ABOUT WOMEN ON STAGE
- 85% of seats on board of directors are currently held by men in Switzerland
- Only 15 % of Swiss executive positions are held by women
- Switzerland lags behind OECD countries,where women hold 27% of board seats on average
- 132 years to close the global gender gap
- 150+ years to close the global economic gender gap
The VISION of Women on Stage is to:
- Increase the number women in the global labor market & leadership roles (SDG 5)
- Decrease the unemployment rate & promotion of sustained economic growth (SDG 8)
We do this by:
- Working with undiscovered female talents in business, academia & society and moving them from invisible to visible through the Leaders who act as their Career Sponsors
- Collaborating with the Industry & Academia
- Providing Female Leadership trainings & Coaching
ABOUT ME
My name Eylem means action, movement & demonstration. My father gave me this name so that I become a strong and independent woman who fights for her own and for the rights of other women. I am an achiever, learner, connector & networker.
In the corporate world, I am a businesswoman who started her career in the banking world, moved later into the Pharma Industry, studied at the University of London, Open University USA, Harvard Business School and hold a master’s degree in psychology from Liverpool University.
In the private world, I am a mother, wife, daughter, friend and more.
In both worlds, I am a strong woman, who knows what she wants and how to find the balance between business and private life.
However, arriving here where I stand today was a very long and challenging journey.
At the age of 12 I immigrated to Switzerland and started a live from Zero. I faced discrimination at school, bullying at work and several rejections in my career.
Following my initial Banking education and experience in Private Banking, I made my first career change and transitioned to the Pharma Industry. Within the 22 years of corporate experience at Actelion, Celgene, Vifor Pharma, Novartis & Bayer, I moved from being a departmental assistant to Regulatory Team Lead, leading a team of 14 and working with 40 different nationalities.
At the age of 38, while working full time and raising 2 kids, I studied psychology with the focus on mental health & behavioral science. Following my MSc degree, I designed and delivered workshops to 600 Novartis Basel employees within 2 years.
In April 2020 at the age of 43, in the beginning of the pandemic, I quit my secured job and I made my 3rd career change to establish Women on Stage which was my dream since I was 5 years old.
Eylem Demir Sentürk
Founder & CEO of Women on Stage
eylemdemir@womenonstage.ch
What we offer for
INDIVIDUALS
Are you a working woman, a student or a mother returning to work and want to advance in your career but lack the necessary support in your environment or company?
Our Sponsoring Women to Success Program offers you a unique opportunity to be matched with a Sponsor (a Leader/Executive) in your field who will be dedicated to your career advancement for a period of 6 months.
For decades, men have benefited from Sponsorssip to advance their career. Now, it is y/our turn!
During this 6 months program you will receive coaching and support in the following areas:
- Identification of leadership and communication style
- Identification of talents and top 5 key strengths
- Identification of top 5 key professions in which you will become most successful
- How to master stress, authority and changes
- Emotional Intelligence, effective conflict management
- How to update your CV so that you are invited to interviews
- How to update your LinkedIn Profile to catch the attention of recruiters
- Intensive interview preparation with body language analysis, video recordings and styling
- Price on demand
Leading with the heart
In the corporate world, we are business women. In the private world we are a mother a wife, a daughter, a friend and more. What ever we do, we do with the heart, also leading in business.
In this training, you will get to know your own personality and can expand your leadership skills and hidden resources. At the same time, you will learn how to recognize the personalities and different needs of your employees, colleagues and customers and how to shape relationships positively in order to achieve agreed goals together.
Module 1 – Strengths, Values and Emotions:
Our values, strengths and emotions affect all aspects of our lives. What are our unique strengths and values and how were they created? How do we feel when we can use our strengths in everyday work? How do we communicate and behave when our values are respected? But how do our emotions change when our values are ignored, and our strengths find no room in our daily business life.
Goal: In this module you will gain self-knowledge about your own strengths, core values and related emotions. You understand how your strengths and core values were developed (family, culture, education), and learn how to manage your emotions in order to shape your communication behavior (verbal and non-verbal) more positively.
Effect: Your leadership style becomes visible.
Module 2 – vision and inspiration:
Successful leaders have a clear vision that inspires and serves as a direction. The key questions are: What is my vision, my contribution in life and what can I do to make it happen? What do people get from the fact that I exist? What are my special qualities and abilities to contribute to the bigger picture?
Goal: In this module you identify your own vision, including the levels of the body, mind, heart and soul.
Effect: Your vision that carries you from the inside out becomes visible. This creates a powerful mission and an inspiring and motivating leadership personality.
Module 3 – Emotional Intelligence and Resilience:
Leaders with high emotional intelligence can recognize early what others feel and need. They have the ability to deal with the feelings and needs of others in a positive way. Emotional engagement begins with the inspiration to be able to share a vision. Real loyalty is only possible through real relationship building. These sustainable connections have a firm place in the heart and people seek your contact because they want to work with you.
Goal: In this module you will get to know your emotional intelligence. You will learn the ability to calm yourself and others and to weaken feelings of fear, irritability and disappointment and to reinforce positive feelings. This helps you and others to overcome setbacks or stressful situations.
Effect: knowledge of human nature and deeper insight into the dynamics of relationships and their effectiveness. To distance ourselves emotionally from the situations helps us to better control the situations and to form bonds more positively.
- Price on demand
Stop workplace bullying
Workplace bullying has damaging consequences not only for the employee but also for the whole organization as psychological complaints resulting from bullying reduce professional performance and the quality of daily work. Furthermore, it increases the absenteeism and staff turnover.
In this workshop, you will learn:
- What workplace bullying is
- How to identify different types of bullying
- The characteristics and aim of bullies
- How to protect yourself from being bullied
- How not to become a victim and suffer from stress, anxiety and depression
This workshop lasts approx. 3.5 hours and includes individual and group exercises.
- Price on demand
1st Women on Stage Networking Event - From Zero to Hero
The 1st Women on Stage Networking Event is taking place on February 27, 2020 in the Markthalle Basel from 18.00-22.00 with the topic from Zero to Hero.
- Free Entry
What we offer for
COMPANIES
Sponsoring Women to Success
For years, when occupational research investigated why women weren’t making it to the top, the same barrier – lack of mentoring – kept appearing. So why is it that after so much focus on mentoring there are still so few female executives worldwide?
Research findings show that it has to do with power in form of a Sponsorship and what power can do for you when you are connected to the right source. Guided by these findings, Women on Stage launched the Sponsoring Women to Success program in 2019.
In this program, hidden talents within your company will be identified and matched with Leaders (Sponsors) who have significant influence on decision-making processes. These Sponsors will be advocating for the career advancement of the talents during 1 year and getting them ready for the next level.
WHY SPONSORSHIP?
Benefits to the Company
- Inclusive and diverse leaders
- Increase in company reputation
- Making invisible talents visible & growth of talent pool
- Talent retention
Benefits to Sponsors
- Increase of personal and professional satisfaction
- Enhancement of organizational commitment
- Effective teams and leaders
- Increase in satisfaction with and commitment to the organization
- Enhancement of reputation based on accomplishments of the individual
- Increase in leadership competencies, especially around talent and staff development
Benefits to the individual being sponsored
- Preparation for the complexities of new roles and assignments
- Skills development that support advancement and career growth
- Greater visibility within the company
- Access to senior leaders and powerful role models
- Price on demand
Leading with the heart
In the corporate world, we are business women. In the private world we are a mother a wife, a daughter, a friend and more. What ever we do, we do with the heart, also leading in business.
In this training, your female leaders will get to know their own personality and can expand their leadership skills and hidden resources. At the same time, they will learn how to recognize the personalities and different needs of different colleagues, internal and external customers and how to shape relationships positively in order to achieve agreed goals together.
Module 1 – Strengths, Values and Emotions:
Our values, strengths and emotions affect all aspects of our lives. What are our unique strengths and values and how were they created? How do we feel when we can use our strengths in everyday work? How do we communicate and behave when our values are respected? But how do our emotions change when our values are ignored, and our strengths find no room in our daily business life.
Goal: In this module the female leaders will gain self-knowledge about their own strengths, core values and related emotions. They will understand how their strengths and core values were developed (family, culture, education), find out if their values match with the values of the company, how to make their strengths visible and learn how to manage their emotions in order to shape their communication behavior (verbal and non-verbal) more positively.
Effect: Their leadership style becomes visible.
Module 2 – vision and inspiration:
Successful leaders have a clear vision that inspires and serves as a direction. The key questions are: What is my vision, my contribution in life and what can I do to make it happen? What do people get from the fact that I exist? What are my special qualities and abilities to contribute to the bigger picture?
Goal: In this module your female leaders identify their own vision, including the levels of the body, mind, heart and soul and discover how the own vision linked to the company vision.
Effect: Their vision that carries you from the inside out becomes visible. This creates a powerful mission and an inspiring and motivating leadership personality.
Module 3 – Emotional Intelligence and Resilience:
Leaders with high emotional intelligence can recognize early what others feel and need. They have the ability to deal with the feelings and needs of others in a positive way. Emotional engagement begins with the inspiration to be able to share a vision. Real loyalty is only possible through real relationship building. These sustainable connections have a firm place in the heart and people seek your contact because they want to work with you.
Goal: In this module the female leaders will get to know their emotional intelligence. They will learn the ability to calm themselves and others and to weaken feelings of fear, irritability and disappointment and to reinforce positive feelings. This ability will help them and others to overcome setbacks and master stressful and challenging situations.
Effect: Knowledge of human nature and deeper insight into the dynamics of relationships and their effectiveness. To distance themselves emotionally from the situations will help them to better control the situations and to form positive bonds.
- Price on demand
Stop workplace bullying
Workplace bullying has damaging consequences not only for the employee but also for the whole organization as psychological complaints resulting from bullying reduce professional performance and the quality of daily work. Furthermore, it increases the absenteeism and staff turnover.
In this workshop, your employees will be sensibilized about:
- What workplace bullying is
- Different types of bullying behaviors
- How to protect oneself from being bullied
- How not to become a victim and suffer from stress, anxiety and depression
- How to receive support within the company
This workshop is a half day program and includes individual and group exercises.
- Price on demand
Are you looking for new talents?
Women on Stage has hundreds of talented male and female Members working in diverse Industries in Switzerland as well as globally. We can mobilize our Members to a Talent Attraction Event at your Company to connect with your HR and hiring managers which will accelerate your talent research.
- Free
