The Situation:
As the talk and literature gain more focus about why women do not always gain authority, position, and power in corporations, car companies, and dealerships, respected Carnegie Mellon has come up with a program, two powerful books, & a six two-day modules at the Pittsburgh campus to help women in the auto industry to become more empowered through negotiation skills and just plain Asking for what they want.
What is the program called & its objectives?
The Carnegie Mellon Leadership and Negotiation Academy For Women is the first program of its kind to look at critical leadership skills through a negotiation lens is now offered through Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business Executive Education program in partnership with the H. John Heinz III College.
Developing strong female leaders within organizations is the key objective of the Carnegie Mellon Leadership and Negotiation Academy for Women. The program, which consists of six two-day modules, is now enrolling students for its fall cohort, which will begin study in September 2014 and complete the program in March 2015.
Why automotive management should enroll their women executives:
Research has found men are four times more likely than women to initiate negotiations, and those women who do negotiate often experience negative social consequences.
Academy participants will gain greater expertise in networking, communications and authority, while improving their ability to recognize negotiable opportunities, develop strategies of influence, create mutually beneficial agreements, navigate power imbalances and optimize group performance through diversity.
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