Gender IQ™

Webcasts

Available Title (see full description below) Price (ex-VAT) Select
Now on-demand Gender IQ for Competitive Advantage £25.00
Now on-demand Gender IQ for Effective Meetings £25.00
Now on-demand Gender IQ in Negotiating and Influencing £25.00
Now on-demand Joe Herbert: Professor of Neuroscience at Cambridge University £25.00
Now on-demand Gender IQ in Marketing £25.00
Now on-demand Gender IQ in Networking and Visibility £25.00
Now on-demand Gender IQ for Conflict Management £25.00
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Free webcast when you book for the complete series

The Gender IQ training webcasts can be purchased individually or, for even better value, you can book for the complete series of seven and get one webcast free, total cost just £150 (ex VAT).  Just make your selection from the listing above and press submit to proceed to make your payment using Paypal.  Once your purchase is confirmed you will be given login details for the User Area and your own personal dashboard, where you can access and review the webcasts as often as you wish.

All you need in order to benefit from these programmes is your PC, an open mind, and a willingness to act on what you learn!

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In-company programmes

If you want to offer any or all of these events to a wide base of your employees you may be interested in our licencing options that allow you run these webcasts from your own intranet.  Or we can create bespoke programmes using content and materials from your own company.

Please contact us to ask for details.

Gender IQ for Competitive Advantage, available now on-demand

Contributors include Nikki Walker, director for Inclusion & Diversity for European Markets at Cisco and Alison Pothier who was MD at UBS Warburg, age just 35.

In this webcast we introduce the subject of Gender Intelligence and explain how it can improve your Competitive Advantage – personally and for your organisation.  Do you know whether you have a female brain or a male brain? We’ll show you how to find out and what it means in terms of being a skilled leader and influencing both women and men for competitive edge.  A recent report from management consultancy McKinsey, Women Matter, found that companies with diverse management teams in Europe recorded an average earnings growth of 11.1% between 2003-2005 compared with the average of 5.8%.  And yet women occupy only 11% of board positions at listed companies in Europe.  There is now significant biological evidence to back up the anecdotal men are from Mars and women are from Venus stories. Ignoring this important information leads to female attrition. Gender Intelligence equals significantly increased bottom line results.

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Gender IQ for Effective Meetings, available now on-demand

Special contributor: Christine Ashton, Group Strategy Director, Transport for London.

We bet you’ve never thought about how  biology can hijack your behaviour in meetings? Did you know, for instance that men’s testosterone rises in meetings and women’s estrogen rises? Could this be the reason that women’s unifying complaint is often that they are not heard in meetings? Find out how biology affects team dynamics  and client meetings. The webcast will teach you how to understand the dynamics of managing gender-balanced meetings, learning how to maintain control in meetings under pressure, how to identify games played and how to develop strategies to stop them.   Watch preview now.

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Gender IQ in Negotiating and Influencing, available now on demand

Special contributor: John Donovan, Vice-President Private Sector, Cisco UK & Ireland.

Can nice girls negotiate?  Or are we programmed to ‘people please?’

Much of your success depends on how well you can influence other people and how skilled you are at negotiating for your desired outcome. It is generally accepted that there is a social cost to women asking or negotiating and in this webcast we look at biology and social conditioning as well as offering some great advice on successful negotiating tactics. The human brain and cognition is the basis for negotiation but how do you read behavioural signals if they are in a language you don’t understand?  Knowing how to tweak your negotiating and influencing style will transform your ability to get results with the other 50% of the population.  Watch preview now.

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Joe Herbert: Professor of neuroscience at Cambridge University, available now on demand

Still not sure about the biology? Some say that they believe in the physical differences and some don’t. So, we decided to ask an expert! Professor Herbert will bust the myths and stories and talk about the evidence from neuroscience – as he says ‘the female brain, there is a difference’

Listen to this special, one-off full length interview with one of Europe’s leading authorities on the difference between male and female brains.

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Gender IQ in Marketing, available now on demand

Special Contributor: Jane Cunningham, co-author of ‘Inside her pretty little head’.

Warning – this webcast will be biased!  All too often the female opportunity is missed because marketing rules are drawn up in an old masculine model that fails to recognise female motivation. We will aim to redress the balance by providing an honest and forthright study of women as the target audience. If women make 85% of buying decisions then it makes sound commercial sense to target them in every area from healthcare to IT and from DIY to banking. Doing this would revolutionise the way women shop and essentially increase the bottom lines of large corporate brands. Throw out the old rule book and look at what has already worked for those forward thinking companies who are already seizing this opportunity. This webcast is essential viewing for anyone looking to better understand the needs of their customers.

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Gender IQ in Networking and Visibility, available now on demand

Special Contributor: Ed Smith, ex Chair PWC, advisory board of Opportunity Now.

It is a well known fact that there are marked differences in the way men and women promote themselves. We would go so far as to say that, generally, men do and women don’t! Our research shows that women prefer to ‘keep their heads down’ and be recognized for doing a good job. Men, on the other hand might wear out the carpet tiles in front of the bosses office at promotion time and do you know that those who are seen the most, are the ones who progress most rapidly?
Again we will be giving you lots of great advice on how to network and gain visibility and Ed will be talking about the differences in networking between male and female athletes for the upcoming Olympics.

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Gender IQ for Conflict Resolution, available now on demand

Special Contributor: Elaine Aarons, Partner, Withers Worldwide.

Let’s face it – conflict happens when people are together under pressure for long periods of time. It is inevitable in any relationship and your ability to manage conflict will make or break the success of your team, organisation or marriage. When we are in conflict we resort to over extended behaviour. This is because our emotions escalate from triggered to angry. Have you ever wondered why the female extreme impulse is toward heightened worry and can end in tears, and the male extreme impulse is toward anger and physical outburst? One style for resolving conflict is not enough and you will need to be armed with a number of Gender Intelligence tools for de-escalating conflict and ensuring the success of a healthy and effective team. Plus Elaine will be sharing her valuable insights from a ‘defenders lawyer’ perspective on what happens when people decide to litigate.

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Last updated on August 19th, 2009

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Latest Message 1 month, 4 weeks ago
  • Naomi : Explains the pay gap!
  • Naomi : I just watched the video on negotiatimg. WoW I had no idea that men are asking 10 times more than women!
  • guest_1464 : Great videos ...thank you !
  • Fiona Hemp : It is great to see that Cisco is taking this issue seriously
  • guest_1306 : If this is a strategic issue..why dont we measure it?
  • Ann Simpson : Until the changes are made in the mindsets and are not delegated to a function, there will be no leadership on diversity – just a bunch of programs run by a bunch of people trying to implement change with false sponsorship. It’s all about the awards – look at the metrics used – they are not integrated into the business … they are an add on …
  • Tracey Carr : Talent shortages are a critical issue...women who dont fit the stereotype of hard nosed and bullish will carry on voting with their feet
  • Tracey Carr : I agree with you Milly ...bullish, hard nosed risk takers ARE rewarded but it is my view that the world is changing to accomodate a wider range of leadership styles. Saldy, this happneing more quickly overseas ...in the UK we are also bound by the class system and tradition
  • Milly Tant : Regardless of whether you're wearing a skirt or a tie. Learning each others differences may be a great skillset for team harmony and middle management level. But nobody's going to reward you for that by putting you in charge.
  • Milly Tant : Again 'many supreme examples' does not make the rule. There are more women who have made it at exec level by being bullish, hard nosed risk takers and decision makers yet remained very much feminine and respected eg Karen Brady, Debra Meaden etc. Business rewards individuals with these qualities. I fear you are missing your own point. Survival of the fittest and ability to adapt to change quicker and harder.
  • Tracey Carr : Sorry about the typos ...glasses next time :-)
  • Tracey Carr : I agree with yoou Millie and imy purpose here is to have this conversation. Whilst we implicit agree to deny difference we cannot - in view - move beyond. There are many supreme examples of women leading in a feminine way who no longer feel the need to ape the male stereotype
  • Milly Tant : Harmful? Well I guess they are to those attempting to support an opposing view using psuedo scientific research. What is harmful is offering an idea that women and mens brain work differently. There are still enormous barriers for women to break down before we are considered equal. Once we start talking about being 'wired' differently we invite a school of thought that believes women can't make decisions under pressure, can't control their emotions and can't understand the offside rule. If
  • Tracey Carr : In my experience there is no resistance from men re the message that we are different but often is from women. Why?
  • Tracey Carr : HI Milly, sorry for the delay. I certainly don't critiscise Dr Rippons research but I do find her message harmful ...essentially that there is no difference. We draw on the work of many neuroscientists and one of our videos is an interview with Professor Joe Herbert from Cambridge. The only message I want to assert is that women are not the same as men and a wider range of leadership styles is required
  • Tracey Carr : Hi Kirsten, I wish we were beyond it all ...the figures speak for themsleves and not too many people know about this stuff ...do you know why coffee is better for women in meetings than men?
  • Kirsten Reiss : Nicely built and professional-looking website, shame about the outdated message. Surely we are beyond all this now?
  • Niels Bohr : Einstein tweeted 4 weeks ago? I thought the old bastard was dead!!
  • Milly Tant : Echo, e c h o, e c h o ............
  • Milly Tant : Tracey whilst I agree with most of what you stand for in principle I can't help but feel you are being remiss in directing critisism on Rippons findings, a professor of neuroscience. Yet in your own seminars you site a large amount of your research from the highly discredited work of Louann Brizendine. Surely this is selective research to support you viewpoint and is hardly true Empirical research.
  • guest_4153 : VIVA la difference!
  • Tracey : Scroll down the shout box for comments from GIna Rippon
  • Mark : I don't see these aspects as purely socialised or purely genetic, but what is more important to me is to recognise that wherever they come from, we do in fact have gender specific tendencies, and that we don't assume that it is right ...to try to ignore or eradicate them in the pursuit of equality.
  • Mark : Every cell of my body is fundamentally different to every cell in (virtually) every woman's body, and shares that feature with every cell in (virtually) every man's body. And some people still want to deny what is self evident. Like it makes no difference being born with a womb or a penis!
  • Andrew : I agree with you Tracey. Whilst I feel that Dr Rippon is right to point out that some of the stereotyping is not accurate, to say that there are not gender significant gender related differences is going too far.
  • Tracey : Hey Gina, Hi ...let's chat ...maybe I can interview you ?
  • guest_6886 : Hi Tracey, Thank you for the message. Lots to think about and try to answer!! There are various aspects of the talk I gave at the British Science festival which haven’t got fully communicated ( I have asked our web people to post a pdf of the associated press release onto my web page to give a fuller version than that which has come via the Telegraph and the Mail. Watch this space!). It is worth noting that I am generally reported as saying that there are no differences between men and women
  • Andrea : YES! Let women be REAL women
  • guest_9047 : I totally agree re Rippon ...we need to move beyond the 'same' sterotype
  • Tracey : I am getting a bit fed up with the sceintist (Rippon) who has just published a book saying that brain differences between men and women are a myth ...and even more fed up with all the narrow minded people who are jumping on her band wagon saying that to acknowledge differences will reinforce stereotypes. Come on people... ....lets not go back to bad old 80's and Eqaul Ops b**sh*t. Men are more intelligent than that !
  • Tracey : I just had a rant on the blog ..stupid Observer article
  • guest_4702 : Yes, alive and kicking 6351 ...going great
  • guest_6351 : does this company still even exist
  • guest_7808 : love the article on male and female brains
  • Tracey : The workl is ready for women's leadership...never seen so much energy for change
  • guest_9220 : Terry from interCall - please phone 07810058859
  • Tracey : Whoo hoo ...one of Britains top discrimnation lawyers doing interview for us
  • guest_7254 : hello
  • Tracey : thanks Rick
  • Rick : Things are looking really great... Top work TC!
  • Tracey : mauricio...how do we contact you?
  • Mauricio : I'm interested on the Gender IQ events
  • guest_8363 : JUst saw a preview of the Effective Meetings film ....fab !!
  • guest_9730 : Looking forward to the next film
  • Sharon @ GIQ : GQ for Competitive Advantage now available to view on demand. Visit events to sign up!
  • Tracey : event about to go live
  • Carol : great content and great idea for the video rund-up Tracey - excellent
  • Yannick : The video round up is very useful, thanks
  • Tracey : what an amazing first event - overwhelming response - thanks everyone
  • guest_3579 : works great for me
  • guest_3895 : great video
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  • Sharon : Hopefully as the programme 'warms up' people will feel moved to raise questions and post comments.
  • guest_4373 : at least people are using this shoutbox ... must confess i wondered what it was for and had never used it ... thanks for trying anyway
  • Sharon : Good to know!
  • guest_5700 : Live chat is working folks
  • guest_9050 : There are some very powerful messages in these discussion on gender IQ and difference and this is a great concept Tracey that will spark even more understanding and debate too Im sure - thank you for spear-heading this
  • Yannick : great video. well done.

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