skills to promote diversity, challenge biases, and advocate for inclusivity, ultimately contributing to a workplace where everyone can flourish.

    Module 2: Exploring Impactful Leadership Styles
    This module will focus on exploring contemporary leadership styles; with a particular focus on principles and practices of adaptive leadership. You will consider the metaphoric shift from ‘hero’ to ‘host’ in leveraging the collective intelligence of teams and groups, and explore how to navigate complex and uncertain environments by fostering a culture of learning, growth and resilience.

    Module 3: Self-Awareness and Personal Leadership Identity
    This module will provide you with the tools to identify and understand your individual leadership identity. You will consider insights in relation to self-limiting behaviours and self-talk that may limit self-awareness and self-confidence in the workplace, and explore your own professional identity and brand at work.

    Module 4: Maximising Impact and Influence
    This module will explore gender dynamics in negotiation and communication, learning strategies to overcome biases to leverage your unique strengths. Through interactive exercises and real-world scenarios, you will gain practical tools to confidently negotiate, effectively communicate ideas, and establish yourself as a influential leader in your workplace.

    Module 5: Navigating the Future – Strategic Networks and Career Discovery 
    This module aims to provide you with opportunities for self-reflection and planning in relation to building personal networks and career plans; taking into account some of the traditional barriers faced by women in navigating a range of professional and personal commitments. You will develop the knowledge and skills to build a personal networking strategy; as well as explore approaches for personal career discovery and planning.

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  • This course is designed for women who want to advance their career in leadership and management and are seeking to grow and improve upon their leadership skillset, including those at an Executive and/or Postgraduate level, as well as those in the workforce that are in a transitional or growth phase of their career.

  • By participation in this course, and with further personal reflection, you will develop:

    • Increased self-awareness and self-confidence in having a positive impact and influence as a leader.
    • Improved self-awareness, emotional intelligence and presence.
    • Knowledge of different leadership styles and how to adapt in situations of ambiguity and complexity when leading people and teams.
    • Greater understanding of the challenges and barriers faced in navigating leadership positions as a woman in leadership roles.
    • Increased understanding of diversity and inclusion in the workplace alongside personal strategies to drive an inclusive culture.
    • Strategies to build and leverage professional networks within your industry/sector.
    • Practical strategies to build a personalised career roadmap.
       

    Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

    •  Explore the current landscape in relation to Women in Leadership roles; including challenges and opportunities in the contemporary work context. 
    • Recognise and identify contemporary leadership styles; and their application in a variety of situations.
    • Demonstrate ability to identify tools and techniques for leading through complexity.
    • Understand effective approaches to lead, negotiate and influence in the workplace, leveraging personal strengths.
    • Apply career discovery approaches to craft a strategic career roadmap and robust professional identity.
       

This flexible course is designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule. There are five online self-paced modules that provide interactive exercises and real-world scenarios, and encourage you to self-reflect. All components can be completed at anytime via our high-quality learner platform.

Module 1: Navigating the Current Landscape for Women in Leadership
In this module you will explore the importance of diversity and inclusion in professional settings, learning strategies to foster a supportive and inclusive work environment, and develop the knowledge and skills to promote diversity, challenge biases, and advocate for inclusivity, ultimately contributing to a workplace where everyone can flourish.

Module 2: Exploring Impactful Leadership Styles
This module will focus on exploring contemporary leadership styles; with a particular focus on principles and practices of adaptive leadership. You will consider the metaphoric shift from ‘hero’ to ‘host’ in leveraging the collective intelligence of teams and groups, and explore how to navigate complex and uncertain environments by fostering a culture of learning, growth and resilience.

Module 3: Self-Awareness and Personal Leadership Identity
This module will provide you with the tools to identify and understand your individual leadership identity. You will consider insights in relation to self-limiting behaviours and self-talk that may limit self-awareness and self-confidence in the workplace, and explore your own professional identity and brand at work.

Module 4: Maximising Impact and Influence
This module will explore gender dynamics in negotiation and communication, learning strategies to overcome biases to leverage your unique strengths. Through interactive exercises and real-world scenarios, you will gain practical tools to confidently negotiate, effectively communicate ideas, and establish yourself as a influential leader in your workplace.

Module 5: Navigating the Future – Strategic Networks and Career Discovery 
This module aims to provide you with opportunities for self-reflection and planning in relation to building personal networks and career plans; taking into account some of the traditional barriers faced by women in navigating a range of professional and personal commitments. You will develop the knowledge and skills to build a personal networking strategy; as well as explore approaches for personal career discovery and planning.

Get started now

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