“She’s too aggressive, too bossy Girls aren’t supposed to lead.” Many young girls are taught this message growing up, which influences their decisions and ambition as an adult. This workshop will examine the many ways women are discouraged from speaking up in the workforce and techniques to overcome the fear of being disliked by their peers. At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: a. Examine the negative connotation of “bossy” in the workforce. b. Discover your inner voice and how to make yourself heard. c. Tap into sources of natural power and persuasion. d. Learn the strategies of executive leadership skills.

1. WORDS MATTER SO SPEAK UP!
LEADING BY EXAMPLE
Deidre Connor, Northrop Grumman Corporation
Patricia Dolly, Oakland University
Cheryl Jefferson, USDA Forest Service
Carol Wooden, Raytheon Company

2. Ice Breaker
• Guess the Logo
– 2 minutes: On a piece of paper design
a logo that represents you as a person
– 5 minutes: Partner with the person
sitting next to you and see if they can
guess what your logo describes without
you telling them
– 3 minute debrief: Was anyone able to
guess their partners logo spot on?
Anyone get it wrong? Explain.
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Words Matter!
Can’t always guess by just looking

3. Speakers
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Cheryl
Jefferson
Carol
Wooden
Deidre
Connor
Patricia
Dolly

4. Workshop Objectives
• Examine the negative connotation of “bossy” in
the workforce.
• Discover your inner voice and how to make
yourself heard.
• Tap into sources of natural power and
persuasion.
• Learn the strategies of executive leadership
skills.
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5. Boss vs. Bossy
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BOSSY
ATTITUDE
AGGRESSIVE
B!%&$
CONFRONTATIONAL
“She’s too aggressive, girls
aren’t supposed to lead.”
You define the line between
Boss and Bossy!

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7. Influential Communication:
Make yourself heard
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Persuasion
Empathy
Diverse Opinion
Persistence
Proactivity
CommandActivator
Relator
Negotiation Strong
Presence
Reflection
Correction
Know and trust yourself!
Capitalize on your own intuition

8. Strengths vs. Weaknesses
• Know your strengths
• Focus or invest in
your strengths, not
your weaknesses
• StrengthFinders 2.0
– Identify your top 5
strengths
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9. Have a Seat at the Table
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Emotional
Intelligence
Confidence &
Negotiation
Critical
Thinking &
Decision
Making
Networking
& Buy-In
Learn how to section your plate in
order to sit at any table

10. 10 Strategies of
Executive Leadership Skills
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11. Strategy 1
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“It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision”
Helen Keller
Start with a vision

12. Strategy 2
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Do the right thing
“Managers do things right, Leaders do the right thing”
Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus

13. Strategy 3
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Do what you say, and say what you mean to do…
Maintain Integrity

14. Strategy 4
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Walk the walk and talk the talk.
Or as some say, Talk the Walk.
Peter Drucker – Leading by Example
Talk the talk --
Walk the walk

15. Strategy 5
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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent
about things that matter. Martin Luther King Jr.
Courage to
take a stand

16. Strategy 6
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Be yourself, not your idea of what you think somebody
else’s idea of yourself should be.
Henry David Thoreau
Be true to yourself

17. Strategy 7
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Take into consideration their values, their beliefs, and
their experiences.
Values based leadership
Meet people
where they are

18. Strategy 8
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Everyone has a starting point
Dr. Charles Warfield
Don’t forget where
you came from

19. Strategy 9
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Do not just jump off a cliff without a
parachute…consider all sides of a situation
Take risks

20. Strategy 10
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Always be the first one to laugh at yourself.
Joan Rivers
Don’t take yourself
too seriously

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Thank You!