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WOMEN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SERIES

OUR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN HAVE LED TO INCREASED EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT BY 22%, WHILE DOUBLING INTERNAL CAPACITY AND INCREASING SALES.

 

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DEVELOP THE STRENGTH OF FEMALE LEADERS

What is a leader anyway? Is leadership a skill or an approach that naturally emerges? Can the barriers restricting leadership be removed?  By engaging in women leadership development programs participants become conscious of, leadership – not as personal achievement – but rather as process that emerges from bringing together their values, vision and the future of the organization they lead. Ultimately, Women in leadership roles become the force driving the future of the organization.

ELEVATE THE WOMEN IN YOUR ORGANIZATION WITH LEADERSHIP TRAINING

Experience a 10 module leadership development series – each consisting of a full-day learning experience specifically designed around the strength of women leaders. The modules move female leaders from thinking about leadership – as something they either aspire to or as a set of skills they need to acquire – to being a leader in their organizations and in their lives.

Bold conversations force participants to confront their fears and their authenticity as leaders. Women who attend this workshop discover the impact on themselves, their work lives, and their organization, and gain the clarity required to begin the work of transforming their leadership.

 

Session 1 – Work Naturally

Participants will learn their unique leadership style and strengths then how to articulate them to others. They will learn how that style best interacts with other personalities. Then the focus shifts to participantsvalues, strengths and weaknesses. Covering the 6 C’s of leadership women in your organization reflect on how they can make them part of their own leadership style.

Session 2 – The Mindful Leader

In this session, women in leadership roles will connect their work and projects to the big picture of the organization while accelerating their leadership development. In this leadership development workshopparticipants will spend their time:

    Leading on purpose
  • Making commitments to drive leadership development
  • Using delegation to drive employee development
  • Letting go by understanding the competence of team members.

Session 3 – Women Leader’s Presence

The presence women in leadership impacts how they are listened to, how the ideas get heard and when they get trusted. In this leadership development session, participants will learn:

  • How you show up matters
  • Listening as a noun
  • Defining their stance
  • Their leadership triggers (SCARF model – Status, Certainty, Autonomy, Relatedness + Fairness)
  • Opening conversations and meetings POWerfully

Session 4 – Meetings that Produce Results

Meetings illustrate strength of leadership. Deliver results in less time than others with this leadership training session for women. This leadership development workshop covers:

  • Getting clear on the purpose of your meeting
  • How to accelerate results by having XYZ agendas
  • Opening meetings POWerfully
  • Asking the right questions to accelerate results
  • Getting the right people to your meetings.

Session 5 – Clear Courageous Conversations

In this leadership training session for women, participants focus on having the courage to speak up to increase their contribution and speak out to get for results. The objectives of this workshop include: 

  • Communicating for high performance through results versus reasons
  • Questions are the answer best practice
  • Sharing to increase engagement
  • Negotiation mindset
  • Push pull conversations.

 

Find the Path to Success

Session 6 – Effectively Lead Change Projects and Handle Resistance

Implementing change requires both the right change tactics and the ability to support individuals through their personal resistance. In this leadership development workshop women learn specific skills like:

  • Implementing change simulation “Profit from Change”
  • Mobilizing for successful change with self and others
  • Implementing change tactics at the right time
  • Using the right change tactics to shift all change adopter types
  • Implementing through all phases of change
  • Handling individual leader and team member resistance.

Session 7 – Leading in Challenging Times

In this leadership training for women, participants will develop vision, understanding, clarity and agility (VUCA) in the face of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) so each leader has the ability to bring what is required to a conversation or situation. The skills learned in this workshop include:

  • Self care
  • Making difficult decisions
  • Collaborative problem solving
  • Using Resilience to increase leader effectiveness.

Session 8 – Developing Your Female Leadership including Stakeholders

Get the best from your team and your stakeholders by taking a more strategic approach to women’s leadership development. Learn about Pocket Career Coach app for Strengths and Career Drivers to build and develop women in leadership roles and stakeholders. In this training session participants will learn about: 

  • Leveraging team strengths
  • Working through others
  • Development conversations
  • GROW Coaching strategies (Goal, Reality, Options, What’s Next)
  • Building strength in others
  • Helping people stretch
  • How to show up in meetings
  • Designing and using stories for impact

Session 9 – Leading Up

In this workshop, women in leadership roles will learn the tactics to influence and guide other leaders in the organization to achieve multiple outcomes including:

  • Your stakeholder effectiveness
  • Leverage your existing value chain
  • Impacting across value chains
  • Creating powerful results-based conversations and tracking results
  • Increasing your visibility and the visibility of your projects
  • Leveraging your strengths
  • Analyzing what derails your results

Session 10 – Accelerating Your Results

50% of ideas that employees propose get lost so tracking results proves value and creates career opportunities. In this final leadership development workshop in the Women’s Leadership Series, participants learn:

  • Every innovation and it’s source gets recognized
  • Celebrate improvements in productivity (time), sales increases + effectiveness (profit)
  • Apply learning to impact real challenges + seize opportunities
  • Watch intangible ideas transform into tangible results.

 

 

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Empowering Today, Inspiring Tomorrow: The Unmatched Value of Leadership and Development

In a world that moves fast and shifts often, true leadership and development go beyond professional skill-building. Growth fosters connections that create meaningful transformation within individuals and teams. At the core of impactful leadership development lies a commitment to inspiring leaders who connect, empower, and encourage others to pursue genuine and lasting change. It’s an approach that views leadership as more than a position; it’s a way of creating shared experiences and values that drive performance and progress. Creating Experiences that Resonate Effective leadership development resonates deeply when it moves beyond theory and into action. Programs that provide hands-on, immersive experiences inspire individuals to step beyond the routine and tackle challenges in ways that feel tangible and relevant. Leadership then becomes something people embody—not just a list of principles or qualities. Development that immerses participants in high-stakes scenarios enables people to practice real-time decision-making, team-building, and problem-solving. In this way, development transforms from a formal exercise into a lasting experience. Leaders who engage in this form of learning come away with skills and memories that equip them to connect with others on a human level and to inspire teams that thrive in both growth and change. Developing Resilience Through Real Connection When people feel truly connected to their purpose and to one another, resilience becomes a natural part of their approach. In workplaces where leadership is cultivated and exemplified, individuals learn to lead, adapt, inspire, and support each other through challenges. This type of experiential development fosters not only skill but also the kind of confidence that can only come from real, hands-on engagement with complex situations. Development delivered in immersive settings goes beyond building individual skills; it creates a collective resilience, where teams unite through trust, connection, and shared purpose. Teams grounded in these experiences are prepared to navigate uncertainty, transforming challenges into opportunities for growth. Fostering Team Alignment Through Shared Goals The most successful organizations are those where leadership and development align seamlessly with shared goals. A leader doesn’t merely direct others; they connect each team member to a larger vision, making every contribution meaningful. Leadership development that emphasizes collaborative, team-based challenges reinforces this alignment, encouraging clear communication, problem-solving, and mutual accountability. When each person sees their role within a greater context, development is no longer a solo journey; it’s an invitation to be part of something larger. This shared sense of purpose inspires teams to push beyond what’s expected, achieving extraordinary outcomes together. Inspiring a Culture of Growth and Transformation The true value of leadership development is found in how it challenges people to view themselves, their teams, and their goals in new ways. In today’s dynamic business landscape, organizations benefit immensely from a culture where growth and transformation are continuous. Development becomes an adventure—a pathway where individuals explore their unique strengths and discover new ways to contribute to team success. By embedding learning within shared experiences, development empowers people to experiment, grow, and bring their best selves forward. This culture of growth fosters a sense of possibility, where each team member has the freedom to build skills that go beyond their immediate roles and extend into every facet of life. Leading with Purpose, Creating Lasting Impact At the heart of meaningful development lies purpose. Leadership development equips individuals to look beyond short-term goals and envision a future shaped by their actions. Purpose-driven leaders contribute not only to organizational goals but to a larger narrative of positive impact. Development that focuses on purpose-driven leadership enables individuals to connect deeply with their vision, creating leaders who are motivated to add real value and inspire positive change wherever they go. Leadership development of this kind doesn’t just strengthen organizations; it builds a legacy. Leaders empowered by purpose and connection inspire others, transform workplaces, and set a standard for progress. By prioritizing this kind of development, companies invest in a future that is both resilient and impactful, laying the foundation for people to create the world they want to see.

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How Currency Creates Context for Immediate Feedback

Currency doesn’t just drive urgency—it also creates the feedback loop to help participants reflect on their performance. Feedback is a crucial part of learning, and currency provides a natural mechanism for participants to understand how well they’re doing and adjust their strategies accordingly. Again, feedback matters because participants move through “learning about” into a performance focus. The Power of Immersion in Learning What makes currency even more impactful is when it’s embedded in immersive learning experiences. Immersion allows participants to fully inhabit their learning environment, transforming the classroom from something abstract into something they live and breathe. By combining currency with immersion, learners become part of the story, making decisions that impact the outcomes and their emotional connection to the content. Imagine being on the deck of the SS Keewatin, tasked with saving lives in Save the Titanic. The decisions your team make could mean life or death for passengers—currency (lives saved) makes the stakes real. At the same time, you know the ship is sinking—currency (time matters) which makes the choices real. This is the power of immersive learning: it taps into emotions, making the learning experience unforgettable. When participants are immersed in the narrative, they are more likely to: Choosing the Right Currency for Your Learning Design Choosing the right currency for your learning design depends on the experience you want to create. Here are some examples of how currency can shape the participant-driven journey: Conclusion: Currency as the Catalyst for Impactful Learning At the heart of participant-driven design lies the idea of empowering learners to take ownership of their experience. Currency provides the perfect mechanism for achieving this by giving learners tangible feedback, creating urgency, and immersing them in a rich, dynamic environment where their decisions matter. When currency is thoughtfully integrated, we create a learning experience that is engaging, reflective, and transformative. By designing with currency, you’re not just guiding learners through content—you’re giving them the tools to measure their progress, make decisions with real consequences, and take full ownership of their learning journey toward actual performance. And that’s what makes participant-driven, immersive learning so powerful. Let’s continue designing experiences where participants feel in control, where learning is urgent, and where the feedback is immediate and meaningful. Stay curious and keep creating impactful learning experiences! Doug Bolger’s immersive learning experiences transform boring training into performance enhancing experiences. Doug supports talent, learning and design professionals to achieve substantially more during learning moments. Doug’s clients have found their participants want a performance approach rather than traditional learning content. Connect with him if you want to make every minute matter in your leaders, teams and leadership team time together.

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How Currency Enhances Participant-Driven Learning

Currency naturally complements participant-driven design by ensuring learners are at the heart of the experience. When participants are given a form of currency to manage, they are empowered to make choices, strategize, and reflect on the consequences of their actions. This shifts the focus from passive learning to active engagement, where learners have a stake in their performance. Imagine a traditional training session where participants are passive recipients of knowledge. Now contrast that with a learning experience where participants are saving lives against the clock in the award-winning Save the Titanic or solving their challenges together by identifying best practices in the high-stakes scenario of sales or service. Currency turns abstract learning into an urgent, immersive experience that puts learners in control, motivating them to apply what they’ve learned in real-time. How Currency Drives Urgency and Ownership Urgency is a powerful motivator in learning. By introducing currency, we raise the stakes and increase participant engagement. When participants know that every choice, action, or contribution directly impacts the outcome, it creates a sense of urgency that drives learning forward into performance. This urgency gives participants an immediate reason to care about their progress and compels them to think critically about their choices and actions. Here’s how currency creates urgency and ownership in various contexts: