The programme is ideal for:

• Emerging and aspiring women leaders

• Mid-level managers stepping into greater responsibility

• Senior women navigating complexity, visibility and influence

• High-potential talent pipelines

• Women returning from maternity leave or career breaks

It works particularly well for organisations committed to:

• Gender equity and inclusive leadership

• Strengthening internal talent pipelines

• Reducing attrition of high-performing women

• Creating cultures where diverse leadership styles are valued

Many capable women experience:

• Imposter thoughts despite proven performance

• Over-functioning, people-pleasing or perfectionism

• Hesitation around visibility, self-promotion or speaking up

• Difficulty setting boundaries without guilt

• Internalising feedback more harshly than male peers

• Navigating systems not always designed with them in mind

The Women’s Development Programme tackles both the internal wiring and the external dynamics that shape women’s leadership experiences.

Participants leave more confident, more strategic and more intentional about how they show up and influence.

By the end of the programme, participants will:

• Redefine confidence in a way that feels authentic and sustainable

• Understand the neuroscience of self-doubt and survival psychology

• Recognise and interrupt self-sabotaging patterns

• Strengthen boundaries and communicate with clarity

• Build resilience without defaulting to burnout

• Increase visibility and own their leadership impact

• Develop a future-focused leadership plan

• Build a supportive peer network within the organisation

Organisations typically see:

• Increased leadership confidence and presence

• Stronger internal female talent pipelines

• Improved retention and engagement of high-performing women

• Greater contribution in meetings and decision-making forums

• Healthier boundaries and reduced burnout risk

• Stronger peer networks and cross-functional collaboration

• Confidence Foundations: Redefining confidence as a learnable leadership practice, grounded in neuroscience and survival psychology.

• Beliefs & Self-Sabotage: Challenging imposter thoughts, perfectionism and limiting leadership narratives that interfere with performance.

• Boundaries, Voice & Influence: Strengthening empowered communication, courageous conversations and authentic presence (including a voice masterclass).

• Authentic Leadership - At My Best vs Surviving: Clarifying leadership values, strengths and personal style to lead intentionally rather than reactively.

• Resilience & Sustainable Success: Managing energy, stress and perspective to sustain high performance without burnout.

• Visibility & Future Momentum: Building sponsorship, increasing confident visibility and translating insight into clear leadership action.

• 6 x 3-hour interactive sessions

• Cohorts of up to 15 participants to maintain psychological safety and engagement

• Blend of reflection, coaching conversations, small group work and practical exercises

• Workplace application challenges between sessions

• Guest speaker integration - 1 x internal and 1 x external to connect insight with lived organisational and external experience

• Carefully curated pre/post work and reflective journaling prompts

• Digital Workbook: Downloadable resource to support integration between sessions

To deepen impact and embed learning:

• Energising Strengths: Strengthscope® psychometric with a facilitated group debrief

• Deeper Dives Series: Bite-sized modules on fear of failure, comparison, minimisation and perfectionism

• 1:1 Coaching Sessions: Optional individual coaching to accelerate behavioural change