A half-day Collaborative Leadership workshop for women · Brussels
Strengthen your Influence
Beyond Formal Power
You move projects and people forward across organisations, functions and cultures. You work at the nexus of higher education, European policy and cooperation — often without formal authority, in complex contexts with unclear roles, hierarchies and power dynamics. Sounds familiar?
Spend one morning learning how to do it with intention, authenticity and impact.
Friday, 20 November 2026 · 9.00–13.00 · The Nine, Brussels
A deliberately small room of peers who face the same challenges as you.
Topics and tools
What we will explore together
Navigate power dynamics in complex international settings
Learn about different types of power and how to enhance your own.
Influence across functions, cultures and silos
Reflect and exchange on what you can do and what you can't do to get a room moving in the same direction.
Strengthen relations and build effective networks
Reflect on your professional relationships and how to nourish them.
Lead yourself in a demanding role and stay true to yourself
Learn how to protect your energy and your integrity in a challenging context.
How the morning works
Multiple perspectives, one room
A trusted space for honest conversations, peer learning and mutual support with women who share the passion for working across borders and want to step into their power through collaboration.
Candid discussion
A mix of experience-based input and honest sharing among peers who face similar challenges.
Practical exercise
Interactive work on your real situations, so you leave with new tools and concrete next steps.
Guided reflection
A space made for you to facilitate your own process with professional guidance.
Meet your Hosts
Practitioners, not presenters
Two women who know what it means to work across functions, organisations and silos in European higher education policy and cooperation.
Anna-Lena Claeys-Kulik
Certified Leadership and team Coach & Independent EU Higher Education and Foresight Expert
With 15 years of experience in different roles in EU higher education policy & foresight, now supporting especially women to strengthen their confidence and inner leadership, as well as diverse teams to foster collaboration.
Emily Palmer
Independent strategic counsel for stakeholders across education, research and innovation
With 12 years of senior leadership experience in international academic collaboration, now provides advice to higher education institutions, governing boards and research stakeholders internationally.
Fifteen seats · one morning
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By signing up to the workshop you are also automatically signed up to Anna-Lena's and Emily's contact lists. Should you not wish to automatically be signed up to these lists, please send and email to anna@co-insight-coaching or [email protected].