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BLACK LEADERS

DATES: 30 APR 2024 – 6 JUN 2024
DURATION: 6 WEEKSTUESDAYS & THURSDAYS5 PM PST / 8 PM EST
FELICIA GUITY
GOOGLE
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DATES:
30 APR 2024 – 6 JUN 2024
DURATION:
6 WEEKS
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
5 PM PST / 8 PM EST
What does it mean to lead with courage and compassion? How can you develop confidence, resilience, and skills to drive necessary change?

Join Felicia Guity, Chief Operations & Executive Strategist at Google, to develop your leadership skills, map out your personal and professional goals, and network with industry peers.

WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR

  • YOU’RE A BLACK LEADER LOOKING TO ADVANCE

     

    Prepare to take on increasing challenges and responsibility as you move into more senior leadership or management positions. Learn how to negotiate like a pro, work to your strengths, and set your own development goals.

  • YOU WANT TO IMPROVE THE COLLECTIVE IMPACT OF BLACK LEADERS

     

    Strengthen your individual impact while paving the way for more Black leaders in business. You’ll learn how to get the most out of coaching and mentoring, set KPIs, and develop key skills for leadership.

  • YOU WANT TO FOSTER INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP IN YOUR ORGANIZATION

     

    Learn how to drive meaningful change by modeling and advancing inclusive leadership within your own organization, including implementing a diversity and inclusion action plan.

YOUR ASCENT STARTS HERE

Learn from a Black female leader with experience at top companies.

Having experienced all the ups and downs on her way to becoming a Google executive, Felicia has deep, real-world insights into what it means to be a successful business leader – and the challenges you’ll need to overcome along the way.

Put your plans into action with practical frameworks and tools.

You’ll walk away from this course with a clear personal and professional development plan, along with tools for negotiation, giving and receiving feedback, and mentoring.

 
ABOUT THE COURSE
01
4 WORKSHOPS
Benefit from proven techniques for negotiation, feedback, coaching, and setting your own goals. You’ll have the chance to practice and improve these techniques with your classmates so you feel confident applying them in your organization.
02
3 GUEST SPEAKERS
Join guest speakers for engaging and insightful fireside chats. Discuss trending topics such as diversity and inclusion, setting KPIs, and leading with courage.
03
8 FRAMEWORKS AND TEMPLATES
Understand how to get the best out of yourself, your team, and your organization. Felicia will help you craft your personal development plan and offer frameworks on feedback, listening, negotiation, and mentoring.
INSTRUCTOR
FELICIA
GUITY
LINKEDIN PROFILE
  • Chief Operations & Executive Strategist, member of Global Executive Leadership at Google
  • More than 32 years of experience at top companies like Google, Amazon, Citrix, and Microsoft
  • First African-American woman to be promoted from entry-level to the top 1% of Microsoft leadership
  • Award-winning business development executive and board member recognized among leading women in business
  • Delivers on billion-dollar revenue goals through strategy, sales, digital marketing, and technical platforms
  • Sits on the board for Powerful Voices, We Connect The Dots Inc., and Boys and Girls Clubs of America
SYLLABUS
00
MON (4/29), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Welcome Class

Ready to start? Chat with your instructor, navigate the course structure, and unveil the exciting assignments & the final project that will propel you toward success during the course.


  • Meet your instructor
  • Housekeeping rules
  • Course structure
  • Assignments & final project overview
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01
TUE (4/30), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Managing Black Identity

In this first class, Felicia will take you through the history of Black identity in the workplace – where we’ve come from, where we need to go, and how you can contribute to the new landscape.


  • African-American history, culture, and psychology
  • Leadership in the context of race and identity
  • Understanding and tackling racial inequality
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02
THU (5/2), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Black Leaders Shaping History Today

Get inspired by Black leaders shaping their industries and start to map out your own realistic and achievable goals.


  • Modern Black leaders across countries and industries
  • Outlining individual and professional development goals
  • Group discussion: Meet your peers and share your goals

Assignment #01: Work on creating your individual and professional development goals.

Go deeper: Identify your blockers and come up with an action plan.

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03
TUE (5/7), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Authentic Leadership

Consider what makes a good leader by delving into different leadership styles and critical leadership skills. How do these apply to you?


  • Applying leadership approaches
  • Group discussion: Identifying critical leadership skills
  • Workshop: Recognizing your assets and value

Assignment #02: Reach out to five people that you know well (e.g., family, friends, colleagues) and ask them to come up with three adjectives that best describe you. What did you learn? Was there anything that surprised you?

Go deeper: Explore your leadership style by outlining your personal assets and value.

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04
THU (5/9), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Critical Thinking for Leaders

Good leaders don’t just see things one way. Learn how to recognize traps and trends and how to reason effectively.


  • Effective reasoning
  • Recognizing thinking traps
  • Problem-solving techniques
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TUE (5/14), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Make Your Voice Heard

Discover the keys to successful negotiation and improving the status quo for yourself, your team, and your organization.


  • Negotiation strategies, styles, and tactics
  • Rethinking negotiation as problem-solving
  • Influencing key stakeholders
  • Workshop: Getting more out of your negotiations

Assignment #03: Watch the videos provided and determine which negotiations are most successful and why. What negotiation tactics did you observe? What kind of behaviors make someone more or less successful when negotiating?

Go deeper: Negotiate a deal, develop a pitch, and record yourself presenting it. Reflect on this activity and evaluate your group members’ performances.

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THU (5/16), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Active Listening

In any conversation, it’s easy for things to go unnoticed and overlooked – which can cause misunderstandings and conflict. Learn how to earn the trust and respect of your team and form healthy relationships in the workplace.


  • Avoiding miscommunication
  • 7 stages of active listening
  • Assertive communication and boundaries

Assignment #04: Think of a time when you experienced miscommunication. How did you handle the situation and what was the outcome? What could be done to avoid this situation in the future?

Go deeper: Watch the video provided and explain why miscommunication happened. How could it be avoided?

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TUE (5/21), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Giving and Receiving Feedback

In this class, you’ll discover how to effectively give and receive feedback to build a healthy communication flow, boost productivity and engagement, and achieve better results as a team.


  • Understanding motivational drivers
  • Emotional intelligence and communication methods
  • Effective feedback tools and techniques
  • Workshop: Structured models for giving and receiving feedback
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THU (5/23), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Leading Teams With Courage: Fireside Chat with a Guest Speaker

Good leaders know the value of courage and compassion, including the courage to let others do what they do best. Dive into what it means to lead with courage and how to take the right risks.


  • A values-based leadership approach
  • Enabling your team to develop and deliver
  • Handling conflict
  • Taking risks and making informed decisions
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TUE (5/28), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Making Your Organization Diverse & Inclusive: Fireside Chat with a Guest Speaker

A diverse and inclusive company is made up of a healthy balance of people from different backgrounds. Learn how to create change within your own team or organization.


  • Addressing under-representation
  • Implementing an equality lens
  • Fireside chat: Diversity and inclusion in the workplace

Assignment #05: Reflect on what you’ve heard in class and identify three main takeaways.

Go deeper: Create a D&I action plan for your team or organization.

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10
THU (5/30), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Expand Your Network

Part of being an effective leader is acting as a mentor or coach to others in your sphere of influence. Learn techniques for 1-1 coaching sessions and the benefits of cultivating a productive and meaningful network of your own.


  • The importance of connecting
  • Getting guidance
  • Finding the right mentor to unlock your potential
  • Workshop: Coaching others and the GROW technique

Assignment #06: Watch the video provided on sponsorship. List three key takeaways and three steps you will take to find people who can help you.

Go deeper: Build your network map.

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TUE (6/4), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Setting Leadership KPIs: Fireside Chat with a Guest Speaker

Setting clear goals is important, but how do you ensure you achieve them? With measurable progress and outcomes, you’ll set yourself up for future success.


  • Steps for achieving professional aspirations
  • Insights for designing your development plan
  • Fireside chat: KPIs that reflect your strategic priorities

Assignment #07: Fill in the personal KPIs template.

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12
THU (6/6), 5 PM PST/8 PM EST
Refining Your Development Plan

It’s time to put all your knowledge into practice and finalize your development plan.


  • Identifying future development needs
  • Setting realistic goals
  • Holding yourself accountable
  • Celebrating progress and preparing for what’s next

Assignment #08: Finalize your development plan.

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What our students say

Natasha Lander
TELUS
"I like Felicia's casual style and that she takes time to answer all the questions with examples and in a relatable way."
Nareen Scott
"The course far exceeded my expectations and Felicia Guity is an outstanding instructor. She is very insightful and was able to craft our instructional conversations to real time experiences, all while applying the syllabus topics. The MOST VALUABLE piece is the networking opportunities with our classmates. I can’t believe class is over so soon!"
Naturee Hutchinson
"Felicia offers real world experience and done the things she is teaching and is successful at the things she teaches."
Thelisha A. Woods
"I love the conversations and the honesty from Dr. Guity and the class participants! There is a sense of community here and you don't feel so alone in your career journey. I'm so glad I invested in myself and in this course!"
Demetria Bell Anderson
"The professional insights and lived experiences that have been shared by not only the instructor but the course participants as well."
Khalia Williams-O'Neal
Northwest Credible Messenger
"The discussion during the office hours and the break out rooms are the best parts of this course. I feel like I am learning so much wisdom from Felicia and the spirit of this course is a stress relief from my week."
Tiffany Kobashigawa
"Felicia helps us to understand and interpret real-life scenario-based workplace issues and unlock or reveal strategies to overcome misalignment."
Harry Weaver, III
"I enjoy the format. Everyone is able to participate and contribute!"
Jen Fry
"Dr. Guity is amazing to listen to. She is giving such great information not only for leaders, but especially for Black leaders and how to get us to survive and do well in leadership."
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