Tuesday 15th February 2022
GC Dinner 

Wednesday 16th Feb 2022 
9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Emotionally Intelligent Leadership: The Secret Superpower of an Influential Personal Brand

The speakers will deliver a full-day professional development program to GLL members outlining key foundational elements to building an influential and powerful personal brand that will enhance their professional reputation, co-elevate their colleagues, and positively impact their organization’s culture.
Speakers: Lakeshia Ekeigwe, International Leadership Coach & Consultant for Lawyers, CEO & Founder of LeaderThinking, and Founder of the Women Lawyers Global Network 
Sybil Henry, Brand Image Specialist, The Style Concierge
 
Part One: Embody the Silent Language of Success

• Understand how brand image success strategies will become your career advantage
• Learn how to be intentional about brand image alignment to deepen trust and build enduring credibility
• Define your “visual voice” to gain higher levels of connection for lasting relationships 

Speaker: Sybil Henry, Brand Image Specialist, The Style Concierge

Part Two: 5 Pillars of Emotional Intelligence for Lawyers

• Learn why your influential personal brand requires emotional intelligence as a foundation
• Develop self-mastery as a mindset practice
• Understand how mindset mastery influences communication and behaviours and ultimately becomes your brand

Speaker: Lakeshia Ekeigwe, International Leadership Coach & Consultant for Lawyers, CEO & Founder of LeaderThinking, and Founder of the Women Lawyers Global Network 

Thursday 17th February 2021

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | How Finance Works 
In a series of interactive lectures and case studies, Profesor Mihir Desai will develop the most central intuition from finance including value creation, capital allocation and valuation. Speaker: Mihir A. Desai, Mizuho Financial Group Professor of Finance at Harvard Business School and a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School

Friday 18th February 2021 
9:00 am - 3:00 pm | Taking Up Your Authority as a Trusted Advisor
During this session with Professor Jolly, we will explore the key principles and practical skills necessary to ensure that you are effective at influencing within your organization. Among the themes we will cover:

• Your influencing challenges
• Building trust and collaboration
• What do ‘trusted advisors’ do?
• Operating in a political context – debrief the Political Skills Inventory
• The four political skills and how to develop them
• Action commitments – what are you going to do differently based on the learning from the day?

Speaker: Richard Jolly, Adjunct Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School