Q1 2025 Virtual Roundtable
Assertive, Not Angry: Dismantling the ‘Angry Black Woman’ Myth in Leadership
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern
About This Roundtable
When Black women leaders demonstrate assertiveness, conviction, or passionate advocacy in the workplace, they often face the insidious “angry Black woman” stereotype — a label that attempts to undermine their authority and effectiveness. Through unfiltered dialogue, we’ll explore strategies for maintaining authentic executive presence while deftly dismantling attempts to miscategorize strong leadership as anger. Join us for an intimate conversation that moves beyond standard advice to actionable approaches for commanding respect, wielding influence, and reshaping perceptions at the highest organizational levels.
Our Speakers
Your Take-Aways
Transform moments when your assertiveness is mislabeled as anger into powerful demonstrations of executive presence and measured influence.
Learn precise techniques for expressing passionate advocacy while maintaining unquestionable leadership authority.
Acquire specific language, tone, and presence techniques that disarm stereotypes while amplifying your executive voice.
Master the art of ensuring your passionate leadership translates as exactly what it is — executive excellence in action.
This Experience is for Black Women in Senior Executive Roles Who:
- Want practical strategies for commanding the room without compromising their authentic voice.
- Want to master the art of being both formidably assertive and strategically influential.
- Need advanced techniques for expressing conviction while maintaining unquestionable authority .
- Are done with dimming their executive presence to avoid being labeled as “too aggressive.”