The afternoon comprises of a series of workshops with practical training and guidance to support professionals in progressing onward and upward. Workshops will be held concurrently starting at 13:30 and again at 15:15 on a range of topics, attendees are encouraged to select one workshop to attend in each segment.
WORKSHOPS I (13:30 – 14:45)
1A. Building Powerful Executive Presence
- Lucy Lei, Managing Director, Genesis Consulting Shanghai
- Shirley Lei, Founding Partner, Zenith Advisory
What is your EPQ (Executive Presence Quotient)? If you ask a stranger and a colleague to rate you, what will be their feedback for you? At this workshop, Lucy and Shirley will share with you the importance of EPQ and how to build your executive presence to reflect the AUTHENTIC, CONFIDENT YOU. Through an interactive workshop and sharing of examples and case studies, they will explain the DOs and DON’Ts for powerful body language, energy, etiquette, etc. in both social & professional settings.
1B. From Awareness to Fulfillment: Achieving Unfulfilled Aspirations
- Jeff Hasenfratz, Managing Director, Mindsight
- Audrey Schroeder, Leadership Consultant & Executive Coach, SchroederLo Associates
Women leaders often know what they want to achieve, but sometimes block themselves by asking, "Am I good enough?" once too often. This workshop offers the opportunity, through a variety of supportive exercises, to raise your mental and physical self-awareness, then to act on it, with beneficial effect. Please join us to help achieve your aspirations.
1C. So You Want to Give a TED Talk…
- Mary Rezek, Global Executive Coach and Lead Speaker Coach for TED Talks
- Sarah Köchling, Managing Principal, Blossom Innovation, Speaker Coach, Organizing Committee, TEDxShanghaiWomen
A TED talk is designed to spread ideas in the form of short, powerful talks by offering “engaging, charismatic speakers whose talks expose new ideas that are supported by concrete evidence and are relevant to a broad, international audience." Mary Rezek is experienced at creating TED style talks by coaching to agitate and assist, so the iterative creative process flows to 1 single idea worth spreading. The focus is on achieving something – identifying the call to action, tying together a concept through a red thread, accessing internal beliefs or creating an emotional and authentic audience connection
1D. Managing Across Cultures: From China CEO Onwards
- Rebecca Branham, Founder, CP Women
- Liu Xin, Director and Executive Coach, Cornerstone International Group in Shanghai
The China CEO must implement headquarter’s strategy, operational guidelines and human resource policies in China while observing local culture and sometimes changing local process to conform with international best practices. In the meantime, managing well with headquarter’s business culture is also a key for the best practice. This workshop will look at obstacles and how to find the best solutions.
WORKSHOPS II (15:15 – 16:30)
2A. “Get to the Point” Influencing Stakeholders Through Concise Communication
- Mary Rezek, Global Executive Coach and Lead Speaker Coach for TED Talks
Influence is an essential component of leadership. A person’s position in an organization and the power it gives them is not always enough to motivate or inspire action. Even more critical is their ability to influence Senior stakeholders by getting to the point, quickly. Presenting and projecting with confidence and impact is a key skill in today’s dynamic market place.
2B. Resilience: Physical Vitality and Performance
- Bruce Robinson, Partner, The Resilience Institute
The Resilience Institute focuses on developing managers for “Sustainable Leadership” — a style of leading and managing that can be maintained throughout a career with regard to client management, team leadership and taking care of oneself in order to stay up to the task of being productive in a fast moving and stressful environment like the one in China. Our workshop will specifically focus on two areas from our curriculum: developing physical vitality and a performance mindset.
2C. Building Trust to Support Superior Collaboration
- Preston Kuo, President, China Foundations
China Foundations fundamentally believes that forming a base of trust from an environment safe from judgment will produce better work and accelerate excellence. When opinions are valued and appreciated, people contribute more experiences and information so we can reach clearer alignment, quicker task completion, and more robust support for employees and families. In this workshop we will cover how to build trust into a transaction, Leading WITH Trust, and how embracing vulnerability builds trust and brings us together.
2D. MAKING A DIFFERENCE FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS: Applying Executive Experience to a Non-Profit Board Role
- Sarah Köchling, Managing Principal, Blossom Innovation
- Catherine Chauvinc, Group Vice President, ADEN Services
- Freda Fung, East Asia President, Special Olympics
- Lucy Lei, Managing Director, Genesis Consulting Shanghai
- Brigitte Wolff, President, EIM China
- Xingchun Zheng, Managing Director, Power Pacific Corporation
When they do reach the top of their organizations, senior executive women often find themselves asking “Is this it?” What many overlook is the non-profit boardroom, which can be a path to both greater personal fulfillment as well as provide a springboard to where the real power to drive change for women exists: the corporate boardroom. In this session, our workshop leaders will explore the pathways, experiences and benefits, both personal and professional that making a contribution to society can provide for executive women today.