The Center for Creative Solutions today announced its sponsorship of a seminar, "Women and Leadership: A Balancing Act" The day-long seminar will be held in four, two-hour sessions: February 17 and March 3 and 17 and 31, 2011, at the Northern Indiana Education Foundation located at 410 Franklin Square in Michigan City.
The day’s topics include: how our society, past and present, defines leadership; how these definitions work against women leaders; what your leadership strengths and challenges are; what you can do to improve your leadership skills; the value of feedback; where women leaders have thrived and lagged behind; barriers women leaders still face; strengths women leaders bring to businesses and other organizations; the end of the "glass ceiling" and beginning of the "labyrinth"– how women become leaders in the 21st Century; closing the gender divide through effective negotiation skills; and developing a plan of action to augment your leadership opportunities.
The sessions will be interactive. Participants will have plenty of time for discussion, networking and building skills. They will receive an assessment of their leadership skills by taking the Leadership Practices Inventory. This simple tool has been used by thousands of Americans to help them obtain their top leadership potential.
Leading the seminar will be Cynthia A. Hedge, co-founder and CEO of The Center for Creative Solutions. She has served in many state and local leadership positions, such as the elected La Porte County Prosecuting Attorney and on boards of directors of many non-profit and governmental boards of directors. In addition to starting the Center, Hedge led several community initiatives and organizations.
Hedge has practiced law for over 30 years and has consulted for the United States Justice Department, businesses and non-profit organizations. She has a master’s degree from the International Center for Studies in Creativity and Change Leadership in New York.
Each session runs from 4 to 6 p.m. Registration fee is $200 per person. Included are refreshments and materials. For registrations, call the Center for Creative Solutions at 219-861-0955.
A non-profit organization, the Center for Creative Solutions offers facilitation, training, motivation speaking and a Speakers Bureau. Topics include change; creativity and innovation; Creative Problem Solving; leadership; civility; conflict resolution; strategic planning (for organizations and individuals); team building; ethics; communication; mediation; Servant Leadership; bullying and etiquette in the workplace.
For more information, contact the Center for Creative Solutions, 410 Franklin Square, Michigan City, Indiana, at 219-861-0955, or e-mail at creativity52@comcast.net