P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T Women Leaders: Mastering Organizational Strategy C rafting an individual leadership style is essential to earning a seat at the table. From this seat of power, you’ll be able to steer organizational decisions. In this highly interactive two-day workshop, you will learn to address the unique challenges women leaders face. We will focus on designing and refining your leadership style signature, developing tools for coaching yourself and others, expanding your leadership presence, and enhancing strategic thinking around managing difficult conversations. Academic research on gender biases, especially unintentional ones, will be discussed. A robust structure of lecture, role-play, coaching techniques, and experiential exercises will provide the practice necessary to create new leadership approaches. This workshop takes your leadership competencies to the next level, enabling you to impact organizational strategy and execution. 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. di k l a C a r m e l-h u rW i tz Lecturer in Management, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Executive Coach Dikla Carmel-Hurwitz teaches leadership development, teamwork, and interpersonal dynamics at the Stanford GSB. She served for five years as a master facilitator for Stanford GSB Women’s Circles. She received a profes- sional coach certification from the Coaches Training Institute and an MS in organizational development and leadership from Fielding Graduate University. BUS 276 B Saturday, July 22 Sunday, July 23 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (PT) 1 unit, $570 Limit: 24 Refund Deadline: July 15 Grade Restriction: No letter grade Course Format: On-campus Making High-Quality Decisions: A Practical Guide to Decision Analysis E ven the largest companies struggle with decision- making, often investing far too much in market research reports, marketing campaigns, or capital investments. Similarly, with personal decisions, we often find ourselves plagued with regret after purchasing an electronic device, an insurance policy, or perhaps even a home. Decision analysis is a field of engineering devel- oped in the mid-20th century by mathematicians at Stanford and Harvard. It uses a mix of math, philosophy, and gut instinct to guide individuals and organizations toward making better decisions. This method has been used in many large organizations, such as Chevron, Pfizer, and the US military. When Chevron mulls over, “Should we drill for oil here or not?” or when Pfizer asks, “Should we invest in an advertising campaign?” they employ techniques of decision analysis to guide their thinking. This course will provide a step-by-step guide on how to use the wisdom of decision analysis to avoid the decision traps we commonly fall into. Students will learn mathematical and conceptual tools that, while relatively simple, are incredibly powerful. Topics we will explore include influence diagrams, decision trees, value measures and functions, statistical interference, and sensitivity analysis. This course can be useful to anyone interested in strengthening their ability to make decisions of consequence and works equally well in both business and personal applications. Knowledge of basic math (algebra and probability) is required. r iC h a r d k i m Co-Founder and Senior Systems Engineer, Aerospace Technical Services Richard Kim has nearly 20 years of experience as a consultant and advisor to the US Air Force, US Space Force, and multiple energy system operators. He received a PhD in management science and engineering from Stanford. BUS 260 W 8 weeks, July 10 – September 1 1 unit, $655 Limit: 40 Refund Deadline: July 13 Course Format: Flex Online 66 S T A N F O R D C O N T I N U I N G S T U D I E S