BUS 160 W — Leadership Skills for Women in the Workplace: Aim High and Achieve Impact
Quarter: Spring
Instructor(s): Nita Singh Kaushal
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: Registration opens Feb 24, 8:30 am (PT)
Quarter: Spring
Day: Wednesdays
Duration: 8 weeks
Time: 12:00—1:00 pm (PT)
Date(s): Apr 2—May 21
Unit(s): 1
Tuition: $710
Refund Deadline: Apr 4
Instructor(s): Nita Singh Kaushal
Enrollment Limit: 60
Recording Available: Yes
Status: Registration opens Feb 24, 8:30 am (PT)
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’s company Miss CEO empowers students and professionals with world-class leadership training, mentorship, and career exploration opportunities. She also established NSK Leadership, a firm focused on teaching professionals essential skills for long-term success and satisfaction. She is the business curriculum coordinator at Stanford Continuing Studies and a lecturer at the Stanford School of Engineering. She serves on the STEM Inclusion Taskforce at The Tech Interactive and is a Scribd-featured leadership coach. She has held senior product management and engineering roles at Yahoo and Intel, served on the Stanford Women’s Community Center Advisory Board, as well as led Yahoo Women in Tech, a 500+ member organization committed to attracting, developing, and retaining more women in technical and executive positions. She received 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.