WELCOME TO THE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE™ COMMUNITY

You are now part of a special community of passionate and engaged women leaders. Your Women in Leadership Institute™ journey is just beginning. We’re excited to offer you exclusive insights, perks, and add-on experiences. Explore this resource page to discover our unique offerings designed to accelerate your career:

Supercharge Your WIL Experience

Accelerator: Access a Year of Learning and Community.
Extend your WIL experience through the WIL Accelerator program and unlock a full year of learning and community.


Are you looking to continue to meet with your fellow WIL participants each month and gain even more insights from the experts at the Women in Leadership Institute™?

We invite you to enroll in the Women in Leadership Accelerator program, a yearlong learning and community-building experience designed to empower you each month with hands-on learning. Ready to get a glimpse of this program in action? Watch this webinar recording of one of our recent sessions or access the brochure for more information.

In this program, you will:

  • Access the Advancing Women Leaders Essentials program—an independent learning platform loaded with exercises, activities and insights.
  • Join us monthly for an hour-long virtual live session led by an expert consultant, featuring special guests, activities, interactive breakout rooms and more.
  • Three 1-hour coaching sessions with a coach who has expertise in Advancing Women Leaders
  • A deep dive into Assessment results to inform your Individual Development Plan
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WIL Learning Circles: Leverage Your WIL Learnings to Continue Your Cohort’s Leadership Development as a Team.
Engage your WIL participants in Learning Circles for continued networking, reflection and growth as a group of women leaders to accelerate your organization’s growth.


Want to continue offering women from your organization an opportunity to gain even deeper insights from the Women in Leadership Institute™?

We invite you to enroll your women leaders in the Women in Leadership Learning Circles, an extended learning journey and community-building experience designed to offer connection, reflection, and application beyond WIL. Women can share stories of success and leverage their network for support as they work to apply learnings from WIL to their day-to-day leadership roles.

In this program, participants will:

  • Join monthly, for a total of 3 one-hour long virtual live conversations led by an expert Linkage consultant.
  • Share stories of learning, ask questions and deepen their action planning around the AWL framework.
  • Develop their network of WIL attendees for continued support and ongoing development.
  • Engage in interactive breakout rooms for discussions and practice.

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Get the One-on-One Support You Need.
Partner with an executive coach to take a meaningful next step.


Are you looking for focused support from an expert coach?

Our coaches and executive coaches are experts on empowering women leaders like you to scale the hurdles to advancement through tailored support. Book a coaching experience and unlock:

Three 1-hour coaching sessions with a coach who has expertise in Advancing Women Leaders

A deep dive into Assessment results to inform your Individual Development Plan

Why experience coaching? Partner with an expert to:

  • Refine your goals.
  • Create a personalized development plan.
  • Drill down on insights from your Self- or 360° Assessment.
  • Identify further hurdles to advancement and key ways to scale them.
  • Set up an accountability plan to achieve your leadership goals.
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WIL Community Discount.
Share the promo code WIL24REFER10 with your network to help bring the WIL experience into reach for more of your mentors, mentees and other members of your team.


Perk for Your Network: Share a Special Discount to WIL 2024

Looking to bring insights from the Institute to your team, mentees or broader network?

We invite you to make the magic of the Women in Leadership Institute™ available at a special reduced price to your network.

Share promo code WIL24Gift10 for 10% OFF Virtual Keynotes or Virtual Keynotes PLUS pass. This promo code can be used by any person you share this with!

Discover the PMQ Program from SHRM.
Calling all first-time managers and those looking to take the next step in their people manager career!


The PMQ Program from SHRM is designed to build People Managers’ skills in four key areas:

  1. Effective communication.
  2. Performance management.
  3. Team leadership.
  4. Situational judgment.

Available 100% virtually and on-demand, the PMQ program drives results. In fact, 87% of managers who have experienced the program say they’re ready to lead confidently. Interested in experiencing the program for yourself or bringing it to members of your team? Explore the program online and connect with us to request special group pricing.

What organizational leaders say about the Accelerator program:

“We decided to offer the Accelerator program to our previous WIL attendees to further their education on the content. WIL is a powerful learning experience, and the Accelerator allows a deeper dive into the hurdles and how to overcome them.”
-Kathryn Oakes, VP, Communications & Community Engagement, Heidelberg

What participants say about the Women in Leadership Accelerator program:

“I enjoy the small-group conversations and breakout sessions. It has been very helpful to make connections during the breakouts with other women who are working on themselves professionally. That sense of community has had a positive impact in my remote working environment.”
-Kelly Fine, Associate Director of Culture & People, Heidelberg

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FAQs


What is the WIL Accelerator program?

The Women in Leadership Accelerator program combines passes to WIL with an extraordinary yearlong learning experience designed to empower women leaders to thrive. The program includes independent learning through the Advancing Women Leaders Essentials platform, expert guidance and discussion through instructor-led live sessions, and access to a community of women leaders. Leaders can also add coaching, where they will gain access to private sessions with a coach who specializes in women’s leadership.


What are the Accelerator Live sessions?

TAccelerator Live sessions are live, instructor-led webinars designed to equip women leaders with the insights and skills they need to scale the common hurdles to advancement in the workplace. Hosted via Zoom, these sessions are led by an expert consultant; include interactive activities, lessons and case studies; and include video breakout rooms where women leaders will network with other women leaders and access a community of support.

The package includes access to 11 monthly Accelerator Live sessions.


How does the coaching work?

The coaching add-ons gives participants access to personalized, one-on-one coaching, designed to equip individual women with a focused action plan for success. These coaching sessions will take place with a women’s leadership expert via Zoom.

Coaching sessions will take place after the Women in Leadership Institute. This timing allows you to build upon what you learned at the Women in Leadership Institute and the insights gained from the assessment.

To learn more about long-term coaching sessions, connect with your coach or reach out to Linkage-learnmore@shrm.org.


When does the WIL Accelerator program begin?

Leaders will start their experience at the Women in Leadership Institute (WIL).

Your self-assessment will be launched as part of your WIL communications in September. You’ll receive your credentials to access the Advancing Women Leaders Essentials program post-WIL and start your first WIL Accelerator Live session in December. You will be included in the next year of WIL Accelerator Live sessions (through October 2025).


Do I receive an assessment with the program?

Yes, every registrant receives access to an assessment designed specifically for women leaders.

· Self-Assessment –. Participants will receive a self-assessment as part of their WIL Virtual Pass, which will be used for both WIL and the Advancing Women Leaders Essentials portions of the program.

· 360° Assessment – Those who register for the All-Access pass will receive access to an Advancing Women Leaders 360° Assessment to be used for both WIL and the Advancing Women Leaders Essentials portions of the program.


Can I extend my coaching sessions beyond the program?

Many women leaders create a strong and lasting bond with their career coach and choose to extend their coaching engagements beyond the initial program. To learn more about long-term coaching sessions, connect with your coach or reach out to Linkage-learnmore@shrm.org.