Woman of Color All Stars: Game Changing Leadership Skills, Life Lessons, and Mistakes Learning objectives: Explore and discuss successful leadership strategies Most of us have been to countless leadership seminars. Some of us skim through several leadership books and pick up on tidbits of leadership strategies and knowledge from speeches at conferences like these. So, the question is, of all of the leadership advice, what actually works? What are the top key strategies that we need to embrace to make the difference in the way we manage ourselves, people, and competing values? Top women of color leaders in STEM join together to share their success, roadblocks, and lessons learned. This workshop will help you learn from the greats and understand your true role as a leader. At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: a. Explore personal stories and lessons from past WOC winners b. Examine CEO top Ranked Leadership Strategies c. Explore 7 Transformational Leadership Techniques d. List Ineffective Leadership Habits and mistakes to avoid

1. October 23–25, 2014
WOMEN OF COLOR ALL STARS
Game Changing Leadership skills,
Life lessons, and Mistakes
LaSonya Berry
President & CEO, McPherson, Berry & Associates, Inc
Shelley Mills-Brinkley
Partner, IBM
Veronica Nelson
Corporate Campus Relations, Northrop Grumman Corp
Adrienne D. Williams
Radar Systems Engineering Manager, Northrop Grumman Corp

2. Learning Objectives
• Explore and discuss successful leadership
strategies
– Top Leadership Strategies
– Explore Transformational Leadership
Techniques
– Share personal stories and lessons learned
– Discuss ineffective leadership habits and
mistakes
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4. Transformational Leadership
Idealized
Influence
Individualized
Consideration
Inspirational
Motivation
Intellectual
Stimulation
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5. Collaborate
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Results &
Success
Model
Influence
Authentic
Coach
Vision
Holistic
Transformational
Leadership Model™

6. Leadership Strategies- Keep it Simple
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7. Unclear
Objectives
All Talk
No Walk
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Take
Credit
for
others
work
Run
Over
people
No
Accountability
Micro
managing
HABITS

8. October 23–25, 2014
WOMEN OF COLOR ALL STARS
Game Changing Leadership skills,
Life lessons, and Mistakes
LaSonya Berry
Shelley Mills-Brinkley
Veronica Nelson
A. D. Williams