Women's Leadership Program

Become a strategic leader & foster gender equity in the workplace

Women control 80% of health care purchase and usage decisions but hold less than 20% of executive health care leadership roles nationwide. In the Washington healthcare community, we have a higher number of women in leadership than other parts of the country.

Healthcare organizations need to do better.

The Women's Leadership Program is designed for women seeking to advance their career through impactful leadership and become a resilient leader in today's ever-evolving workplace. There is no better time than now to empower women to maximize their unique strengths and prepare them for their journey to senior leadership. WSHA is partnering with the University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business – one of the most diverse business schools in the country, which has the highest number of female faculty per capita – to deliver its insightful academic content.

The integrated approach goes beyond standard education models by providing opportunties to:

Acquire in-depth academic knowledge presented by Merage School distinguished faculty
Develop new skills through application exercises and case study analysis
Network, share, and strategize with peers during facilitated peer coaching sessions
Gain industry insight from panel discussions featuring healthcare leaders throughout WA
Create community with a small cohort of peers who will share this experience with you

Program Details

Dates April 25 - June 21, 2023	Time/Length 8:30 - 11:30 AM PT every Wednesday for 9 weeks* *Session 1 Orientation is 3:30 - 5:00 PM PT on Tuesday
Format Online via Zoom, live session	Cost $2,495
Program Schedule Each module will include an in-depth academic examination of each topic, a facilitated peer coaching session and/or a panel discussion with industry professionals. Full program schedule will be provided to registrants closer to the start date. Orientation \| April 25 Module 1 High Performance Leadership Essentials \| April 26 & May 3 Module 2 A Tale of Numbers: The Role of CFO as Chief Storyteller** \| May 10 & May 17 Module 3 Negotiation Strategies for Women \| May 24 & May 31 Module 4 Power Presence, Influence and Credibility \| June 7 & June 14 Closing Session** \| June 21
Recommended Audience Designed for anyone who identifies as a woman and has at least five years’ post graduate experience and/or supervisory experience is encouraged to join

A digital Certificate of Completion from UCI will be awarded to participants upon successful completion of the program. Successful completion of the program will be based on attendance of virtual sessions.

Module Learning Objectives
High Performance Leadership Essentials

Understand leadership traits specific to women that give you an edge as a leader
Strengthen overall personal leadership behaviors to improve individual and organizational performance
Understand which traits and behaviors are associated with High-Performance Leadership (HPL)

A Tale of Numbers: The Role of CFO as Chief Storyteller

Understand why it’s important to recognize the CFO as the conscience of the organization and how to engage them to guide sound financial decision making
Learn to define your finance-related conundrum (or opportunity) to discuss it with your partners in an efficient, collaborative manner
Identify ways to be the opposite of "they" or "finance said" as a financial leader and create an environment of partnership on the operational side
Translate technical information to demystify healthcare finances

Negotiation Strategies for Women

Develop negotiation skills with a simulation and debriefing that highlights the impact of a variety of strategic and tactical choices
Cover best practices that are applicable to all, and emphasize solutions to the particular challenges that professional women face during negotiations
Provide concepts and a framework to effectively analyze the negotiation situation

Power Presence, Influence and Credibility