the Woman Leader (tWL)

Its tough. We know.

Being a woman leader in a predominantly mans
world is challenging. How do you manage your
various identities in your job, your family, your
community and your life?

The journey has just begun.

Challenges that an Asian
woman faces:

There is more to prove and more to lose.

Breaking the Glass Ceiling

While there are more women moving in an upward

trajectory, taking up more senior positions, and
being elevated into leadership roles, there is so
much more that can be done.

Getting to the top of the hierarchy and

managing gender prejudices especially in
Asia

Managing priorities on all fronts

the Woman Leader (tWL)

Being successful in her career and her roles

outside work

Mastering greater complexity

tWL is a 3-day program followed by a
6-month learning journey. This initiative
aims to create a sustainable community of mentors
and mid-career women who will inspire and
challenge each other to evolve into purposeful
leaders.

Solving multi-dimensional problems while

balancing the polarities and tensions of
being authentic as a leader and a woman

With new perspectives and mindsets gained, skills

and tools acquired, and behaviors recalibrated,
each participant will be challenged to form her
unique identity as a woman leader and identify a
unique leadership purpose. This is how she can
bridge the gap between her intentions and the
impact she can have on her workplace, family,
community and more.

Connecting with a strong community of

like-minded women executives and
mentoring and influencing others

Create an

IDENTITY

Commit to a

Contributing into a network of

Asian female leaders

PURPOSE

Bridge the

GAP

Primary Themes

BEING REAL
How do I lead more authentically
and match my actions with the
values and beliefs I hold deeply?
How can I continue to learn, grow
and adapt?

tWL is a program that offers research-anchored insights under 3 themes:

MAKING POSSIBLE

BUILDING CONNECTIONS

How can I become a catalyst for

change and make a difference?
How do I promote myself and my
accomplishments and talents
without being immodest or
seeming boastful?

How do I expand and leverage

my relationships with key
stakeholders while maintaining
my work-life balance? How can I
create authentic relationships,
influence others, build networks
and mentor others?

Program Outcomes
1

By applying the lessons of tWL, the women leader will:

Gain clarity on her identity as a leader and a woman by combining the best of who she
is as a woman with the leader she aspires to become

Discover the You difference by choosing to practice behaviors that are congruent with
her values and improve her leadership effectiveness

Develop skills for communicating with authenticity and clarity in order to influence
others at every level within her organization and her external stakeholders

Create a plan for building networks and a community of practice that enables her to
meet her leadership and career goals

Understand the importance of resilience i.e. the need to practice techniques for
sustaining physical, social, mental, spiritual and work-life balance

PrepareEngageApply
tWL uses CCLs time-tested design motif: Prepare-Engage-Apply. P-E-A maximizes the transfer of learning
from classroom to workplace. Participants are initiated to the program during the Prepare phase. They are
immersed in a variety of demanding activities during the Engage phase. This is followed by six months of
intimate small-group interactions in the Apply phase. tWL program introduces a process and learning
journey to shift mindsets and build skillsets that will energize and embolden women.

PREPARE
Pre-program assessments and interviews are the heart of a tWL experience.
Comprehensive, holistic self and multi-rater assessments for self-clarity assessments help each participant to
develop her identity as a woman and leader
Insight interviews with women of impact, inspirational role-models, their boss and/or key stakeholders
these interviews help participants to become drivers of change in their organizations and community

ENGAGE
For three days, participants are immersed in their personal data, experiential activities, video-taped communication
exercises, values clarification, exposure to role-models and dialogue sessions. Led by highly qualified faculty, tWL is a
safe but challenging environment for learning, practice, reflection and goal setting.
The 3-days include:
A two-hour personal session with a certified CCL coach to clarify thinking and plan next steps.
Deeper knowledge, insights and an action plan for building professional and personal networks
Gift for Paying it Forward: tool-kit for Creating Mentoring Circles

APPLY
The tWL classroom experience is the launch-point for six months of interactions within intimate Mentoring Circles and
peer groups -- empowering women to sustain their personal development as leaders. Ongoing support will include a
mix of self-selected activities such as:
Interactive webinars with CCL faculty and senior women leaders from industry followed by small-group dialogue
and coaching
Participation in Mentoring Circles and peer groups that offer guidance on select challenges that women face
during their career and leadership journey
Follow-up eLearning designed to reinforce lessons from the program, including courses, books, podcasts, articles
and quick reference checklists and tools.

Target Audience
Mid- to senior-level women managers with 8 to 15 years of work experience.
Women leaders with high potential who aspire to be more and to increase their circle of influence and impact.

Pilot Class Date

September 23- 25, 2015

Course Fee

INR 2,30,000

Venue

Gurgaon, India

Inclusive of 3 night stay at the venue hotel (local taxes may apply)
Discounts apply for three or more participants from the same organization

Rina Tan
Associate Faculty

An associate faculty of CCL since 2006, Rina is a core member of the team that is
designing and delivering AWIN. She has her own leadership consulting practice, and is
currently engaged in the design and delivery of various leadership and team
development initiatives to help leaders and teams develop and sustain high performance.
Her focus is facilitating CCLs signature Leadership Development Program (LDP) and
Leadership at the Peak (LAP), as well as CCLs customized leadership development
programs.

Roland Smith
Vice President and
Managing Director,
APAC

As VP and MD of CCL-APAC, Roland guides CCLs regional strategy and operations in Asia
Pacific and is an executive sponsor for AWIN. His work showcases an array of highly-rated
leadership development programs, organizational leadership solutions and an extensive
research agenda as well as several organizational change and transformational initiatives.
In addition to being a leading faculty for the Leadership At The Peak (LAP), Roland has
been heavily involved with initiatives around global talent, global senior executive
engagement, high performing teams, and notable research on the paradoxes of
leadership development in Asia, India and South Africa.

Meena Wilson
Senior Enterprise
Associate and Author

A versatile and dedicated professional, Meena has led several significant start-ups during
her 22 years with CCL and is currently the team leader for AWIN. She was responsible for
setting up and launching the Asia-Pacific campus in Singapore as interim Managing
Director. She also launched the Singapore-based Research, Innovation and Product
Development unit and conducted regional research studies. Meena was Principal
Investigator, Lessons of Experience Asia, managing cross-organizational teams in India,
Singapore and China. She is the author of Developing Tomorrows Leaders Today: Insights
from Corporate India (Wiley, 2010) and has developed the Experience Explorer toolkit
(2014); these resources help organizations to intentionally use workplace experiences to
prepare future senior leaders for a fast-paced, turbulent global environment.

For more information and registration, please contact the Center for Creative Leadership:
Meena Wilson
Pooja Khanna

T: +91 776 691 4849

T: +91 9711007336/+91 124 6769210

E: wilsonm@ccl.org
E: khannap@ccl.org