Registration Now Open!
WOMEN LEAD: Strategies for Career Growth & Influence
When: Wednesday, September 24, 2025 |8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Where: AIA Building | 14 E. Peace St., Raleigh, NC
Price: $825 for Members, $880 for Non-Members
About the Course
Women Who Lead is a highly interactive workshop designed to help women leaders recognize and overcome self-imposed and societal barriers to career advancement. Grounded in the research by Goldsmith and Helgesen, the session provides a roadmap for women to confidently navigate their professional journeys and step into leadership with purpose and power.
Participants will explore the habits that may be holding them back, developing strategies to break free from limiting behaviors, and gain actionable insights to elevate their leadership impact.
Objectives
- Identify and address self-imposed career roadblocks that hinder professional growth
- Recognize key leadership competencies necessary for career advancement
- Develop strategies to overcome unconscious biases and internalize resistance to change
- Understand and mitigate the impact of habits that hold women back
- Build a personal leadership narrative and elevator pitch to enhance visibility and recognition
- Leverage relationships and build networks to create opportunities for growth
- Cultivate resilience, confidence, and executive presence to navigate leadership challenges
How Women Lead Applies in Construction
Women currently represent just 10.8% of the construction workforce, and even fewer in executive roles (NAWIC, 2024). However, research shows that women leaders bring high levels of collaborative intelligence, empathy, risk awareness, and transformational leadership—all essential for today’s complex, safety-conscious, and relationship-driven construction environment.
In Construction, This Means:
- Creating inclusive leadership pipelines through mentoring, sponsorship, and succession strategies.
- Cultivating psychological safety on jobsites, where diverse leadership leads to improved decision-making and worker wellbeing.
- Increasing representation at the top, which boosts innovation, client satisfaction, and recruitment of a broader talent pool.
Provided Participant Course Materials:
- In-session Women Who Lead Habits Assessment
- Participant Workbook
Create:
- Personal Leadership Narrative
- Personal Elevator Pitch
Instructor: Lori Harris - HW Consulting
Class Contact:
Caroline Brigmon, Training & Workforce Development Director
CAGC Education Refund & Cancellation Policy
a 50% refund of the original registration fee if cancellation is made 7 days prior to the event. Any cancellations less than 7 days or no shows receive no refund, substitutions are welcome.
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