PILLAR ONE - GETTING TO KNOW YOUR UNICORN

Clarity

In Pillar One you'll understand your Unique Advantage, where you're at and where you're going. This knowledge is where the magic starts. Without it you can't build trust... and you can't be sure your efforts will get you to the right goal.

Maybe you don't think your current skills are enough, to face this challenge? Perhaps the peeps you see as super successful here, have a skillset as illusive to you as... well as magical unicorn glitter. In CLARITY you'll learn what skills you actually need, vs the skills you have. If there are extra skills you need to build, you'll get building while we're working together... but it will be great decision-making that sends you to skill-building-town, not insecurity.

• Identify your Non-Negotiables. Understand your unique leadership identity.
• Get acquainted with the blockers holding you back. Hint - busyness and self-doubt are in here!
• Get an objective reality check. Learn from Psych Assessment and your past highlights reel to unpack what you're known for and what you want to be known for.
• Get clear on your direction. Set growth goals that fit YOU and not just expectations. Identify the skills you need to build, rather than all the skills you know you don't have yet.

There's no OSFA leadership skills checklist... but there are some really robust indicators. We look at your Psych Assessment for Development Results (we can do it, or you can bring a recent one with you)... IN a 1:1 strategy call, we determine which of these skills are actually important for where you're going, and which you can ignore. Once you're through Clarity, you'll be clear on what to leverage, what to get support in- and what to leave well alone!

PILLAR TWO - BE HEARD, BE INSPIRING, BE RESONANT

Communication

The Kosiosko of leadership skills.

Let me tell you a story. I've interviewed thousands of leaders in the last 20 years- all of them impressive in certain ways. But none of them have been as memorable as the ones who told great stories. Those who transport you to an experience, so you're on the journey, feeling the emotion. You've bought in! There's scientific reason for it. More parts of your brain fire when you hear stories, than straight facts. Actually that's a very mediocre story- but my story doesn't matter here. Your stories are my concern. Helping you to value yours, to find yours, and to tell them in a way that builds trust and engagement.

Workplace storytelling isn't right for every situation, but done well, its a leadership game changer. So it's one of our

Pillar Two is the behemoth: effective communication. Each component is big. You'll expand your Emotional Intelligence, put my Inclusive Coaching tool into use and unpack killer strategies for Powerful Presentations and getting buy-in. And we'll take a deep dive into another inclusive leadership tool: interviewing others.

Great communication is a two way relationship - even if there's only one person talking. So EQ is critical. Emotional Intelligence also happens to e the #1 identifier in successful leaders. And unlike IQ, you can expand your EQ. And you will.

This pillar alone is worth more than the price of admission. Inspire followership through communication.

• Expand and leverage your Emotional Intelligence as a vital foundation for effective connection.
• Decide on the stories you need to have and how to deliver information so people can truly hear you. Drawing on my #1bestselling book, Lost For Words? use the Don't be ARSD Story Bank Tech® to value, record and retrieve your stories easily, when you need them.
• Learn to deliver epic, powerful presentations that speak to your audience.
• Build deeper connections and greater engagement through inclusive coaching, situational leadership and career conversations.
• Learn strategies for difficult conversations like performance management and giving feedback.
• Take your voice wider to influence more broadly. To your network? Company-wide? Industry-wide? Expand your influence.
• Always know exactly what to highlight in conversations with people who can influence your move - or your team's. Never again be shocked to silence- or lost for words.

Communication is the secret sauce to inclusive leadership and to influence. Knowing you can communicate effectively is a stellar win for courage and resilience. No wonder communication is so often cited as the #1 skill to work on as a leader. No matter how great you are, you can always improve. Never again be lost for words. This is your absolute best-shot at being consistently on-message, personable, connected and inspiring.

PILLAR THREE - COURAGEOUS LEADERS GO FURTHER, FASTER!

Courage

So you have the technical skills, the people leadership skills and your EQ and communication are on the grow.

In Courage we unpack what's holding you back and the hacks you can use to tread some tricky lines. You want to be a team player, but you shouldn't have to feel like you need a shower afterwards. You want to be authentic, but you also want to be inclusive.

Being courageous is really a fight against yourself. The brain is designed to keep you safe, and generally that means sticking with the old and avoiding change. But sometimes the brain's wiring is a little out of date. So in our third pillar, Courage, you'll see some gems you might anticipate, like habit creation... and others you might not, like workplace diversity. Because challenging the status quo is good for you and great for business, but it may not be what you're used to.

When we build courage, innovation rises, resilience increases, connections deepen and inclusion spreads as a non-negotiable.

• Learn to use physiology to help your neurology- the physical micro habits that will help you to be more courageous.
• Develop a toolkit for building team resilience, EQ and kindness... and watch productivity soar.
• Experience a range of intimate Diversity Case Studies from D&I leaders and Male Champions of Change. Learn from them- what worked and what didn't, then apply the best for your team.
• Take a deep dive into the micro habits that build courage and how you can ensure max stickability.
• Learn what support looks like, in achieving your goals and how to start asking... in non-career-limiting ways!
• Are you being resilient, or being taken advantage of? Understand when it's appropriate and how to push back.

Courage is essential for innovation, risk, even connection! Courage is often required just to get off the couch many times. But COURAGE NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT. In pillar three you'll build a personal and team courage toolkit that you will be using for the rest of your life.