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Summary

This is a unique leadership development programme for women in cyber security, delivered by Empowering You and in association with TechUK. The aim is to build a collaborative and powerful community of emerging women leaders in cyber security roles across all industry sectors. Delivered over 4 months from April -June 2022, Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security is designed to enable the transition of aspirational and early to mid career professionals in cyber security and information management/assurance roles into confident, capable and motivated leaders. A key element of this programme will be a team challenge designed to accelerate the growth and effectiveness of the of cyber security community.

Participants in the recent Northern Ireland programme share their experience ->

The course equips participants with the knowledge and behavioural insights required for successful leadership, embedding and functionalising new learnings as real world behaviour and action. You will join a small cohort from diverse organisations and will enrich your learning through shared experiences and collaboration.

Key Learning Intentions

During the programme, participants will work individually and collaboratively to:

Accelerate leadership potential and embrace a ‘leader as a learner’ growth mindset
Explore strategies to understand and engage more effectively with team members and stakeholders
Understand and develop your own personal and authentic leadership skills
Identify and respond to challenges within the team and organisation
Leverage the combined expertise of peers to progress individual and collective growth
Engage in a team project to support the growth of a sustainable digital and cyber security community

Programme Modules

Segmented into four workshop modules and a team community challenge, Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security engages participants in a detailed exploration around the fundamentals of leadership and management, focusing on individual drivers and derailers.

Each module includes an inspirational guest speaker from different industries sharing and discussing their own leadership journey.

The power of connection, trust and relationships
Self-awareness – drivers, strengths and what holds you back
Emotional intelligence and working with others
Authentic leadership and optimising your impact

Plus: teamwork and community action (through a challenge project)

Participant Experience

Empowering Women to Lead Cyber Security immerses participants in a multi-layered development journey designed to ensure maximum individual impact.

This programme is delivered in a a face-to-face and experiential format, with group activities and action learning sets. Two professional leadership facilitators are used throughout our workshops to make sure we maintain high levels of personal engagement and diverse perspectives.

Learning readiness - optional group call with Programme Leader
Self-assessment and reflection
2x 2-day workshops with an approximate 6 weeks gap for coaching, smaller group work and putting learning into action
Guest industry speakers sharing personal leadership stories
Coaching workbook and questionnaire
Three individual coaching sessions at different stages of the programme
Team collaboration challenge for the London and Southern England cyber community
A presentation to a wider community (virtual or face-to-face)
On completion all participants will receive a certificate

Team Collaboration Challenge

In conjunction with the various course elements, participants will undertake a Team Collaboration Challenge. The purpose of this is to deepen and extend the learning outcomes and for the participants to extend the portfolio of evidence around their capability. This is a valuable opportunity to practise team work across different organisational cultures and diverse perspectives.

The aims and scope of these small projects will be decided by participants with input from a programme panel made up from TechUK, partners, sponsors and Empowering You. Participants will be seen to be delivering something of lasting value to the UK's cyber security and digital community. The project will provide opportunities for the participants to consolidate and demonstrate new skills and to make a wider difference for society.

Project Ideas:

create a 'umbrella' group to collaborate and share experience on cyber security
identify key skills gaps and bridging strategies
identify ways to increase recruitment and retention of women into cyber security roles

Programme Map

From self-paced, individual learning to interactive group development, the course immerses participants in a vibrant, multifaceted learning experience. Interacting with peers across a range of mediums, participants gain diverse insights and build powerful new connections.

Organisation Sponsor

Each participant will be encouraged to identify an organisation workplace sponsor or mentor who will support them during the programme. The primary role of the sponsor will be to act as a sounding board for thoughts and ideas and to help ensure the participant feels supported and energised. In many cases the role of workplace sponsor falls naturally to the participant’s manager, however this also presents an opportunity to connect and gain mentor support from an executive or senior colleague.

Pricing and Enrolment

This is a free but selective programme. Participants will be selected by a panel based on applications received and to achieve a diverse industry representation. Nominations will be invited from senior leaders for one of their employees and each applicant will be required to complete an application form for

consideration.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 11th March

Places are limited to a maximum of 24

Workshop times/dates are as follows, venue in London TBC

1st 2-day Workshop

Tuesday 26th April 2022 - 10:30 to 18:00

Wednesday 27th April 2022 - 09:00 to 16:30

2nd 2-day Workshop

Tuesday 7th June 2022 - 10:30 to 18:00

Wednesday 8th June 2022 - 09:00 to 16:30

It is expected that participants will stay overnight close to the venue on the middle evening of each 2-day workshop and join the planned networking social and group preparation work. Exceptional circumstances (eg. childcare arrangements) will be considered of course.

Team Challenge Presentation: June 29th or 30th in London (tbc).

This programme is based on the proven Empowering Women and Top Talent leadership programmes that have been delivered over 17 times in the last 6 years by the Empowering You team. Hear what our alumni have said about the previous programmes here.

We look forward to welcoming you on this life-changing programme!

Apply here