Effective leadership ensures that an organization will achieve its strategic goals. Camden Consulting Group's Authentic Leadership program is specially designed for women to enhance their leadership effectiveness. The program is offered in two separate tracks: for senior executives and for emerging leaders. Each program provides many benefits to the organization, including:

• Increased leadership effectiveness of crucial women executives
• A stronger and deeper bench for succession planning
• Improved retention of the organization’s key employees – minimizing the loss of talent, knowledge and experience, as well as the cost of turnover
• Increased productivity and engagement of the executive and her team
• A clear demonstration of the organization's investment in the development of its women leaders 

Who Should Attend

Senior executives who are:

• C-level, Executive or Senior VPs
• Heading significant business or functional units
• Undertaking stretch assignments
• Balancing the demanding needs of work and home

Emerging leaders who are:

• Identified as future organizational leaders
• High-potential employees poised to move into new positions or areas of responsibility
• Professionals needing a better understanding of the difference between leadership and management competencies

Inspiring Women Senior Executives and Emerging Leaders

Camden's process encourages women senior executives and emerging leaders to act in alignment with their core values and beliefs − both in work and in life. The program offers a blended learning experience of group and individual coaching sessions to develop a realistic path to more effective leadership. It also provides a rare opportunity to dialogue with an intimate group of peers about leadership experiences. What results for participants is a renewed sense of personal integration, identification of leadership ideals and principles, and an action plan by which to apply these learnings to their work and every day lives.

Benefits to the senior executives:

• Development of a well-rounded, full-spectrum strategy for leadership that includes thinking and acting more systemically for the entire organization
• A clear articulation of long-range vision and ways to generate creative options for problem-solving, addressing underlying fears and increasing realistic optimism
• Sustainable processes and infrastructures for their division's or team's efforts, daily work habits and measurements of progress that are aligned with the organization's goals
• A better understanding of the diversity of women's leadership styles
• A return to their work and lives feeling rejuvenated from the core
• A sustainable network of peers and insights to apply to their professional and personal lives

Benefits to the emerging leaders:

• Greater confidence and the development of a stronger leadership presence
• A practical framework and approach for use in developing their own teams
• A more proactive approach for strategizing, decision-making, communicating and navigating the organization
• A network of peers to draw upon for support and advice in handling future business issues

Details of the Program

Each program is based upon a proven development process for enhancing authentic leadership. Limited to a maximum of ten participants in each track, the program features:

• Group Learning: Multiple-week Experiential Learning and Discussion Group
  • Sessions are designed to help participants achieve greater effectiveness as leaders by aligning business strategies with their principles and what is most important to them. Additionally, facilitated exercises, peer discussions and readings are utilized during the program. 
              Senior executive track: Eight weeks 
              Emerging leader track: Seven weeks
• Individual Learning: Customized Coaching Sessions
  • Individual coaching sessions – offered during and after the group program – clarify the participant's personal and professional development goals and help her create a solid action plan.
              Senior executive track: Three sessions
              Emerging leader track: Two sessions

Past Participants Have Said

"I would like to recommend Camden Consulting Group's Authentic Leadership for Women Executives to any company that wants to maximize the leadership potential of their senior and emerging women leaders. This program uses innovative tools and insightful discussions to help women increase their self-awareness and explore new ways to lead. I know I personally benefited in countless ways from this terrific experience. As a company, you will see your participants return to the workplace with a renewed energy and focus that dramatically improves their leadership effectiveness. I highly endorse this program."  Linda N. Stewart, President, CEO and Founder, EPOCH

"This was a key catalyst for me.  It was tremendously illuminating to identify the core values that are essential for my satisfaction in a job... The 'tipping point' was the realization that I can create my happiness by not compromising my values."  SVP, Biotechnology

"The clarity that the program gave my state of mind was unparalleled, and even more important was the ability to sustain that clarity."  SVP, Financial Services

To Learn More

To learn more about Camden's Authentic Leadership Program for Women Executives, download a description of the program, or contact us.