JUNE 4 - 9, 20 17 SMI T H COL L EGE • NORT H A MPTON, M A

Fo r e m e r g i n g w o m e n l e a d e r s i n s c i e n c e, te c h n o l o g y, a n d e n g i n e e r i n g

S M I T H C O L L E G E E X E C U T I V E E D U C A T I O N F O R W O M E N

WOMEN MEAN BETTER BUSINESS

P R OGR A M H IGH L IGH T SThe Coaching Leader: Leveraging emotional and social intelligence to inspire performance within teams

Secrets of High-achieving Women: Learning how to overcome inner barriers to advancement

Strategic Vision: Understanding how strategy can position your firm for a future competitive advantage

Negotiation: Developing a framework to drive effective collaborations

Executive Presence: Assess and strengthen your executive presence while maintaining authenticity, personal style, and personality

Personal Wellness: Developing the whole leader, empowering personal leadership and work-life resilience

Capstone Business Experience: Integrating and applying basic business concepts and skills

Experience. Smith College Executive Education has 40 years of success in developing exceptional women leaders. Smith’s signature all-women classroom model supports women’s natural collaborative and participatory learning style, creating an environment where women can take full advantage of their learning experience.

Impact.Fortune 500 organizations report significant improvements in areas like leadership, strategic thinking, and retention as a direct result of enrolling women in Smith programs.

Network.Women who attend From Specialist to Strategist build a global network of true peers – other women executives striving to advance their careers in the face of isolation, subtle bias, and ongoing struggles with work-life integration.

W H O S H O U L D ATT E N D?Entry-level women managers or scientists, engineers, or technologists who are currently leading or poised to lead work teams or critical projects in science, technology, or engineering

Past participant titles have included:

• Project Manager• Senior Research Scientist• Engineering Team Lead• Technical Leader

F R O M S P E C I A L I S T T O S T R A T E G I S T

A B O U T T H E P ROG R A MThe demand to build a pipeline of talented women leaders in science, technology, and engineering continues to surge. However, women working in these fields are nearly 50% more likely than their male counterparts to drop out of the industry in their first year.

Women face real barriers getting to the top, including isolation, subtle and not so subtle biases, work-life integration, and a shortage of sponsors. Organizations that support emerging women leaders during this critical period of career growth understand the competitive value of investing in the development of this rich resource.

Smith College, home of the nation’s first fully-accredited engineering program for women, in partnership with the Society of Women Engineers, the world’s leading professional organization for women engineers, presents this powerful five-day leadership program for women in science, technology, and engineering.

From Specialist to Strategist is the premier leadership program for women that equips aspiring managers in science, technology, and engineering with career-transforming skill development, preparing them for success in management.

W H Y A N A L L-WO M E N P R OGR A M ?

The program had an immediate impact on my work

by teaching me more about myself and the way I can

lead and succeed. Here’s my promise to you: If you put

yourself completely into this program, you will return to

your job with a much greater understanding of yourself

and what you can accomplish.

– Team Lead, IBM SmartC loud Notes C I P ipe l ine Automat ion at IBM

Welcome

Registration and Opening Dinner

Program

DAY 1

Personal Leadership

Wellness Program

Leader

As Coach

Networking Lunch

Secrets of High-achieving

Women

Networking Dinner

DAY 2

Organizational Leadership

Wellness Program

Your Strategic Vision

Setting the Stage for Strategic Leadership

Networking Lunch

Strategy in Action

Dinner with Fireside Chat

DAY 3

Professional Leadership

Wellness Program

Your Toolkit

Negotiation for Leaders

Networking Lunch

Executive Presence

Networking Dinner

DAY 4

Applied Leadership

Wellness Program

Your Message

Self Leadership for Performance

Success

Networking Lunch

Capstone Business

Experience

Celebrating the Network

DAY 5

Taking the Lead

Wellness Program

Leadership Narrative

Presentations

Executive Women’s Forum

Closing Reception

T Y P I CA L P ROG R A M SC H E D U L E

P ROG R A M E L E M E N TS

REFLECTION

LEADERSHIP NARRATIVE

INTERACTIVE CLASS DISCUSSION

PEER COACHING & MENTORING

TOOLKITS AND FRAMEWORKS

BUSINESS SIMULATION

CASE STUDIES

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

SMALL GROUP EXERCISES

M E ET T H E EX EC U T I V E D I R ECTO R

Iris Newalu is the executive director of Smith College Executive Education for Women, where she oversees a state-of-the-art portfolio of consortium, custom, and open enrollment programs for high potential women at all levels of the organization. Iris works closely with talent development officers of Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 corporations in designing and developing strategic leadership programs for high-potential women. She brings more than 15 years of best practice experience in creating women-only executive learning environments.

Iris brings her skills as a seasoned facilitator to enhance the program experience for participants. In her role as chief facilitator, she guides participants through course objectives, action-learning exercises, and reflection periods and artfully weaves together the various components of the curriculum to create an integral experience for attendees.

Iris received her Master of Education degree in Counseling Psychology, completing a thesis on Work-Related Stress, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taken numerous doctoral-level courses in organizational development and educational psychology, and she is a certified Neuro-Leadership executive coach.

F R O M S P E C I A L I S T T O S T R A T E G I S T

Dr. Iris Firstenberg is an adjunct associate professor of psychology, UCLA and adjunct associate professor of management at UCLA Anderson School of Management. She teaches courses on problem solving, decision making, and innovative thinking in the psychology department and Anderson MBA programs.

Iris is the recipient of the 2002 UCLA Department of Psychology Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award and the 2011 UCLA Extension Distinguished Teaching Award.

Iris received her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from UCLA, where she also received her M.A. in cognitive psychology and B.A. in linguistics and psychology.

F E AT U R E D FAC U LT Y

Stephen Sauer is an associate professor in the Organizational Studies department at Clarkson University’s School of Business and a visiting professor of Management and Organizations at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management. His research activities focus on issues of leadership, team processes, and status and diversity in management.

Dr. Sauer graduated with a PhD in Management and Organizational Behavior from Cornell University, where he also earned an MBA and a Master’s in Business and Policy Administration. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prior to embarking on an academic career, he worked as an organizational change consultant and as a plant manager, after serving for seven years as an armored cavalry officer in the US Army.

Iris R. Firstenberg, PhD Adjunct Professor, Psychology, UCLA

Stephen Sauer, PhDAssociate Professor, Consumer & Organizational Studies, Clarkson University

OT H E R S M I T H E X EC U T I V E EDUCAT ION P ROGR A M S

For directors: Directing InnovationTransforms senior-level businesswomen in science, technology, and engineering into global strategists and innovators who are poised to contribute more broadly to their organizations’ continued success. This program is designed collaboratively with the Society of Women Engineers.

For senior global leaders: Senior Executive Program for WomenGlobal executives are challenged to expand their capacity to drive strategy and execution in the context of profound disruption. This program is a dynamic, highly personalized approach to prepare women executives for top leadership positions.

For mid-level executives: Mid-level Executive Program for WomenA deep-dive immersion in 360-degree leadership learning that embraces and develops the whole leader, resulting in creative and sustainable strategies for career success and longevity.

P ROG R A M AT A G L A N C E

F R O M S P E C I A L I S T T O S T R A T E G I S T

APPLICATION To register, please email leadership@smith.edu

PROGRAM DATES June 4 - 9, 2017

PROGRAM FEE $8,500, group discounts available

LOCATION Smith College Campus Northampton, MA, USA

DEADLINE Space is limited, reserve seats now.

FOR MORE INFORMATION Executive Education for Women Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts 01063 U.S. +1-413-585-2642 leadership@smith.edu www.smith.edu/execed

ABOUT SMITH COLLEGE EXECUTIVE EDUCATION FOR WOMENEstablished long before other leadership programs were open to women, Smith College Executive Education for Women has 40 years experience developing and advancing high-potential women at Fortune 500 organizations.

Smith’s approach to executive education integrates academic rigor with a dialogue centered on current, real-world issues in business. Smith’s signature all-women classroom model accelerates leadership development for women executives by supporting women’s natural collaborative and participatory learning style. At Smith, women learn in an environment where they can build bonds of trust, mutual respect, common experience, and a global network for life-long learning.

ABOUT THE SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERSFor more than six decades, the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) has given women engineers a unique place and voice within the engineering industry. SWE is centered on a passion for success and continues to evolve with the challenges and opportunities reflected in today’s exciting engineering and technology specialties.

Smith College Executive Education and SWE have partnered exclusively since 2005 to deliver outstanding executive development opportunities for women in technology and engineering.

Executive Education for WomenSmith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts 01063 U.S.

+1-413-585-2642 leadership@smith.edu www.smith.edu/execed