Leadership Academy
YWCA Northeast Kansas Leadership Academy equips women leaders at all levels of their career through tailored leadership programs Leadership Momentum and Emerging Leaders.
YWCA supports women’s empowerment and economic advancement, with a particular focus on the way race impacts women’s economic opportunities. YWCAs across the United States serve more than 122,000 women annually with economic empowerment programs, such as job training, financial literacy, salary negotiation, and leadership development. In addition, our housing and childcare programs are strong foundations on which women and families can build their financial futures.
YWCA Northeast Kansas is proud to offer two courses for women leaders at different stages in their careers.
Experienced leader looking to level up? Leadership Momentum is for entrepreneurs, middle managers, senior managers, directors, partners and vice presidents with direct experience leading people. This six-month course meets once a month.
New to leadership? Emerging Leaders is designed for women managers with six months to a year of experience in a supervisory role (new managers). This five-week program meets once a week for three-hour sessions.
Courses Available
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Emerging Leaders
Level up your leadership skills and make a lasting impact by enrolling today for our 5-week program for women preparing to manage a team. Incorporating active learning, Emerging Leaders will give you the tools to communicate effectively, understand leadership styles, manage diversity, and handle conflict confidently. This program is facilitated by YWCA Northeast Kansas CEO Kathleen Marker.
“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.” – Sheryl Sandberg
All sessions take place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the YWCA. Between sessions, reading and other assignments will take approximately 2 hours per week.
Two scholarship spots are available for BIWOC leaders new to management positions. These scholarships are available on a first-come, first-serve basis to Black, Indigenous, Women of Color in Northeast Kansas with one year or less experience in a leadership position who are able and willing to attend all 5 sessions.
All information gathered from the registration form will be kept confidential. Following your form submission, a member of our staff will contact you to confirm your spot in the Leadership Academy.
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Leadership Momentum
Designed for entrepreneurs, middle managers, senior managers, directors, partners and vice presidents with direct experience leading people Leadership Momentum is a 6-month program designed to accelerate professional growth, enhance self-awareness, improve personal and team performance.
This course is also very applicable for advanced students engaged in pursuing business administration and management or as continuing education development training.
All sessions take place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the YWCA. Between sessions, reading and other assignments will take approximately 2 hours per week.
Dates: July 17th, August 21st, September 18th, October 16th, November 20th, December 18th
Highlights
Thought leaders, highly successful women from the region, speak at each session
Learning & leveraging political savvy
Negotiation styles and tactics
Developing and demonstrating strategic leadership skills
Building resilience and managing components of change process
Developing collaborative and effective relationships
Course Outline
Session One: Building Your Leadership Path
Session Two: Political Savvy, Negotiation and Diversity Leadership
Session Three: Influence, Networks and Social Capital
Session Four: Strategic Thinking, Visioning and Innovation
Session Five: Leading Teams and Managing Change
Session Six: Executive Presence and Values Driven Leadership
Course Fee Schedule:
Regular Registration – Individual $3,000 per person
Group Registration (3 or more) – $2,500 per person
Let’s get started!
Ready to Level Up?
Questions?
Kathleen Marker, YWCA Northeast Kansas CEO, for more information: