Assertiveness for Women

"I really appreciated the way the trainer adapted to meet the needs of those in the room, from that we've built a little group of people keen to stay in touch and coach each other along."

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Often women struggle with confidence at work, and are not able to appreciate their strengths.  This makes is harder for them to behave in a confident and assertive way in the workplace. A lack of confidence can be accentuated by a feeling that they are not being heard at work (or seen), and that others are getting the limelight and taking the credit.

This course is for women who want to feel more confident and more assertive (not aggressive) in the workplace, to make sure that they can get their voices heard around the table, to be visible and to apply for/get the roles that they really want.

'Assertiveness for Women: How to build your confidence in the workplace is from the Professional Development Skills series. At the Civil Service College, we tailor our courses to each participant’s role and organisation, ensuring that each participant gets the most out of the training. Our courses and trainers are continuously updated and evaluated to ensure that we are always delivering the best service possible.

Key Training Features

Who Can Attend

Learning Outcomes

Dates


Key Training Features:

  • A safe space to explore challenges and issues at work and how to deal with them
  • Clear guidance and practice on how to behave in a confident and assertive way, particularly when there are competing voices
  • Exploring when delegates feel they most struggle with confidence/assertiveness
  • A personal toolkit to enable participants to handle the situations that they find most  challenging at work
  • A skills audit to remind participants what they do really, really well!
  • Guidance on how to get your message across, and how to work with difficult stakeholders
  • Greater personal impact at the workplace.

Who Can Attend

This course is for women who want to feel more confident and more assertive (not aggressive!) in the workplace, and to make sure that they can get their voices heard around the table.  The course is suitable for women at any level of the organisation.


Learning Outcomes:

  • Participants will leave this course with renewed confidence to deal with their role as team members or leaders
  • Understand the differences between assertive and non-assertive behaviours
  • Have strategies for dealing with the situations at work which they find challenging (eg speaking up in meetings)
  • More clarity about their skills and therefore more confidence in their abilities
  • A toolkit for improving and maintaining their confidence in the workplace

Summary

Duration

10:00 - 16:00

Price

£625+ VAT

Location

Civil Service College, Westminster, London

Dates

Face to Face 25 February 2025 Book4

Virtual 28 May 2025 Book8

Face to Face 23 July 2025 Book8

Virtual 10 September 2025 Book8

Face to Face 20 November 2025 Book8

In-House Option

This course is available In-House and can be tailored to meet your individual training requirements.

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Lead Trainer

Angela Blacklaw

Angela Blacklaw

Angela has a broad range of experience working in and providing training for the public sector. Her expertise covers; communications, leadership, talent management and more.

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Angela Blacklaw

Angela Blacklaw

Angela has years of senior expertise in personal and organisational development, leadership, change, wellbeing and resilience, operating at both strategic and practitioner level. Questioning and curious, she often brings an alternative perspective and encourages others to see things differently too.

Following 20 years of supporting individual and organisational learning and change in the civil service, latterly as Head of Talent Development in the Department of Health, Angela quickly built a reputation for solid delivery.  In that time Angela has worked as an associate for respected consultancies such as Ernst & Young, Korn Ferry and the Civil Service College and is a member of the faculty of the NHS Leadership Academy.  She has worked with clients from varied backgrounds including civil servants, scientists, analysts, musicians, High Court Judges and healthcare practitioners at all levels.

Her core specialisms include:

  • Building warm, honest and challenging coaching relationships, enabling people to achieve more than they thought possible; 
  • Expertise in leadership and talent development, change, wellbeing and resilience;
  • Designing and facilitating powerful and memorable learning experiences;
  • Enabling people to learn the skills to support and challenge others.

Angela is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and an Accredited Time To Think® Facilitator.  She also holds a Certificate in Organisation Development, and a Master of Science in Human Resources. 

Qualifications:

  • Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
  • Certificate in Organisation Development from the NTL Institute
  • Accredited Time To Think® Facilitator
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