Overview

Strategic visioning, thinking and planning is absolutely critical to success at all levels. It’s an unwritten part of life, careers and all job descriptions. Strategic people have a unique advantage in the areas of career advancement, achieving results, salary negotiations, political acumen, networking and making a difference to others. Join us to create your 2024 vision and goals and give yourself a boost of inspiration, resilience and tangible tools to excel in 2024 and beyond!

What Makes Us Different?

• The first company in the UK and a 22 year track record of running inspirational, research-supported workshops designed specifically for the needs and aspirations of women.
• Our courses are not about women changing or being 'fixed', they are about skill development, the world needing to catch up with women and what we can do to accelerate that change.
• Highly interactive and coaching based approach.
• 1-for-1 sponsorship initiative ensures that every paying participant is also a catalyst for another woman’ to attend fostering a supportive, pay-it-forward community of female leaders.
• Diversity of industry, sector and organisation enables exchange of ideas and networking.
• Small group of up to 12 allowing for a unique and personal experience.
• Follow up coaching and support available.
• Inclusive of male allies and all genders that aspire for leadership and equality.
• An opportunity to get out of the office for a day to focus on yourself, get out of your comfort zone and challenge yourself. Helps to keep you on your toes and out of your inbox!

Learning Outcomes

• Create a 2024 vision for your career and/or team and synthesise it into tangible milestones and goals.
• Develop your strategic acumen and decision-making abilities and work more effectively across your organisations, upwards and with your team.
• Move away from a to do list mentality and focus on what you really need to achieve in your life, work and world.
• Learn to say no effectively and focus on your priorities.
• Seek diverse views to challenge your thinking with people who see the world differently.
• Learn to avoid a “heads down” approach to your work and “lift up” to observe both internal and external trends in and out of your company.
• Cope with fear of the unknown, become aware that fear and discomfort are an essential part of strategy.
• Find the time, energy, and discipline to break away from daily activities and think strategically.
• Take the time to focus on your career, performance and development. Helps to keep you on your toes and out of your inbox!
• Leave with an action plan, support, accountability that will enable you to achieve, measure and review your successes.

Sponsorship Programme

At each Aspire event, 50% of the participants sponsor the other 50% to attend. Every paying participant is a sponsor for someone who doesn’t have the means at the moment for whatever reason to attend an Aspire event, providing them with access to the same enriching experience and networking opportunities as the other. It’s where one woman’s investment multiplies into a community of support and encouragement, a ripple effect that will extend far beyond the event itself. Learn more here

Location

The Constance Boardroom & Lounge at Coldbath Square, London, UK

This elegant boardroom in our building is named after Lady Constance Lytton, a prominent figure in the women’s suffrage movement in the UK. Though she was born and raised in the privileged ruling class of British society, she went undercover as a working class woman to draw attention to the suffrage movement. When she was imprisoned for protests, she used an alias to avoid receiving special treatment. Her commitment to the cause continues to be remembered and honoured in this room and in our ongoing aspirations for equality.

Who Attends?

This workshop is for women who aspire to or are already in manager or senior manager positions and who have ambitions, goals and dreams to be successful, have work/life balance and make a difference in the world. We welcome male allies and all genders with similar aspirations.