Elevate your team and organization with my specialized workshops, designed to foster dynamic leadership, maximize team productivity, and build truly inclusive cultures. I integrate cutting-edge practices in Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to unlock diverse talent and champion Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) for sustainable, ethical growth. Explore our offerings and begin your journey toward systemic, positive change today. 

Leadership Development: The LIFT Model (Leadership, Innovation, and Future Talent)

The LIFT Model is a modular consulting package designed to cultivate high-impact leadership across all levels of your organization. By combining essential skills—Vision, Emotional Intelligence, and Coaching—we equip your managers to not only meet current goals but also to proactively build the talent pipeline required for future growth.

Package Components

The LIFT Model is composed of three interconnected, customizable workshops that can be delivered in sequence or individually to address specific organizational needs.

Workshop 1: The Transformational Leader: Inspiring Vision and Driving Change

This comprehensive, two-day workshop is designed for mid-to-senior-level managers looking to shift their leadership style from transactional management to transformational leadership. Participants will learn how to articulate a compelling vision, inspire team commitment, and effectively champion organizational change.

Key Topics Covered:

• Understanding the Four I's: Exploring the core components of transformational leadership: Idealized Influence, Inspirational Motivation, Intellectual Stimulation, and Individualized Consideration.

• Vision Casting and Communication: Techniques for developing a clear, future-focused vision and communicating it in a way that resonates with and motivates employees.

• Fostering an Innovation Mindset: Strategies for encouraging creative problem-solving and psychological safety to drive continuous improvement.

• Leading Through Change: A practical framework for managing resistance, building consensus, and sustaining momentum during periods of significant organizational transformation.

Workshop 2: Emotional Intelligence for High-Impact Leadership

This intensive, one-day workshop focuses on the critical soft skills necessary for effective team management and conflict resolution. Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is proven to be a stronger predictor of success than IQ, and this session provides actionable tools to increase self-awareness and social proficiency.

Key Topics Covered:

• Self-Awareness and Self-Regulation: Utilizing assessment tools (e.g., Mayer-Salovey model or similar) to understand one's own emotional triggers and developing techniques for maintaining composure under pressure.

• Empathy and Social Awareness: Learning to accurately perceive and understand the emotions and perspectives of team members and stakeholders.

• Relationship Management and Influence: Mastering communication skills, including active listening, constructive feedback, and ethical persuasion to build stronger professional relationships.

• Navigating Conflict: Practical role-playing scenarios and methods for turning workplace disagreements into opportunities for growth and deeper understanding.

Workshop 3: Coaching for Performance: Developing Your Next Generation of Leaders

This highly practical, half-day workshop equips managers with the coaching skills needed to develop their direct reports, boost engagement, and create a sustainable talent pipeline. The focus shifts from 'telling' to 'asking,' empowering employees to own their solutions and growth.

Key Topics Covered:

• The Difference Between Managing, Mentoring, and Coaching: Clarifying roles and when to deploy each approach for maximum effectiveness.

• Powerful Questioning and Active Listening: Developing the art of asking open-ended questions that promote self-discovery and insight in the coachee.

• Delivering Developmental Feedback: Techniques for providing clear, objective, and inspiring feedback that motivates individuals to improve rather than shutting them down.

Focus & Efficiency Suite: Mastering Modern Productivity

A successful professional needs more than just a to-do list; they need a strategic framework to manage their time, attention, and energy. This suite of workshops is designed to transition participants from being busy to being truly productive, tackling distraction, workflow optimization, and strategic prioritization.

1. The Priority Architect: Strategic Time Management

This comprehensive, full-day workshop moves beyond basic time-tracking to teach participants how to align their daily activities with their highest strategic goals. It's designed for professionals overwhelmed by conflicting demands and those who struggle to maintain focus on high-value work.

Key Objectives:

• The Eisenhower Matrix Mastery: Deep dive into classifying tasks (Urgent/Important) to establish clear decision-making filters for daily work.

• Energy Management vs. Time Management: Learn to identify personal peak performance times and schedule high-demand tasks when cognitive resources are at their best.

• Strategic Time Blocking: Develop a customized weekly schedule template that reserves dedicated, protected time for proactive work, preventing the calendar from being completely consumed by reactive meetings and emails.

• Effective Delegation: Practical tools for identifying tasks to offload and providing clear instructions that empower others and free up leadership capacity.

2. Deep Work Decoded: Conquering the Attention Economy

This intensive half-day workshop addresses the single biggest threat to modern productivity: distraction. Participants will learn techniques rooted in cognitive science to minimize digital interruptions, achieve flow states, and produce high-quality output in shorter timeframes.

Key Objectives:

• Audit Your Distractions: Participants will conduct a quick, guided audit of their personal digital and environmental interruptions to identify major focus drains.

• Building a Flow Ritual: Creating personalized routines and environments (physical and digital) that facilitate "Deep Work," where highly valuable tasks are completed without interruption.

• Taming Notifications: Implementing system-level and behavioral strategies to minimize email and app interruptions without missing truly urgent communications.

• The Power of Shutdown: Establishing firm "shutdown rituals" at the end of the workday to ensure mental detachment, reduce burnout, and improve restorative rest.

3. Workflow Automation and Inbox Zero

Designed for the modern professional, this practical, technical-focused half-day session is dedicated to optimizing daily digital workflows, specifically tackling the notorious challenges of email management and repetitive administrative tasks.

Key Objectives:

• Email Processing Strategies: Implementing the "Inbox Zero" philosophy using the 4 D's (Delete, Delegate, Defer, Do) to process emails quickly and efficiently.

• Automating Repetitive Tasks: Introduction to common no-code tools and simple techniques (e.g., email filters, template responses, calendar integrations) to automate up to 30% of administrative work.

• Project and Task Triage: Establishing a single, trusted system for capturing, organizing, and prioritizing tasks, eliminating the need for scattered sticky notes or multiple unreliable lists.

• Effective Meeting Management: Techniques for setting clear meeting agendas, defining actionable outcomes, and ensuring meetings start and end on time to protect everyone's schedule.

The UDL Accelerator: Designing Inclusive Learning

Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework to optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn. These workshops are designed to empower educators, instructional designers, and corporate trainers to move beyond simple accommodation and proactively design environments that anticipate diverse learner needs from the start.

1. UDL Foundations: The Core Principles and Guidelines

This essential full-day introductory workshop provides a deep dive into the philosophy and research base of Universal Design for Learning. Participants will gain a solid understanding of the "why" and "what" behind UDL, mastering the foundational knowledge necessary to begin transforming their practice.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Master the Three Principles: Explore the three foundational principles of UDL: Multiple Means of Engagement, Multiple Means of Representation, and Multiple Means of Action & Expression.

• Neuroscience of Learning: Understand the brain networks that correspond to the three UDL principles (Affective, Recognition, and Strategic networks).

• Deconstructing Barriers: Learn to identify and systematically remove systemic barriers in curriculum, resources, and instructional methods rather than just offering individual accommodations.

• The UDL Guidelines: Practice using the official UDL Guidelines to analyze existing learning materials for inclusivity and accessibility.

2. UDL in Practice: Planning and Resource Curation

Moving from theory to application, this intensive half-day workshop focuses on the practical techniques of integrating UDL into the planning and resource creation stages. Participants will leave with customizable tools and templates to immediately redesign lessons or training modules for maximum flexibility.

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Flexible Resource Development: Develop strategies for presenting information in varied formats (visual, auditory, tactile) to meet the needs of diverse learners (Multiple Means of Representation).

• Differentiated Expression: Design activities and projects that offer learners choice in how they demonstrate their knowledge and skills (Multiple Means of Action & Expression).

• Fostering Self-Regulation: Implement specific supports and scaffolds to help learners manage their own effort, persistence, and goal-setting (Multiple Means of Engagement).

• Tech Tools for UDL: Explore and integrate low-cost and free technological tools that enhance flexibility and accessibility in learning materials.

3. Equitable Assessment: UDL and Measuring Mastery

This focused half-day session addresses the challenge of fair evaluation within an inclusive framework. It teaches participants how to design assessments that accurately measure what a learner knows, rather than measuring their ability to conform to a specific format (e.g., timed, written exams).

Key Learning Outcomes:

• Separating Content from Assessment: Learn techniques to isolate the knowledge or skill being measured from the method of demonstration, ensuring assessment validity.

• Designing Flexible Grading: Strategies for implementing rubric-based grading and offering alternative pathways to demonstrate competency.

• Formative Feedback Loops: Establish continuous, non-judgmental feedback systems that empower learners to adjust their strategies and improve performance (a core component of Engagement).

• Portfolio and Project-Based Evaluation: Develop practical frameworks for using authentic, real-world projects and portfolios as primary measures of student or employee mastery.

The Inclusive Organization: Equity, Diversity, and Systemic Change

This suite of workshops provides a structured journey for organizations committed to building genuinely equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplaces. The content is facilitated by a consultant focused on process, accountability, and the application of proven frameworks to drive measurable, lasting change. The goal is to move beyond awareness and into sustained, equitable action.

1. EDI Fundamentals and Unconscious Bias Recognition

This introductory workshop provides a necessary common language and foundational understanding of the principles that underpin an inclusive culture. It serves as the starting point for individuals at all levels to understand their role in sustaining equity.

Key Focus Areas:

• Defining the Terms: Establishing shared definitions for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging, and Intersectionality, emphasizing that equity is the primary driver of inclusion.

• Understanding Unconscious Bias (UB): Exploring the neurological and social roots of common cognitive biases (e.g., affinity bias, confirmation bias) and how they impact everyday decisions in hiring, performance reviews, and team dynamics.

• The Power of Self-Reflection: Guided activities designed to foster individual self-awareness and encourage participants to examine their own privilege and positionality within the organization without shame or defensiveness.

• Microaggressions and Impact: Identifying and analyzing common workplace microaggressions, understanding their cumulative effect, and developing language to address them constructively.

2. Active Allyship: Moving from Awareness to Intervention

This practical, intermediate session focuses on empowering individuals from dominant groups to effectively use their voice and organizational leverage to support marginalized colleagues. The emphasis is on building competence, courage, and consistent behavior.

Key Focus Areas:

• The Allyship Continuum: Understanding the stages of effective allyship—from passive supporter to active intervener and advocate—and identifying personal development goals.

• Interrupting Bias in Real-Time: Developing and practicing concrete, low-risk verbal strategies for intervening in meetings, casual conversations, and group settings when bias or inequity is observed.

• Amplification and Sponsorship: Practical training on how to proactively amplify marginalized voices, share credit equitably, and serve as effective sponsors to drive career advancement.

• Listening and Learning: Guidelines for engaging with feedback regarding one's own biased behavior, prioritizing the impact on others, and committing to continuous learning.

3. Embedding Equity: Systems, Metrics, and Accountability

Designed for HR leaders, senior management, and department heads, this advanced workshop shifts the focus from individual behavior to organizational architecture. It guides leadership in establishing measurable, sustainable, and data-driven equity goals.

Key Focus Areas:

• The Equity Audit: A step-by-step process for analyzing organizational systems (hiring, promotion, compensation, and review processes) to identify embedded systemic inequities.

• Data-Driven Goal Setting: Developing key performance indicators (KPIs) for diversity and inclusion, setting measurable equity targets, and establishing a regular cadence for reviewing data.

• Accountability Frameworks: Designing consequence-based systems that link senior leader and manager performance reviews to their success in fostering inclusive teams and hitting EDI metrics.

• Creating Inclusive Policies: Reviewing and redesigning core organizational policies (e.g., parental leave, flexible work, complaint resolution) through an equity lens to ensure fair and equitable outcomes for all employees.

Workshop Rates:

Half-Day Workshop: $1,200 Full-Day Workshop: $2,200 Two-Day Workshop: $4,000

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