Crossing the Boundaries

Strategic and personal leadership programme for executive women in the public sector.

The amount and complexity of changes facing the public sector increases. So does the need and demand for personal and strategic leadership.

About Crossing the Boundaries
Crossing the Boundaries is a transnational management training programme aimed at executive level women working in the public sector. It gathers participants and speakers from all over Europe. This set-up provides a unique framework for exchange of experience across different organisations and also for promoting female perspectives on leadership.

Through a mix of lectures and workshops, the programme enables participants to work and navigate in ever-changing cross cultural settings, understanding boundaries such as personality, corporate culture and gender. The strengthening of high level management and leadership skills is accompanied by a deep understanding of the way and value of networking.

Participation in the programme demands a high degree of personal involvement.

Who should attend
Women working at senior level+ in the public sector i.e. national adminstrations and international organisations.

Key issues and structure
The visionary and non-taditional programme covers 4 main themes:

• Personal leadership and leadership capacity.
• Strategy and strategic leadership prosesses.
• Women in management and diversity management.
• European and global trends as a mean to improve elaboration of future organisational strategies.

Having attended this programme:

• Ýou will have an in-dept understanding of how to integrate strategic leadership into your work.
• Your national perspective will be challenged and enriched by adopting an international view.
• You will be aware of personal an cultural diversity - and how your organisation can benefit from it.
• You will be part of a strong network sharing experiences across European borders.
• You will be left with a unique experience that will influence much of what you do hereafter.

Prevous participants
To many participants Crossing the Boundaries has been the gateway to higher job positions, extended and improved work with leadership and strategy and not to forget - a new, professional and strong network. It is a fact, that several networks established during a Crossing the Boundaries programme still exists and are active including annual re-unions etc.

Programme set-up
A mix of lectures and workshops. Speakers are from European universities and management institutes, top managers from international and public sector organisations throughout Europe.

Crossing the Boundaries is devided into 5 modules of 4 days each.
Each module is being hosted in a European city.

Language
Working launguage is English. It is important that participants prossess adequate language skills.

Who is behind Crossing the Boundaries?
The programme has been developed and is managed by the Metropolitan University College. The programme has been designed and supported by a network of public institutions around Europe. Due to its organic nature, the programme is adjusted and develops constantly.

Modules

• Module 1 2-5 February 2010  Copenhagen  Personal leadership and leadership styles
• Module 2  16-19 March 2010  Amsterdam Strategic Leadership in a European context
• Module 3  20-23 April 2010  Warsaw Managing change
• Module 4  31 Aug - 3 Sep 2010  Budapest Women in Management and diversity management
• Module 5  12-15 October 2010  Barcelona  European and global trends and strategies for the future