Programs

Programs and Workshops

Jen’s programs are underpinned by the ‘bifocal approach’ – linking individual development to organizational change.

Leadership Development: Integral to your gender, diversity & inclusion strategy

Leaders hold the key.

Committed, informed and accountable leadership, at all levels of the organisation, is critical to bringing about culture change, and fostering organisational learning and innovation.

Leaders need to be designed into any and every intervention. (Gender strategy)

Leadership development workshops

Using her own research and tools such as 'Your leadership shadow', Jen helps leaders to develop their understanding regarding how inequality is perpetuated in their organisation and to grasp the opportunity they have as leaders to create change. Many leaders are busy scrambling to keep afloat and pay less attention than they would like to creating inclusive and enabling cultures.

Leaders often under-estimate the importance of their role modelling and the critical role they play as mentors and sponsors (see mentoring and sponsorship).

Leaders appreciate the opportunity to stop, reflect, connect with their colleagues and return to the workplace with greater awareness, understanding and concrete strategies.

Good policies will never be enough to create sustained change, so investing in current and future leaders is vital. (See also Partners for Change)

Executive champions for change

Jen has worked with executives, male and female, in 'championing' gender initiatives within their organisations. This is a critical and difficult leadership role, and is particularly demanding of senior executive women. Jen researched the nature of the championing role, the essence of effective championing and the impact of gender on this role. Read Jen's article Champions of gender equality to find out more.