Murphy’s research on the key issues in women’s leader development shaped a UEBS women's executive leadership programme delivered in partnership with FWB Park Brown. The programme, running yearly from 2016 to 2019, provided a women’s only programme to 220 women from 85 organisations, focusing on key challenges facing female leaders such as increasing leadership self-efficacy and reducing the deleterious effects of stereotype threat. Programme evaluations showed that:
- Participants strengthened their confidence in their leadership abilities, which led to improved communication, strategic leadership, decision making, strategic thinking, team leadership, and networking skills, and higher career aspirations.
- Women’s improved self-efficacy and career aspirations led to substantial career development.
Organisations that sent multiple participants over the 4 years reported that these women’s attendance helped them improve organisational leadership capability and led to them implementing fairer HR practices. The programme also led to the creation of the , a trusted and widely used resource to support alumni from the programme.
Contributors
Chair in Leadership Development