Conscious Career Strategies For Women
Introduction
The Conscious Career Strategies for Women workshop of USB Executive Development (USB-ED) is an empowering and thought-provoking opportunity aimed at every woman, at any point of her career path.
What sets this intervention apart
At any stage in your career, there are at least ten career action steps from which to choose. During this workshop you will learn about these options and become truly aware of the issues affecting your career.
Past participants’ comments
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This workshop helped me discover my strengths and motivated me to be pro-active in moving towards an ideal career-path.
" -Marieke van Rooyen (2009 participant)
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What an amazing workshop to attend! It created a platform for self-reflection and opportunities for career growth, something you cannot do on your own. The mix of expert presenters, great course material and wonderful venue, made this one of the best workshops I have ever attended!
" -Mariska du Preez (2008 participant)
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Who should attend
This workshop is aimed at women in managerial, leadership and administrative positions, as well as those who are contemplating a future career change.
Faculty profile
Dr. Sarah Riordan
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Ms. Sonja Swart
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Ms. Wendy Anyster
Contact person (Enquiries)
Charmaine Garcia
Tel: +27 (0)21 918 4488
Fax: +27 (0)21 918 4478
charmaine.garcia@usb-ed.com
Arina Basson
Tel: +27 (0)21 918 4472
Fax: +27 (0)21 918 4478
arina.basson@usb-ed.com
How you will benefit
During this workshop you will learn how your personal circumstances have influenced your career path, develop a personal skills inventory, discover new workplace opportunities and plan for the future!
Other
DINNER: MEET GUEST SPEAKER JO-ANN STRAUSS
Former Miss South Africa and astute business woman, Jo-Ann Strauss, will be the guest speaker at the evening dinner. Her topic of discussion will be on the superwoman syndrome.
As a presenter on Top Billing and one of South Africa's top female MCs, Jo-Ann is in high demand as a host for prestigious events. She's a passionate campaigner for the alleviation of poverty and for the rights of all people to education, health-care and housing. Seriously opposed to apathy, child abuse, ignorance and corruption, she is well known on the charity circuit and is involved in Mzantsi-Afrika and various corporate social investment projects. Jo-Ann is a director in a Broad-based BEE venture capital company called Partnership Investments and was appointed as a director on the Western Cape Board of Ubuntu-Botho, a division of Sanlam. She is also the chairperson of the Partnership Foundation Trust which equips learners with much-needed skills for building South Africa. She holds a BComm Law degree and studying towards a MBA.
Content overview
- My career history
- Career anchors, career paths, opportunity structures
- Career anchors: What are my career values?
- Opportunity structures:
- What has happened to me in my life?
- How my personal circumstances have altered/influenced my career path)
- What am I good at? (competency profiling)
- Personal skills analysis
- Focus on job content (type of work I do)
- What am I good at?
- What do I enjoy doing?
- What knowledge do I already have?
- Aligning to the new world of work in my environment
- Aligning to the strategy of the company (aligning my strengths to the organisation’s strategy)
- Environmental analysis
- Focus on job context (environment in which I work)
- What is going on in my career environment?
- When the environment changes, how does it impact my career
- The uniqueness of the female experience in the world of work
- Clinging to the glass cliff
- Micropolitics
- Planning for the future
- Personal strategies for success:
- CV
- personal marketing and branding
Date and Venue
Next workshop in 2011
Fees
R4 650
Fees include programme fees, programme material, lunch and refreshments, and are payable before the commencement of the programme.
Payment Policy
It is of utmost importance that USB-ED be formally notified in writing of cancellation 14 days prior to the commencement date of the programme.
A cancellation fee of 10% will be payable for cancelling fewer than 14 days prior to the commencement of the programme.
Please note that programme fees and dates are subject to change.
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