Overview

Women in Executive Leadership Masterclass is a practical, high-impact programme designed for experienced women leaders who are ready to strengthen their influence, increase their strategic impact and position themselves for greater executive responsibility. As organisations face accelerating technological change, complex stakeholder expectations and increasing pressure to deliver sustainable business performance, senior women leaders need more than technical expertise—they need the confidence, judgement and influence to operate effectively at executive level.

This masterclass examines the critical capabilities required to succeed in today’s executive environment, from developing a credible executive presence and influencing senior stakeholders to making strategic decisions under pressure, navigating difficult conversations and building visibility across the organisation. Participants will explore how to establish stronger relationships with sponsors and decision-makers, communicate with authority, manage competing agendas and lead their teams through transformation and uncertainty.

The programme also addresses the changing expectations of executive leadership in an AI-enabled workplace, helping participants consider how emerging technologies can influence decision-making, organisational change and leadership effectiveness.

Through practical frameworks, case studies, interactive exercises, role plays and peer discussion, participants will translate the concepts into actions they can apply immediately. The masterclass provides participants with practical strategies to strengthen their executive capability, expand their influence and prepare themselves for their next level of leadership.

Learning Objectives

By attending this masterclass, participants will learn how to:

• Strengthen executive presence and project greater confidence, credibility and authority in senior leadership environments.
• Influence without positional power by building strategic relationships and gaining support from executives, peers and key stakeholders.
• Apply strategic decision-making approaches when faced with uncertainty, competing priorities, incomplete information and organisational risk.
• Communicate with greater executive impact, particularly when presenting complex information, challenging decisions or addressing difficult issues.
• Navigate difficult conversations with senior stakeholders while maintaining relationships, credibility and professional composure.
• Increase strategic visibility and communicate their value effectively to decision-makers without appearing self-promotional.
• Develop stronger sponsorship relationships and identify opportunities that can support career progression and executive advancement.
• Lead effectively through AI, transformation and disruption while managing uncertainty, resistance and changing expectations.
• Develop greater strategic agility when managing complexity, competing demands and high-pressure leadership situations.
• Recognise and overcome common barriers that can limit women’s progression and influence at senior organisational levels.
• Translate executive leadership principles into practical workplace behaviours that can be applied immediately.

Who should attend?

This masterclass is specifically designed for experienced women leaders and senior professionals preparing for, or already operating within, executive-level responsibilities.

Ideal for:

• Executive Directors
• General Managers
• Senior Managers
• Heads of Department
• Functional Directors
• Senior Business Leaders
• Senior HR Leaders
• Senior Finance Leaders
• Senior Operations Leaders
• Senior Sales & Marketing Leaders
• Senior Legal & Compliance Professionals
• Senior Risk & Governance Professionals
• Women currently serving on executive leadership teams
• Women preparing for their first executive appointment
• High-potential women identified for succession
• Emerging C-Suite executives
• Senior professionals seeking greater strategic influence and organisational visibility

Recommended experience: Professionals with substantial management or leadership experience who are looking to progress into, or increasetheir effectiveness within, senior and executive leadership roles.

Topics Covered

• Setting the Executive Leadership Mindset
• Executive Presence, Authority & Influence: How to Be Seen, Heard and Trusted at Senior Levels
• Strategic Influence Without Positional Power
• Leading Beyond AI: The Human Advantage of Future-Ready Executive Leaders
• Executive Communication & Difficult Conversations: Leading the Conversations Others Avoid
• Board Papers and Business Cases: Shaping Proposals That Get Approve
• Change Agility: Building Psychological Flexibility to Lead Through Change
• The Regulated Leader: Neuroscience, Compassion, and Influence Under Pressure
•  Leading High-Performance Teams Without Burnout
• Executive Negotiation: Pay, Resources, Promotion & Strategic Opportunities
• Visibility, Sponsorship & Career Advancement: Building Influence and Being   Recognised for Your Impact