Leading Women Introduces Executive Leadership Preparation for Multicultural Women

Feb. 23, 2011 - PRLog -- PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island  - While the practice of leadership is neutral, often for multicultural women the perceptions of their abilities are not. Many multicultural women in the workplace are first-generation college graduates often unequipped with the knowledge of career advancement in a complex, corporate workplace. In addition, they may find themselves saddled with cultural expectations about their roles and have multi-generational family responsibilities and commitments.

Anecdotal evidence shows many leadership development programs underemphasize aspects important for multicultural women and, as a result, the strategies chosen work against their career goals. Therefore, many talented multicultural women “hit a ceiling or a wall’ and are left wondering what went wrong.

Leading Women, an international organization that inspires, powers, and honors the success of women leaders, today announced introduction of a new program to debut this summer called “No Ceiling, No Walls: Executive Leadership Preparation for Multicultural Women.” The program is designed to guide multicultural women to top decision making positions in their organization. Participants will learn secrets and strategies to operate at the top of their game, leverage strengths of women from other cultures, learn about the missing 33% that holds most women back, and speak the language of power without losing cultural identity.

“This program is designed specifically for multicultural women who are in the pipeline for future C-suite positions,” said Susan Colantuono, chief executive officer and founder of Leading Women. “If you have been identified as top talent or high potential and appear on succession lists for potential executive positions, this program is ideal for you.”

Led by field experts Dr. Beverly Edgehill, president and chief executive officer of The Partnership and Susan L. Colantuono, chief executive officer and founder of Leading Women and founder of the Women's Institute for Leadership at Bryant University, participants will receive a two-day intensive examining leadership strengths and areas for development. The training includes 360 Leadership Excellence Assessment, leading edge research, peer coaching, action learning, interactive and experiential activities, four small-group coaching calls and a Capstone meeting in late fall.

Program Dates and Location:
June 28-29, 2011
Norwich Spa, Norwich, CT

Early registration discount: $6,395 prior to 4/1/11. Cost is $6,500 for registrations made after 4/1/11.  Registration includes the 2-day intensive, all program materials including a copy of No Ceiling, No Walls, meals, and four months of small group executive coaching. Room charges and incidentals are not included.

For more information, call 401-789-0441 or email info@leadingwomen.biz.  

About Dr. Beverly Edgehill, President and CEO, The Partnership

Dr. Beverly Edgehill is a veteran leadership and executive development professional with over 20 years' experience working in Fortune 500 companies. As president and CEO of The Partnership, a non-profit leadership development and career mentoring organization, Edgehill's focus is on developing leaders for increased impact and guiding them in their transition to executive level positions. She also convenes CEOs and executive teams to identify actions they can take to groom high potential individuals for future leadership roles. Dr. Edgehill is also a regional selection panelist for The White House Fellows program and is featured in a Harvard Business School case study, which highlights her transition into the role as president and CEO of The Partnership, Inc. Dr. Edgehill received her doctorate in adult and organizational learning from Columbia University's Teachers College.

About Susan L. Colantuono, CEO and Founder, Leading Women

Susan L. Colantuono is the CEO and Founder of Leading Women, founded and ran the Women's Institute for Leadership at Bryant University from 2002 - 2010, is the author of No Ceiling, No Walls: What women haven't been told about leadership and has been selected as one of 2 RI delegates to Vision 2020 a decade-long project to advance gender equality. For over 20 years, she has specialized in leadership development solutions for leaders at all levels. Through coaching for leadership excellence, leadership team building and leadership development programs, Susan’s clients have enhanced their business analysis, strategic thinking, visionary leadership and interpersonal skills and produced high impact results.

About Leading Women http://www.leadingwomen.biz

Leading Women is an international organization that inspires, powers, and honors the success of women leaders offering unique live, online and Self-Managed Solutions™ that support the success of women from career-start to the C-suite and onto corporate boards. Known for its singular and innovative ability to close the gaps between the critical success factors that women need to know and what they are taught, Leading Women helps organizations meet their goals for advancing and retaining women at all levels. Regionally and nationally, Leading Women supports Women's Internal Networks including those at Amgen, GTECH, Pfizer, AIPSO, LGC&D, MITRE, Pepsi Bottling, Kodak, and Sunoco.

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Leading Women offers unique live, online and Self-Managed Solutions™ to help women succeed from career-start to the C-suite and onto corporate boards and helps organizations meet their goals for advancing and retaining women at all levels.