Strategies for Minoritised Women in Leadership
Overview
While there has been a gradual increase in the representation of women from minoritised groups (Black women, LGBTQ+, Women with Disabilities etc.., ) in leadership positions, the journey toward true equity remains a formidable challenge. Minoritised women often find themselves in the position of being ‘the only one, the first one or the other one’ in an organisation or team. This means they face unique barriers in their pursuit of senior roles, navigating not only gender but also other biases related to their intersectional identities and experiences in their leadership journey.
Many talented minoritised women experience imposter syndrome, which can hinder their progression and confidence in rising to leadership positions. This empowering course is specifically designed to equip minoritised women with the knowledge, skills, and strategies needed to overcome doubt, break through systemic barriers, and excel as influential leaders.
Learning Objectives:
- Explore leadership concepts and styles, with a focus on strategies that empower minoritised women in leadership.
- Enhance self-awareness and self-confidence to combat imposter syndrome and internalized biases.
- Develop communication skills that project confidence and authenticity in leadership roles.
- Master the art of building alliances, navigating workplace dynamics, and persuasive negotiation.
- Recognise and articulate your unique value proposition as a minoritised woman leader.
- Engage in self-reflection to drive personal growth, resilience, and leadership effectiveness.
Training Outcomes:
- Gain essential leadership skills, including confident communication, strategic decision-making, and problem-solving.
- Build a supportive network of peers, mentors, and advocates to champion your leadership journey.
- Learn strategies for achieving work-life balance, effective time management, and ongoing personal development.
- Contribute to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in leadership, serving as a role model for others.
- Confidently recognise and articulate your unique value and perspective as a minoritised woman in leadership.
Agenda
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Registration
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Speaker Welcome and Introductions
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Me, Myself and I
• The value we add as diverse leaders
• Barriers to our development
• Celebrating our complexity -
Break
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Finding My Leadership Voice
• Imposter syndrome and others’ expectations
• Learned helplessness
• Finding your voice as leader
• Enabling spaces for inclusion and equity -
Lunch
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Learning to Roar
• Confident communication
• Finding your tribe
• Navigating workplace dynamics -
Break
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Myself as a Leader
• Keeping going after today
• Locating self as inclusive leader
• Articulating your unique value as a leader. -
Trainer Summary and Close
*Programme Subject to Change
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Trainer
Professor Laura Serrant CBE is a global, multi-award-winning Leadership development and Inclusive practice specialist, professional speaker, and experienced coach. She is Director of her own Leadership Development and Executive Coaching business, Laura Serrant Limited.
Laura works with Professionals and organisations to help them meet their personal aspirations, improve their business impact, client experiences and deliver their best of themselves. Her specialist consultancy focusses on Leading diverse teams (Leadership for inclusion) and supporting diverse/minoritized leaders (Leadership through Inclusion). Her professional speaking spans a variety of related subjects including: Leadership, Inclusive cultures at work, Optimising Self-Agency and Navigating ‘silences’ to advance self and Career.
Author of over 100 articles, including edited books, she is one of the BBC Expert women and was named as the 8th most influential Black person in Britain by the Powerlist 2018 and has featured in the top 100 in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In 2024 she was awarded an CBE for services to Nursing and Health Policy. In 2024 she was awarded Freedom of the city of London by the Lord Mayor.
Her seminal poem ‘You Called…And We Came’ commemorates the anniversary of the Empire Windrush landing and the NHS. The poem stands as the inscription on the National Windrush Monument in Waterloo Station, London.
She has a successful podcast series “Speaking for Ourselves” available across most social media platforms. Her family are from The Commonwealth of Dominica, West Indies.
