Playing by the Rules

Overview/Description
 This course is intended to help women understand the basis of many traditional businesses founded by men. It will help all women moving into leadership positions because every organization has some set of rules that must be understood to gain success. It also gives women a basis for finding ways to change the rules as they become leaders.

Target Audience
 Female executives, mid-level managers, supervisors, team leaders

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Learn the Rules

  • recognize benefits of learning the rules of an organization.
  • identify reasons many men seem to inherently understand the rules of business.
  • select ways to deal effectively with the unwritten rules in a company.

    • Know How to Play

  • recognize why it's important to understand how to play the game of business.
  • identify results of displaying confidence as a leader.
  • use techniques for taking new approaches to a job in a business scenario.
  • select strategies for being assertive as a business leader.
  • use strategies for being assertive as a leader in business scenarios.
  • select ways to let go of emotions while playing the game of business.

    • Change the Rules

  • recognize benefits of changing the rules of business.
  • identify ways to gain support for changing the rules of business.
  • identify methods for bending the rules in business.
  • identify techniques that help women in leadership gain greater influence in business.
  • successfully apply techniques for exerting influence in business scenarios.

    • Course Number: LEAD0133