This week’s key takeaway:
Benefits of the Women & Leadership Australia Programs
Episode intro:
It’s no secret we’re in a male-dominated industry, so it’s vitally important we do what we can to empower female leaders. On the show this week, we speak to two women who are doing exactly that.
Andrea McCarthy:
A previous guest on the show, the owner of McCarthy Panel Works in Queensland tells us how a scholarship from WLA enabled her to complete the WLA Executive Ready Program. Now she’s at the top of her profession, she wants to inspire other women to take the plunge and back themselves to be leaders.
Dr Janet Smith:
Director of Programs at WLA, Dr Smith gives us the inside track on the courses she designs, and the rationale behind gender-specific education. Dr Smith has extensive experience in workshop facilitation and executive coaching, leading summits all over the world.
About Women & Leadership Australia
Women & Leadership Australia (WLA) supports women at all levels across all sectors and industries. Our career-defining leadership programs bring together a focus on applied learning with the latest in leadership theory and practice. We believe that advancing gender equity, especially in leadership, is central to creating a more fair and inclusive society.
Through our Industry Partnership Framework, we work with hundreds of Australian associations and professional bodies to increase awareness and action around gender equity.
Women & Leadership Australia is currently offering professional development scholarships for women in the automotive sector until 17th March 2023.
In this week’s episode you will learn:
-How a scholarship inspired Andrea
-How leadership training can change your business
-Is there a such thing as a born leader?
-Why you need to be open to learning
-The ‘shift in the mind’s eye’
-The benefits of women-only training
-The many lives that have been changed by the WLA programs
-The importance of managing ‘people’ rather than ‘a business'
Show links:
** WLA website: http://www.wla.edu.au
** WLA scholarship for automotive industry: http://www.wla.edu.au/industry/automotive
** Find Andrea McCarthy on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-mccarthy-a6444882/?originalSubdomain=au
** Find Dr Janet Smith on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-janet-smith-75926b14/?originalSubdomain=au
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