We are pleased to invite you to participate in our new Executive Leadership Programme for women in business. This programme has been designed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has had a considerable impact on SMEs in all regions. The purpose of this programme is to provide executive leadership support to a select group of senior businesswomen in Romania.
Objectives
This training is aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skills of women in senior positions and to provide the support needed to strengthen their resilience, enhance the effectiveness of their response to the crisis and to deal effectively with constraints faced by women-owned SMEs.
Course participants
Method of delivery:
The training will be delivered over eight modules, in English by international leadership consultant Ms. Janet Poot.
Participation is free, but the number of participants is limited to 15. Each confirmed participant will receive detailed instructions on how to join the online training. It will be delivered via videoconferencing platform, Zoom, in a secured environment for which a login ID and passcode will be required. Participants will be requested to use their videos and microphones to facilitate active participation and interaction throughout the programme. The number of participants will be restricted to 15, which differentiates this personalised online training from a webinar.
Registration and preparation:
If you wish to register for this Executive Leadership programme, please fill in the REGISTRATION FORM by March 23, 2021. The selected people will be notified by email. For additional information please contact us at knowhowromania@ebrd.com.
After confirmation of selection you will receive a document to help you assess your current situation and set personal objectives.
Course structure, dates, and times:
Structure – Leadership modules delivered online:
Personal leadership during and after the Covid-19 crisis
Module 1 : Responding to crisis related challenges and preparing for post-crisis opportunities
Module 2 : Professional profile and reputation management
Module 3 : Networking & internal and external stakeholder leadership
Mastering key processes for accelerated progress
Module 4 : Advanced negotiation skills
Module 5 : Effective problem-solving and decision-making processes
Module 6 : Dealing with operational challenges and risks
Module 7 : Team leadership – part 1
Module 8 : Team leadership – part 2
The 8 modules will be delivered over 5 days within a time frame of two weeks. Please note that on 3 of the 5 days, 2 modules will be delivered and there will be a break of 1 hour between each module.
| Modules | Date | Time |
| Responding to the crisis and preparing for post-crisis opportunities | 7 April 2021 | 10.30 – 12.00 |
| Professional profile and reputation management | 9 April 2021 | 10.30 – 12.00 |
| Networking & internal and external stakeholder leadership | 9 April 2021 | 13.00 – 14.30 |
| Advanced negotiation skills | 14 April 2021 | 10.30 – 12.00 |
| Effective problem-solving and decision-making processes | 16 April 2021 | 10.30 – 12.00 |
| Dealing with operational challenges and risks | 16 April 2021 | 13.00 – 14.30 |
| Team leadership part 1 | 20 April 2021 | 10.30 – 12.00 |
| Team leadership part 2 | 20 April 2021 | 13.00 – 14.30 |
Janet Poot is an international leadership and change management consultant. She also designs and delivers leadership programmes for executives in diverse sectors and countries.
Janet lives in the Netherlands and is originally from South Africa. She has an entrepreneurial background having established and run a marketing company that developed and conducted marketing campaigns for leading multinationals in 12 countries. She employed an international workforce and had two branch offices abroad for over 10 years.
Janet subsequently prepared in the United States for a career in the field of consultancy. She established her second company, JPC International (registered as JPCorporate International BV) to focus on leadership development and consulting across cultures and borders. Company website: www.jpcint.com.
Janet has worked with executive women in different functions and sectors (including IT, Finance, the events industry, consulting, international NGOs) and tailored her leadership development programmes to meet their specific challenges as women in different environments.
She is used to working with a wide range of nationalities and with organisations ranging from SMEs to multinationals. She has carried out assignments for European, American, African and Asian organisations in most regions of continental Europe, England and in the Middle East. She has enjoyed working with EBRD in multiple countries since 2016.
Janet is the author of “A Different Kind of Leader— accelerating progress in a world of disruption”.
Funded by the EBRD’s Small Business Impact Fund (Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, TaiwanBusiness - EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund and the USA)