2009 YWCA Women’s Leadership Conference

The 2009 YWCA Women’s Leadership Conference will equip Northeast Ohio women with the skills to advance faster and further up the career ladder. Dr. Robert Schwarz, National Training Director for Mars Venus Workplace Seminars, will serve as the morning keynote speaker sharing his wealth of knowledge on career success and advancement. Dr. Schwarz will explore the different communication styles and strategies that men and women use to advance their careers.

Molly D. Shepard and Peter J. Dean, Ph.D., authors of “Breaking into the Boys’ Club,” will be the lunch keynote speakers.

They will share their brain research that explains some of the differences in how women and men approach leadership.

Three additional national speakers, recognized as authorities on gender and leadership, will teach advanced communication and networking skills, as well as the unique traits that women can capitalize on to fast-track their careers.

•Marny Lifshen, Author, Public Relations and Marketing Consultant

•Deborah Merrill-Sands, Ph.D., Dean Faculty Affiliate, Center for Gender in Organizations

•Leslie G. Ungar, President, Electric Impulse Communications, Inc

To Register

For more information click here, or contact Kara Stafford at (216) 881-6878