Overcome gender barriers and grow as a leader within your career and organisation.
6 weeks entirely online,
excluding orientation
Self-paced weekly modules,
9–12 hours per week
Learn alongside a global cohort
of like-minded professionals
1
Your personal development plan for leadership, based on key themes of self-acceptance, self-management, and self-development.
2
Tools, frameworks, and practices to help you navigate workplace challenges and to further your ability to lead, negotiate and influence with impact.
3
A self-reflective understanding and acceptance of your unique leadership style and strengths.
4
The opportunity to join a global network of like-minded professionals striving to drive gender balance in leadership positions.
Module 1: Accepting yourself as a leader
Reflect on how you have led in the past and acknowledge your abilities as a leader.
Module 2: Understanding your context
Learn how to read and diagnose context and react appropriately.
Module 3: Negotiating as a leadership practice
Understand cultural dimensions in order to negotiate effectively.
Module 4: Becoming an influential leader
Recognise how to use your unique strengths to persuade and influence.
Module 5: Developing as a leader: What can help you?
Gain an appreciation for self-development as a lifelong activity.
Module 6: Imagining your future possibilities as a leader
Create a personal development plan for your future as a leader.
"Learning from a diverse group of women was really beneficial to me personally, not just from reading the materials and watching the video testimonials from other leaders, but also from the class discussions. The discussions really helped me to get a sense that I was not alone in my self-doubt and that there were many things that we as women need to do, including sharing more and being more open with our needs and desires in order for us all to raise the bar. I gained such a lot of self-confidence and knowledge during these past six weeks, and I will absolutely be using some of the tools, resources and learnings from this course to make a difference in my career going forward."
Marcelle Porteous, Customer Success Director, Salesforce
Sue Dopson
Rhodes Trust Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Sue Dopson is deputy dean of Saïd Business School, and academic director of both the Oxford Diploma in Organisational Leadership, Oxford Strategic Leadership programme and the Women Transforming Leadership programme. Sue is a noted specialist on the personal and organisational dimensions of leadership and transformational change.
Kathryn Bishop
Associate Fellow
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Kathryn Bishop is the programme director of the Women Transforming Leadership programme at Oxford Saïd. With over 30 years’ experience working with organisations undergoing major change, in both the public and the private sector, she also directs and teaches on leadership programmes for professional service firms and multinational corporations.
This Oxford Women’s Leadership Development Programme is certified by the United Kingdom CPD Certification Service, and may be applicable to individuals who are members of, or are associated with, UK-based professional bodies. The programme has an estimated 70 hours of learning.
Note: should you wish to claim CPD activity, the onus is on you. Oxford Saïd and GetSmarter accept no responsibility, and cannot be held responsible, for the claiming or validation of hours or points.
This Oxford Women's Leadership Development Programme is delivered in collaboration with online education provider GetSmarter, part of edX. Join a growing community of global professionals, and benefit from the opportunity to:
Experience a flexible but structured approach to online education as you plan your learning around your life to meet weekly milestones.
Enjoy a personalised, people-mediated online learning experience created to make you feel supported at every step.
Earn a certificate of attendance recognising your online programme from Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.