professional development skills for women's leadership
 

In this course we will approach the development of managerial and leadership skills that are required nowadays to be an excellent director / leader of programs, organizations or movements of all kinds, whether the women are a middle, senior or general manager, a CEO or an entrepreneur, or they aspire to become it. And we will do so from a gender perspective, in order to become aware of both the systemic barriers that make it difficult for women to fully develop their skills and professional careers as well as to access to management and leadership positions.

Designed  for

This workshop is designed for staff members and beneficiaires of any public, private or social organisation, more specifically for managers, social workers, organisational development professionals and any woman willing to improve her managerial and leadership skills.

• To know in depth the keys to developing the managerial and leadership skills that are required today to be an excellent director / leader of programs, organizations, or different kind of movements.
• To understand how to apply those skills, whether the women are a middle managers, general managers, CEOs, or entrepreneurs, or on their way to becoming one.
• To discover the systemic barriers that make difficult for women both to fully develop their professional skills and careers as well as to access managerial and leading positions.
• To become aware of the talent women already have, and to learn how to apply it to achieve success at their professional development and leadership roles.

DAY 1

• Session 0. Introductions and getting to know each other
• Session 1. Gender and inequality
• Session 2. Women and power
• Social or cultural activity

DAY 2

• Session 3. Leadership & female leadership
• Session 4. People management skills from an Appreciative Leadership
• Session 5. Conflicts resolution from a gender perspective
• Social or cultural activity

DAY 3

• Session 6. Negotiation skills from a gender perspective
• Session 7. Decision making & Problems solving from a gender perspective
• Session 8. Change management
• Social or cultural activity

DAY 4

• Sessions 9 & 10. Communication to lead
• Session 11. Networking & Alliances making
• Sessions 12 & 13. Diversity management and intercultural competence

DAY 5

• Outdoor cultural and fun activity
• Session 14. Self-care to lead (1 st part)

DAY 6

• Session 15. Self-care to lead (2 nd part) in a beautiful and natural spot
• Closing , Certificates & evaluations 

This workshop is highly experiential and participative. It consists of short theoretical inputs, concrete exercises, and group discussions. Reflecting upon and applying each tool to your real-life cases from your everyday work, you will practise and gain new insights into your current dilemmas.

MA Isabel Allende Robredo, is a learning facilitator for personal, professional, and social development through consulting, training, and coaching, specialized in gender, cultural diversity, and social inclusion. Holding a BA and a MA in Economics & Business Management, a BA in Social Education and two MA in Social & Cultural Anthropology and in Migrations & Interculturality, she has been working for more than 20 years to support the empowerment and social inclusion of people and ethnic minority groups at social exclusion risk, holding through her career various managerial positions, including the Communication and External Relationships Management at RAIS Foundation (Spain), the Executive Management of the European Anti-Poverty Network in Spain, the Head of Social Inclusion at CARAS, in London, as well as the participation at various boards of directors of some social platforms. Nowadays she is the founder and Managing Director of GlobalEquitas, a social company aiming at promoting gender equality, interculturality and social inclusion. She enjoys teaching and learning cooperatively with her students.

PhD. Markos Perrakis is a leadership development & process facilitator, psychologist, speaker, consultant and trainer of individuals and teams, founder and Managing Director of the EU Adult training & Counseling Provider Fractality. He designs and implements EU projects in the fields of leadership development and strategic planning, and uses eclectic appreciative approaches in the public and private sector in order to promote effective communication, individual and collective process development. He specializes in coaching, supervision, human capital development, training and assessments. He holds a Ph.D. in Leadership Styles and their efficiency in organisations with publications in the fields of organizational psychology and counseling and a M.A. in clinical Psychology. He is trained in Systemic Consultation, solution focused & cognitive behavioural approaches, methods of participatory design, Spiritual Intelligence, Sociocracy, a certified provider of Vocational Guidance and Professional Orientation, utilizing psychometric assessments and coaching tools for teams and individuals in organizational, career and personality issues Member of International Intervision Groups, Scientific Assistant of SOL (Society of Organisational Learning), Scientific partner of the European Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (EUMU) in Greece, in the fields of Strategic Planning and Human Capital Development programmes.

Dr. Perrakis is one of the first persons in Greece who applied the methodology of Appreciative Inquiry, which is used in the UN Summit by UN leaders. In contrast to the traditional management approaches that focus on problems, the appreciative approach makes use of the potential of the human capital of organizations

Crete

Our program takes place in the Island of Crete, one of the most abundant destinations of the Aegean Sea in Greece – in terms of 5,0000-year culture and breathtaking nature. The venue (workshop & accommodation) is located at the unique 4-star village resort of Porto Platanias in Chania within walking distance from the beach and the village of Platanias.

It is a perfect place to host professional and personal development. Until the end of October, the air and the sea are still pleasantly warm – to further support participants in developing their personal strength and resilience.

For more information on the venue, visit: http://www.portoplataniasvillage.gr/

Closest international airports: Chania (24 km); Heraklion (165 km).

Aegean Airlines operates convenient flights to Crete from most of European capitals.

Additional option:

• A half-day      excursion with the group led by locals – €50

If you are a legal entity (profit organization, NGO, University, scientific or cultural institution) and you want to apply for the Erasmus+ funding please read the information below:

Funding

All our training courses are designed in such a way to align with the Erasmus+ quality criteria and to address the various priorities of the programme.

Our team will be glad to assist you, if you need any help with your application.

Application deadline

Please note that the application deadline for Erasmus+ funding is the 23rd of February 2022, 12:00 CET.

Questions or concerns? please contact us at 

info@globalequitas.eu or call +34 649 080 226 /+44(0)7552 564907

or

info@fractality.gr or call +30210601052.

Both the processes of registration and application for funding are simple and are composed of the following sequential steps:

1. Contact us if you are interested in our workshops and in case you require assistance with the process through the Registration Form at the end of this page.

2. Find your National Agency here. This is where you will apply for the funding. The National Agencies provide all necessary forms and extra support.

For both participants and participating organisations, the conditions for participation depend on the country in which they are based. Therefore please contact you national agency. The instructions for the remaining steps are provided in your National Agency’s site. The next steps are described in detail below.

3. Log in to the Participant Portal with your ECAS account details and register your organisation on the Unique Registration Facility (URF) to obtain your unique Participant Identification Code (PIC), if you are not already registered. The European Commission has produced a Participant Portal User Manual  to guide you through the portal registration process.

4. Download the application form at the site of your national agency and feel free to ask for assistance, if needed.

5. Fill in your National Agency’s application form and submit it according to its instructions respecting the deadline of 23rd of February 2022, 12.00 C.E.T.

6. Inform us as soon as you have news about your grant (approval or rejection).

All our training courses are designed in such a way to align with the Erasmus+ quality criteria and to  address the various priorities of the programme.

  Our team will be glad to assist you, if you need any help with your application.

Helpful Details

• For detailed information on the funding rules, please consult the Erasmus+ Programme Guide (3.55 Mb)
• Distance calculator  in order to calculate your travel cost and respective grand according to the following Erasmus Programme Guide.

Fractality (The hosting organisation in Crete) has already fulfilled the criteria about safety protocols with the new EU restrictions and instructions for Covid19.

They are the first training and counseling provider in Greece and one of the first in Europe that have been trained during May 2020 by TUV Austria for the consulting, preparation and installation for the accreditation of Covid Shield Scheme.