| FRANCE Gives G7 Countries their First Female Finance Minister |
Christine Lagarde was just appointed France's Minister of Finance. We congratulate her. She will bring her extraordinary talents, charm and eloquence to a country in need of her international skills and experience. Harriet Harman in the UK just won the Deputy leadership of the Labour Party. These appointments come on the heels of women being elected to the top political office in Chile, Germany and Liberia and into the front lines of presidential elections in the US (Hillary Clinton) and France (Ségolene Royale). One can say that the face of the political world is evolving.
Is the business world keeping pace?Companies will be increasingly
hard-pressed to show that they, too, have learned how to optimise
and use theleadership skills and perspectives of the other half of
the talent pool and the other half of the market. Today, women mean
business. And business needs women. It is time for corporate leadership
to keep up with political and social evolutionsand become more gender
bilingual. Is your company?
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Christine Lagarde |
| Progressive companies are realising that
improving gender balance is as much in the hands of male managers as
female ones. DIAFORA works with them to build awareness about the strategic
side of the gender divide. Read the benefits that
managers at AIR LIQUIDE cited after a recent workshop. |
| Towards Bilingual Management: Training for Executives |
Read more about Bilingual Management
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| Women's Leadership Programmes - Powering the Talent Pipeline |
Our women's leadership programmes have proven their popularity. One is aimed at senior executives, the other at younger women around 30. Given the growing success of these programmes, DIAFORA is now running its popular Young Leaders programme
in Paris, Brussels and London. We will be extending it to other locations
of interest to our clients. In this context, DIAFORA is delighted
to introduce our new gender expert and Young Leaders Manager Elena Herdieckerhoff, who is responsible for the programme's development across Europe. |
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LEADERSHIP
I&II
(Senior
Executives) |
YOUNG
LEADERS
(Young
Managers) |
This 2 x two-day
programme brings together senior executive women from across
Europe together to focus on the factors governing success
moving into leadership roles. The agenda concentrates on
critical leadership skills: personal impact, political
competence, powerful communications... For companies engaged
in developing their women for leadership roles. More...
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A programme for women in the early stages
of career building (ages 25-35) to help them understand early
how organisations work and the essential balance between competence,
visibility and networks. Helps women effectively prepare for
career phase issues - before they happen. More... |
"This
wide-ranging course on strengthening influence and impact
has attracted women from across Europe, working for companies
such as Alcatel, Deloitte, General Electric, PwC and
Schlumberger ... this course is provocative and challenging"
Financial
Times, August 2006 |
"This
programme offers the key tools to critically rethink the
career of modern women."
Alexandra
Perrier
La
Française des Jeux, May 2006 |
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Leadership Training for Women |
Why should companies send?
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Why should women ask to be sent? |
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- Enhance motivation and retention of high potentials
- Develop leadership and organisational skills of women
- Demonstrate committment to developing women
- Outsource women's-only training (and avoid internal controversy)
- Integrate training into diversity strategy
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- Learn to proactively manage career phases
- Understand role of self-marketing and image
- Develop managerial and leadership skills
- Develop networking skills
- Exchange with other high potenials
- Develop a cross-company network
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COMING SOON!
DIAFORA Cocktail Conference Series
DIAFORA is launching a series of Cocktail Conferences. The first one will be in Paris and will introduce a panel of expert speakers in a convivial environment and provide a unique place to network. receive invitations soon. |
| About DIAFORA |
Interested in better optimising the other half of the talent pool and the other half of the market - the female half? DIAFORA helps companies maximise the benefits of gender diversity in management and leadership teams. Interested in learning more? Contact us. |
| Upcoming Seminars FALL 2007 |
Leadership |
Young Leaders |
Leadership I
Two days |
Leadership II
Two days |
One day |
October 1-2
December 3-4 |
November 12-13 |
October 18
October 25
November 28 |
Paris
Brussels
London |
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