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Professor Maja combines sociology with sequins for a charismatic storytelling experience on women’s everyday obstacles with confidence.

 

Her informal, witty and energetic style of speaking educates and inspires women to get out of their comfort zones and take action! Professor Maja can customize her talks to your audience.

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 Forget THE.
.APOLOGIES &   Learn to   Lead with   cofidence 

Do you ever find yourself apologizing for minor issues? Do you have difficulty accepting praise or compliments? Do you ever downplay or minimize your accomplishments? Do you worry that your confidence is misperceived as cockiness? Have you ever dimmed your light to protect other people’s feelings? If this sounds like you, then this talk will clarify what your confidence killers are, and help you take deliberate action to grow your confidence!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Discover why women over apologize and how we can switch out our “apology-lingo” for leadership lingo.

Learn how unconscious gender and racial biases work to diminish our confidence.

Learn how to deal with failures and criticisms so we don’t ruminate and internalize them.

Discuss actionable science-backed strategies on how we can GROW our confidence.

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 Overcoming 
 imposter 
 syndrome 

Imposter Syndrome: Unpacking how we all feel. The imposter syndrome is the inability to own your successes. Have you ever felt like you don’t belong, that you’re not good enough? Do you worry that you’ve fooled people and you’ll be exposed as an imposter or fraud? Imposters tend to deflect praise and minimize their accomplishments. They attribute their successes to external sources like “being lucky”. It’s been argued that women who feel like imposters lack confidence. But perhaps women’s confidence is chipped away at by unconscious gender & racial biases, toxic workplaces and childhood experiences.

 

Are you frustrated that women’s confidence is often perceived as arrogance?  Do you find it exasperating that we live in a world of double-standards where the burden of proof for women’s competence is so much higher? If so then this is the workshop for you! Join Professor Maja in this energizing and information-jammed session to explore why the imposter syndrome affects so many of us and how to effectively manage it.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand the common fears behind the imposter syndrome and identify how it shows up in your life​.

Discuss how our confidence & communication styles are influenced by unconscious gender & racial biases.

Learn the latest research on confidence coming out of Prof Maja’s 5-year global study.

Discuss actionable science-backed strategies on how we can grow our confidence & hold others accountable.

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 GEnder bias 

Are you frustrated that women’s confidence is often perceived as arrogance and lack of likeability? Are you frequently interrupted during meetings? Do you deflect praise or minimize your accomplishments? Are you wondering how men can be part of the solution too? If so, then this is the workshop for you!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Discuss how our confidence & communication styles are influenced by unconscious gender & racial biases.

Understand how allyship is a state of learning & knowledge sharing combined with consistent ally actions in both public and private settings.

Learn about the latest research on confidence coming out of Prof Maja’s 5-year global study

Discuss actionable science-backed strategies on how we can be better allies to women at home, in their social life and at work.  

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 PERFECTIONISM 

 IS PARALYSIS 

Are you a perfectionist or people-pleaser? Suffering from the nice-girl syndrome? Tired of saying "yes" to everyone else's demands of your time? Do you doubt your own capabilities, or feel like a fraud or imposter at times? Does your desire to be perfect lead to procrastination or avoidance techniques? In this session, you will learn how destructive perfectionism is, and the consequences to both our confidence and our careers.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Examine the Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANT’s) that can fuel our perfectionist tendencies.

Learn how our fear of failure is tied to perfectionism, and how to handle our mistakes and failures in a more productive manner.

Discover time-management strategies backed by scientific studies to help you focus and prioritize what is most important.

Learn how to prioritize the people and experiences that matter and say NO to the rest!

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PROF MAJA IS IN GOOD COMPANY

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WANT TO  HIRE ME  AS A SPEAKER?

EMAIL  INFOPROFESSORMAJA@GMAIL.COM 

OR CALL  437-220-1676 

On behalf of Insurance Business, it has been an absolute privilege to partner with Professor Maja as our keynote in the 6-city fall Women in Insurance Virtual Conference Series. From our audience in London to Chicago to Toronto, Professor Maja quickly demonstrated her unique way of both relating to attendees, while also challenging them to be better with tangible steps to grow as a leader. Her powerful talk on Forget the Apologies, and Learn to Lead with Confidence set the tone for the day and is one of the best topics not only seen at the WII conference, but across our many verticals. Thank you, Professor Maja, for partnering with IB Magazine to empower and encourage women globally! 

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Jesse Friedl /

Insurance Business

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