Be listened to! Groundbreaking masterclass
Are you wanting to be heard?
(no check that - Do you want to be listened to!)
Join our game changing masterclass
Monday 23 October, 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 pm
Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London
What clients say about this programme
“This archetypes programme for women provided a safe and supportive space to explore strategies to speak and be heard. I learned an enormous amount about how I appear to others and how others perceive me. By the end of the day, the way I present had shifted. I cannot recommend this masterclass enough. Christina and Lisa are awesome!” (Dean (Research), UK University)
“An extremely valuable opportunity to step away from the day job and focus on one own's leadership and development. Not your run-of-the-mill training session, but something that provokes thought and reflection, gets one onto one's feet, and finding one's voice. The session challenges one to make changes that will stick. My recommendation: be brave and share, it means you will get more out of the day; as I did. (Academic Leader, UK University)”
Do you want to discover your authentic power and lead with your integrity, values and your soul intact? Are you looking for how you can embody the capabilities to lead in the midst of complexity and uncertainty?
Women-Space has commissioned the voice and body coaching expert Lisa Akesson to design this game-changing masterclass specifically to support women who are looking to bring a wider repertoire to how they lead. Grounded in the notion that the mind and body are inextricably linked and to develop one, you must nurture the other, the result is the Seven Aspects of Empowered Leadership.
As our Founder and CEO, Christina writes:
As Pro-Vice Chancellor and Provost I had participated in leadership programmes - all designed to support me in the challenges of university stewardship. What I discovered was that once the immediate afterglow of a training session passed, habits and practices remained largely unchanged. I could honestly say that I did not really feel any better equipped as a leader as a result of these programmes and, particularly at times of pressure, every bit of what I had been taught seemed to go out of the window.
I kept looking for a programme that would make the difference I knew was possible and discovered that learning in an embodied way was transformatory. Learning through my body, and my mind, left me understanding what I needed to do to stay present as a leader even in the most intense situations. My self-confidence blossomed and I felt far more prepared for challenging situations. This learning has never gone away.
Are you ready to move out of your regular go-to ways of leading?
Read on for more details……
The Heart of the Programme
To be really effective, different challenges and situations require us to draw on different leadership approaches. Yet there is a tendency that we rely on our regular, habituated styles. Within you are many more ways of being and doing than you are probably currently using. This is why this masterclass introduces you to seven archetypical patterns of leadership. These are core to building your incredibility as a leader. Archetypes are personas or patterns of behaviours. For example, the Nurturer builds rapport and strong relationships through empathy, trust and care. Sound familiar? If so, this is because this is a regular go-to for many women. The question is - how often do you become the Warrior, taking a stance and committed to action? Or the Sovereign bringing confidence and power to your truth?
By working with the seven essential embodied archetypal leadership approaches, you will discover new ways of being and doing that will enable you to more easily achieve your goals with ease and grace and new ways of leading that will build your reputation as a ground-breaking leader. Being able to access the appropriate archetype in the right situation will enable you to adapt to the transforming landscape and institutional challenges you face.
Are you ready to take this step?
What you can expect
This masterclass is designed for a carefully selected small group of women leaders. You will learn about each of the seven archetypes that we know are essential to being seen as an incredible leader. Come dressed in comfortable clothing as we do this through voice, body and performance.
We start with self-awareness where you will identify which archetypes you embody easily, which ones you use occasionally and which ones you avoid because they stretch you outside your comfort zone.
We critically explore how some archetypes can be risky for women because of how gendered stereotypes create judgements of appropriate leadership behaviour.
Through this masterclass our focus is to enable you to move beyond these stereotypes to new ways of being and doing in safe and constructive ways.
What You Will Learn
At the end of our jam-packed day together you will leave bursting with skills, capabilities and understanding that include how to:
· connect and apply each archetype in your professional world.
· show up as different kinds of archetypal leader.
· hold your space and access your presence.
· dynamically use your voice and land your message.
· employ gesture, pace and pause to exude credibility as a leader.
· embody the mental, emotional, physical and inspirational aspects of archetypal leadership.
· communicate your vision with integrity and impact.
Who Is This For?
This programme has been specifically designed for senior women leaders in higher education who want to make exceptional impact through having a larger repertoire of how to be a leader available to them. You might already be in post and wondering how you can increase your effectiveness or you might be wanting to progress and want to create the necessary impact. If you are looking for a way to lead with your values intact and your presence enhanced, if you want to discover and harness your authentic power, this programme is for you.
Fee
This one-day face-to-face masterclass is £650 pp plus VAT. This includes all course materials and refreshments.
The fees can be funded by your employer or, if self-funded, split over 3 payments.
Places are limited on this unique leadership programme.
If you want to learn more simply contact Women-Space
Masterclass Leaders
About Lisa Akesson
I have spent over 20 years in the business world as a Voice and Presentation Skills Expert and am also an Executive Coach. I enjoy working in leadership development, learning about new cultures, and supporting each business individual to communicate their message with authenticity, clarity, and impact. My clients range from the public to private sector. I work with CEOs, C-Suites, Board Members, Politicians, Luxury Brand Designers, Professionals, TV Anchors, and Entrepreneurs.
I am hugely passionate about empowering women to reclaim their space, unlock their voices and realise their vision. I co-designed and lead a new course on “Impactful Negotiations for Women”. I have also co-created and run a highly successful 3-day programme for RADA Business entitled “Executive Presence for Women” and deliver courses on “Empowered Leadership for Women.” In this capacity, I was invited as a specialist guest speaker on BBC Radio 4’s “Women’s Hour” to discuss the effective use of voice for women in Political and Leadership positions.
With the Black Lives Matter movement, I have been asked by a number of global companies to design and deliver courses that empower Black talent to reach leadership position. Currently, I am delivering a programme entitled “Accelerated Progression for Black and Ethnic minorities leaders.”
As an Executive Coach (Henley Business School), I work in partnership with my clients to identify their goals, harness their skills and navigate their way to new and creative choices for their careers. I am an ICF (ACC) accredited coach. Also, as a qualified Lumina Spark Psychometrician and a Licensed Practitioner of Motivational Maps, I enable individuals and teams to develop greater self-awareness and find the motivation they need to perform at their best and co-create positive results in their companies.
My journey began in the theatre as an Actress. I worked at LAMDA training Actors on their voices for stage, film, and television – many of whom have played major roles in Hollywood films, West End theatres, Netflix and BBC series. I am a Master Practitioner of NLP and am heavily influenced by the rich teachings of Marshall Rosenburg’s Non-Violent Communication (NVC) to manage conflict in the workplace. Whilst based just outside London, I travel nationally and internationally and have worked with clients in Canada, U.S.A, Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Singapore, Hong Kong, India, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
I enable women and men to overcome the barriers that hold them back to realise their full potential so they can become credible, authentic and memorable communicators who affect positive change in others and in the world.
About Christina Hughes
Christina has executive leadership experience in both research and teaching intensive universities having been Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Warwick, Provost, Sheffield Hallam University and Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Kent. She is also an internationally leading feminist educator and researcher with over 15 books to her name with a £1.6m achievement in external research grant capture.
Throughout her career Christina has mentored and coached many women, and men, at all levels of university life. She holds ILM Level 7 qualification in Executive Coaching and Mentoring, is an accredited StrengthsProfile coach and a member of the Institute of Learning and Management.
Christina established Women-Space to provide tailored professional development and leadership support to women working in universities. This ranges from coaching and mentoring support, bespoke programme delivery and consultancy. Distinctively, Women-Space also has the support of a unique cadre of Associates and Ambassadors drawn from across the globe. Their contributions create a powerful network of knowledge and experience that is here to support your needs.
To date Christina has delivered services to the following universities: University of Warwick, University of Leicester, Curtin University (Aus), De Montfort University, University of Middlesex, University of Kent, University of Lancaster, University of South Wales, Coventry University, University of Manchester, University of Hertfordshire, Victoria University (Melbourne).
Christina is a Governor at Leeds Beckett University; a Visiting Professor at Coventry University and an Honorary Professor at the University of Kent. She is also an Honorary Fellow of the Warwick International Higher Education Academy which she set up; a lifetime fellow of the Gender and Education Association in recognition of her role as inaugural co-chair; and external advisor for EDI for the Association of British Chinese Professors. Christina has also been a Trustee for Villiers Park Educational Trust and for the Royal Society of the Arts Academies.
If you want to learn more simply contact Women-Space