Female Leadership Program “Stratego for Women®”

✅ For many years, we’ve been organizing this unique program, which has been followed by hundreds of ambitious women, both in person and online, from all around the world.
In six months, Stratego for Women® Female Leadership Program helps you explore new leadership skills in a safe, supportive environment and build wonderful connections with an amazing group of wise, passionate, and ambitious women.
You’ll learn how to confidently contribute to meetings, negotiate for yourself and position yourself with clarity and impact. Through active support and practical tools, you’ll advance your career with more confidence, growth mindset, and just the right dose of humor.
The program is based on the book “Stratego for Women®” written by Monic Bührs and Elisa de Groot.

In our “Stratego for Women®” program you will learn:
For ambitious women ready to lead with purpose, strategy, and impact.
- Achieve your goals with smarter strategies, not more effort
- Position yourself with authority while staying true to who you are
- Decode workplace dynamics and navigate the unwritten rules with confidence
- Approach tough conversations and emotional triggers with practical, proven tools
- Identify your unique influence and learn how to use it to your advantage
- Read power structures and key players and respond with clarity and strength
- Uncover and move past unconscious bias and hidden career blockers
- Stay grounded by aligning your work with your values and long-term vision
Gain confidence. Gain clarity. Gain real influence.It’s time to lead on your own terms: strategically, visibly, and with more ease.
And what does your organization get?The Business Case.
The Stratego for Women program benefits not only you but also your organization. They get:

An employee who works for the organization with more pleasure and humor because she understands how the game is played.

Female talent that is ready to take the next step: ‘The pipeline’ remains filled.

And talent who knows that the ‘grass is not greener on the other side’, so they stay with the organization longer.

This puts more women in influential positions and leads to more innovation, better decision-making and a higher gross profit margin.

Did you know that organizations with more women achieve an average of 30% higher returns?

During this program, we work with a group of a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 12 women for six months. The participants contribute with their personal experiences and cases and the supervisors highlight the topics from the professional literature, research and own experience.

We also organize the Stratego for Women program in company. If at least 4 female colleagues are also enthusiastic about this program, we will be happy to tailor the program to your organization.

The trainer for this program is Mira Vasic. She helps individuals to develop their strategic leadership skills and organisations to become truly inclusive. She is an expert on topics of female leadership and gender-diversity. Mira is a frequently asked international keynote speaker and was teaching IEMBA courses for Geneva Business School. She is a Senior Partner and co-owner of ‘In Touch Female Leadership & Career Academy’ and has a tremendous passion for empowering women.
In the past 15 years, Mira has been working as a researcher and consultant for both commercial and governmental sectors in Serbia, Spain, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands. She also holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (2015) and fluently speaks 4 languages. Her value is her enthusiastic approach and her great sense of humour.
When and where?
You can choose to enrol the program fully online (expected in Q3 2027) or fully in person (Woerden, Netherlands). Upcoming programs:
Online - expected in Q3 2027 (Join waiting list)
In-person, Woerden:
Kick-off 8 October 2026
Intake
October 2026
Individual coaching session
During the program
Workshop "Unwritten rules"
8 October 2026
Workshop "Archetypes and strategic negotiations"
5 November 2026
Intervision "Your field of influence"
3 December 2026
Workshop "The color company"
14 January 2026
Workshop "Effective communication"
18 February 2027
Workshop "Levels of power and influence"
18 March 2027
Salary upgrade e-learning
At your pace
Closing dinner 18 March 2027
Kick-off 25 March 2026
Intake
March 2027
Individual coaching session
During the program
Workshop "Unwritten rules"
April 2027
Workshop "Archetypes and strategic negotiations"
May 2027
Intervision "Your field of influence"
June 2027
Workshop "The color company"
July 2027
Workshop "Effective communication"
September 2027
Workshop "Levels of power and influence"
October 2027
Salary upgrade e-learning
At your pace
Closing dinner October 2027
Kick-off 3 June 2027
Intakes
Eind mei
Individuele coachingsessies
Twee weken
Workshop ongeschreven regels
30 juni 2026
Workshop archetypen en strategisch onderhandelen
7 september 2026
Intervisie
22 september 2026
Workshop find your purpose en The color company
6 oktober 2026
Workshop macht en intervisie
29 oktober 2026
Individuele Coachingsessies
Kleine maand
Workshop profileren en zakelijke presentatie
1 december 2026
Afronding avond 10 december 2026
The investment for the Stratego for Women program in person is:
The investment for the Stratego for Women program online is:
DURATION OF THIS PROGRAM:
Workshop duration 6 times 4h, total 24h over 6 months period
SELF-STUDY AND PREPARATION TIME:
6h
GOAL OF THE PROGRAM:
Develop strategic personal leadership skills
TARGET GROUP:
Women in a professional setting
LEVEL OF THE PROGRAM:
From a master’s degree
Study material is included in the program and pricing. Lunch before every session and closing dinnere are included in the price.
Interested in joining?
Choose between Career Development in person, Career Development Online or Coaching
TOUCHED BY INTOUCH
I now ask for what I want.
One of the things I learned from Monic is to prioritize myself. I was working long hours and loved my job. As we were short on staff, I took on extra tasks. This helped me a lot to develop myself further, but I also thought I should be rewarded for that. And I believe that this should be initiated by management. However, in the coaching with Monic, it became clear to me that I had to ask for what I wanted. And that if I would get a ‘no’ I had to make sure to get back on my horse. This means staying in the game with arguments and a track record.
Results:Internal promotion to Investment ManagerExternal promotion to an Investment Management role in another company andcountry
Rita NguyenInvestment ManagerEurope and Great Britain
As a global engineering company, we are still facing difficulties in attracting and retaining women. And if we are able to employ them, we don’t see them raising their hands when opportunities for professional growth or new roles are offered. Since two years, Mira Vasic of InTouch has been supporting us in creating awareness about cultural and individual hindrances and overcoming conscious and unconscious biases. We now have a number of female managers who commented that they never would have applied without this knowledge.
Tiny JansHR Business Partner Global OperationsSeco Tools
Lisa delivered a truly captivating workshop on the unwritten rules. Her enthusiasm was contagious, and her knowledge of the topic was impressive. She had the entire room engaged and created an interactive, high-energy atmosphere. Everyone left with fresh insights and renewed energy. Highly recommended!
Samira KassttarHR ManagerDura Vermeer
Elisa has been delivering one of the highest-rated lectures in the Female Leadership series at Nyenrode Business University. Her lectures have an incredibly positive impact. With nearly 30 years of experience, Elisa translates her expertise into practical tips that can be applied immediately the next day. The archetypes are a major hit: participants gain insight into how to effectively leverage their own behavior to achieve their goals and how to influence other key players in their field of influence. The combination with unwritten rules of the game is truly magical. How do you play the game strategically? And how do you work smart instead of hard?

