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BUS 160 W — Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: Aim High and Achieve Impact

Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Nita Singh Kaushal
Duration: 8 weeks
Location: Online
Date(s): Apr 2—May 21
Class Recording Available: Yes
Class Meeting Day: Wednesdays
 
Class Meeting Time: 12:00—1:00 pm (PT)
Tuition: $710
   
Refund Deadline: Apr 4
 
Unit(s): 1
   
Enrollment Limit: 60
  
Status: Open
 
Quarter: Spring
Day: Wednesdays
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 12:00—1:00 pm (PT)
Date(s): Apr 2—May 21
Unit(s): 1
Location: Online
 
Tuition: $710
 
Refund Deadline: Apr 4
 
Instructor(s): Nita Singh Kaushal
 
Enrollment Limit: 60
 
Recording Available: Yes
 
Status: Open
 
In today’s workplace, women are underrepresented in many key fields and positions. Studies show that women hold just 19 percent of board seats and make up only 6 percent of S&P 500 CEOs. And an astounding 56 percent of women in technology leave the industry within 10 years, largely because they face an inhospitable work culture or lack support. This course is designed to help women develop a leadership toolkit that lets them strategically re-engage with their careers and achieve long-term professional growth and satisfaction. Specifically, the course will help students cultivate a proactive and authentic leadership style by learning how to negotiate effectively, showcase their performance, advocate for themselves, and build strong relationships with key people across their organizations. In addition, students will discover how to leverage their individual strengths so they can serve as changemakers and positively influence their teams and overall work environment. Designed for anyone concerned with addressing workplace gender imbalances, this course will feature real-world case studies, interactive assignments, and online discussions. Students will come away from this course with highly actionable and practical tools that will help them grow into leadership positions in their given fields.

While this course focuses on addressing challenges women commonly face, the course is open to everyone, and the techniques and strategies taught will have broad application. Since most of the learning in this course takes place asynchronously in threaded discussions on the Canvas classroom site, the live Zoom sessions are limited to 60 minutes per week.




NITA SINGH KAUSHAL
Founder, NSK Leadership and Miss CEO

Nita Singh Kaushal is the Founder of NSK Leadership, helping professionals and teams develop essential skills to drive meaningful impact. She also founded and leads Miss CEO, empowering students with world-class leadership training, mentorship, and career exploration opportunities. She serves as an adjunct lecturer at the Stanford School of Engineering. She has previously held senior product and engineering roles at Yahoo and Intel, led Yahoo Women in Tech, and served on Stanford’s Women’s Community Center Advisory Board. She holds a BS in electrical engineering from Stanford.

Textbooks for this course:

There are no required textbooks; however, some fee-based online readings may be assigned.