Women in Leadership Workshop Series - Webinar 1

Women in Leadership workshop series

It is well documented that the enduring socio-economic impact of COVID-19 will be greater on women than men. In the workplace setting, unconscious bias may mean that women need to engage in more difficult conversations to influence the perceptions and behaviours of others. They may also be more likely to lose their jobs or face the need to negotiate or renegotiate terms of their employment. Further, women may take on more care responsibilities at home making COVID-19 even more difficult.

This series of interactive workshops is designed to respond to three common challenges, with an emphasis on the nuances faced by women in the workplace. Guided by experts who teach on Melbourne Business School’s revered Women in Leadership Program, each hour-long workshop will equip attendees with tools and skills to manage difficult conversations, 'silence' the self-critic and successfully negotiate. Sessions will provide attendees with a supportive environment in which to share their own experiences and seek advice from our experts and each other.

Workshop 1 – Managing Difficult Conversations

Thursday 8 October 2020, 10.00 - 11.00am

Associate Professor Carol Gill

Topics covered:

• How to initiate and manage a difficult conversation with staff, peers, leadership whilst maintaining good relationships and resolving conflict;
• What happens when you find yourself in a difficult conversation initiated by someone else;
• The particular skills and behaviours that you need to utilise when difficult conversations occur virtually.

Registrations now open

Plan ahead for future workshops

Led by Professorial Fellow Amanda Sinclair and Professor Mara Olekalns, workshops two and three will address 'Quieting the Critic within' and 'Negotiations'.

Quieting the Critic within - Friday 6 November 2020, 10.00 - 11.00am

Negotiations - Friday 4 December 2020, 10.00 - 11.00am

About our speakers

Carol Gill

Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Melbourne Business School.

Carol has specialized in the fields of executive learning and development, human resource management and organization development, as both an academic and practitioner, for more than 25 years. She is a registered organizational psychologist, accredited coach, and certified fellow of the Australian Institute of Human Resource Management. Carol has worked in key roles within major private and public-sector organizations in leadership and executive development, human resources, workplace performance, employee relations, recruitment, and change management.

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Amanda Sinclair

Professorial Fellow, Melbourne Business School

Amanda is a widely published author, recognised in academic and corporate circles as a pioneer in diversity and women in leadership and explorer of the application of mindfulness in leadership. Her research has been published in leading journals, including the Journal of Spirituality, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Organization, Gender, Work and Organisation and more.

Amanda currently teaches Leadership and Change on the MBA and Executive MBA programs and our executive education programs.

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Mara Olekalns

Professor of Management (Negotiations), Melbourne Business School

Mara’s research focuses on relational resilience and adversity in negotiation, and covers topics such as adversity and relational resilience, micro-ethical judgements, trust violations and trust repair, subjective value in negotiation, gender differences . Her research has been published in leading international journals, including in the Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics and Academy of Management Journal.

Mara teaches Negotiations in the Executive and Senior Executive MBA programmes.

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Important Event Details

Please note that registration for this event is essential. Please ensure that each person wishing to attend the event has registered individually. This will help us to monitor the event attendance and questions during the event.

This event will be delivered via the Zoom online application and will require a password to access. The webinar link and password will be sent to registrants via email 48 hours prior to the event.

If you have not received an email with the link and password please email events@mbs.edu to have the details resent.

For any enquiries in the lead up to the event please email events@mbs.edu.