LeadHers

Level up your leadership and entrepreneurial skills with LeadHers.

Ventures LeadHers is an introductory program for UQ women students, staff and alumni across all disciplines to develop their leadership and entrepreneurial capabilities.

Throughout the program, you'll gain practical skills, hear from inspiring guest speakers, build valuable connections, and take the first steps toward making a lasting impact in your career and beyond.

Applications will close 5 May 2025.

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As part of the Ventures LeadHers online program you will:

increase your self-awareness and reflection skills
understand elements that undermine your confidence and how to combat them
hear from inspiring speakers
build your skills through practical workshop sessions
learn strategies and actions to increase your confidence to lead
have access to resources and networks to support your development after the program finishes.

Throughout five weeks, this program will be delivered online only, including self-paced activities and peer mentoring.

Session 1. Being you with confidence
Join a guest speaker as they share their insights to find your own confidence.
Session 2. Connecting with confidence
Join a guest speaker as they share their insights to build stronger relationships and connect with confidence.
Session 3. Communicating with confidence
In this interactive workshop we will explore how we can become more persuasive, clear and confident communicators.
Session 4. Innovating with confidence
The ability to solve complex problems and innovate are key skills for leaders in a rapidly changing world. In this practical session, we'll explore how to confidently foster innovation individually and in the teams we lead.
Session 5. Stepping up with confidence
Join a guest speaker as they share their experience of stepping into a leadership role and how you can take the next step in your own career.

All resources used throughout the program will be shared with the Ventures LeadHers community.

The next Online LeadHers Program will start in semester 2, 2025

As part of the Ventures LeadHers in-person program you will:

increase your self-awareness and reflection skills
understand elements that undermine your confidence and how to combat them
hear from inspiring speakers
build your skills through practical workshop sessions
learn strategies and actions to increase your confidence to lead
have access to resources and networks to support your development after the program finishes.

Throughout five weeks, this program will be delivered in-person only at the Ventures GCI space, St Lucia campus, including self-paced activities and peer mentoring.

Session 1. Tuesday 6 May, 12-1:30pm. Introduction to LeadHers
Learn more about the program and listen to the panel of leaders.
Session 2. Tuesday 13 May, 12-1:30pm. Leading with confidence
In this session, we'll cover strategies to help you lead with confidence.
Session 3. Tuesday 20 May, 12-1:30pm. Communicating with confidence
In this interactive workshop we will explore how we can become more persuasive, clear and confident communicators.
Session 4. Tuesday 27 May, 12-1:30pm. Innovating with confidence
The ability to solve complex problems and innovate are key skills for leaders in a rapidly changing world. In this practical session, we'll explore how to confidently foster innovation individually and in the teams we lead.
Session 5. Tuesday 3 June, 12-1:30pm. Stepping up with confidence
Join a guest speaker as they share their experience of stepping into a leadership role and how you can take the next step in your own career.

All resources used throughout the program will be shared with the Ventures LeadHers community.

Join us for a one-day LeadHers program for PhD candidates and graduates. The day will feature interactive workshops, guest speakers and co-current sessions on topical issues for women leaders.

As part of the Ventures LeadHers PhD program you will:

increase your self-awareness and reflection skills
be part of a community of researchers supporting each other beyond the program
discover alternative career paths beyond academia
network and learn from leading researchers
gain tools to understand how to overcome confidence related challenges

Program: Thursday 13 June 2024, 9am-1pm

In-person and online program

Ventures LeadHers is open to women students, staff, and recent alumni from all backgrounds and levels at UQ. To be eligible to apply, you must be:

a current UQ student, staff member or young alumni (graduated in the last 10 years)
be ready to build your knowledge and skills
commit to attending all five weekly workshops

PhD program

Ventures LeadHers is open to women UQ PhD candidates and PhD alumni from all backgrounds. To be eligible to apply, you must be:

a current UQ PhD or PhD alumnus
be ready to build your knowledge and skills
commit to attending the one-day workshop

In-person program

Apply for LeadHers (in-person)

Applications for Ventures LeadHers (in-person) will close 5pm, 5 May 2025.

Online program

Applications are currently closed. The next online program will commence Semester 2, 2025.

PhD Program

Applications are currently closed.

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