Center of Executive Excellence | Professional Development Foundation

Developing Leaders Program (DLP)

About Developing Leaders Program (DLP)

“Professional Development Foundation (PDF) has collaborated with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) to deliver the DLP, CCL was founded in 1970 and based in the USA, and it’s a non-profit, educational institution focusing only on leadership research and program.

CCL is recognized by the Financial Times as one of the Top 10 providers of executive education in the world. As of to date more than 400,000 have graduated from CCL, According to Business Week Surveys (1999, 2001 & 2003).

Value of Participating

The WLP has been designed to bring the powerful assessment and feedback elements delve issues and perceptions surrounding women’s leadership and work experiences. The perspective of the program will enable participants to work across organizational boundaries, increased focus of participant’s work group on goals and strategy. Also improve self-awareness and self-confidence that each participant will be able to understand their challenges and discuss possible solutions needed for change.

Faculty & Methodology

Methodology

The program’s approach considers the participant’s whole self, not just the business persona; it’s a self mirror image program and self reflection program. The program employs a variety of learning methods, including discussions, assessments, small group practice sessions, peer feedback, team learning activities, and a one-to-one coaching session. A videotaped session helps individuals better understand their influencing skills. Not a type of “sit & listen’ type of program; very interactive and very practical.

Faculty

Objectives

WLP’s goal is to help mid to senior level female managers and leaders to face up today’s challenges. The training content compromises a complete set of effective training tools, which in addition to discussions includes self assessment, working in groups, and individual sessions aimed at introducing the modern woman to concepts of advanced leadership.
WLP aims at developing women leaders capable of leading public and private institutions and contributing to business growth under the changing competitive world.

The participants will:

Who Should Apply?

Senior & Potential Women Leaders who want to strengthen their leadership effectiveness through a feedback – intense learning experience.

Each participant will have to:

Complete a detailed application form
Sponsored or appointed by his/her organization.
Assign 3-4 raters to complete Benchmarks 360 instrument online 8 weeks before starting the program.

More Details

Duration: 5 days

Venue: 5 Stars Hotel, Cairo

Average class capacity: 20 – 25 participants.

Program Content

Assessment for Development.
Interactive: Variety of Learning Formats.
Discussions, simulations, assessments, group activities, practice sessions, individual coaching, small group activities.
High level of personal and organizational impact.
Results in action planning for further development in one’s life.

Women's Leadership Program (WLP)

About Women’s Leadership Program (WLP)

“Take Control of your own Success”

Professional Development Foundation (PDF) has collaborated with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) in the United States of America in North Carolina, founded in 1970 as a non-profit, educational institution focusing only on leadership research and program.

Admission Guidelines

Complete a detailed application form
Sponsored or appointed by his/her organization.

More Details

Duration: Two-day training on a weekly basis (Saturday & Sunday) for a total of 11 training days.

Venue: Cairo Based Hotel

Average class capacity: 20 - 25 participants.

N.B.: Available as a customized program

Value to Participants

Understand what personal vision means and how it impacts personal success.
Incorporate self-knowledge in personal decision-making.
Create a common language of interactions within the organization.
Enhance the ability to build rapport and gain the confidence of others.
Emphasize on the significance of the internal customer service as one of the corner stones for a successful customer driven organization.
Identify the factors that can prevent an organization from maximizing customer value.
Learn the cornerstones of leadership

Methodology

This development program will be a behavioral based training. It is an interactive program. The participants will practically exercise lessons learnt in each module. This is achieved through exercises, games, role-plays, case studies simulating real organization environment.