We’ll kick off the program with a group session to introduce you to the program, your cohort, my process, and answer any questions.

We’ll form collective goals. Then identify metrics and data you’ll collect to set our baseline where we’re starting from.

Meet 1:1 with Katie to share your personal journey as a leader and establish your individual goals for the program.

Begin mindset shift and promote connectedness with cohort. Build foundation for safe space during the program.

SCHEDULE:

Jan 25th - Kickoff Group Session

Prework: Complete Questionnaire by Feb 5th

Jan 26 - Feb 11 - Your first 1:1

Feb 15th - Group Session

Then we’ll start the work of exploring assumptions, bias and expectations that form your gut reactions & how you lead.

You’ll start by looking inward at yourself. The more you understand yourself, the better you can drive performance with the people you lead.

Because this can be vulnerable work, I use an application of theatre techniques to provide a safe environment and gives us tools for communicating where words feel inadequate.

We’ll lay the foundation for learning inclusion behaviors by exploring the varied and wonderful perspectives of others.

SCHEDULE:

Mar 1 - Group Session

Mar 15 - Group Session

Together, we’ll dig into micro-interactions you have regularly with your team

Get the chance to see your initial reaction and then start to make a different choice in that situation

To Lead Deliberately, you need to be able to choose your reaction and how you show up in challenging situations.

You’ll rehearse for real scenarios in a safe, supported environment.

1:1 coaching session with Katie to support your individual needs.

SCHEDULE:

Mar 29 - Group Session

Apr 13 - Group Session

Apr 14 - May 6 - Your 2nd 1:1 focused on your individual skill development

May 10 - Group Session

Usually, you’re on your own to integrate your new skills. Not in McLaughlin Method Programs.

During this phase, you’ll try your new skills on with your team.

Bring back your successes and challenges so we can workshop them.

Complete a values comparison and integration exercise. Focused on: “what do I value and how do I want to integrate that into the way that I lead.”

Create a personal manifesto or plan to showcase how you will contribute to a better culture on your team and in your company.

SCHEDULE:

May 24 - Group Session

June 7 - Group Session

June 21 - Group Session

Any Leader who:

Questions how to tackle leading with belonging and inclusion.

Never had leadership training and have just been learning on the fly.

Feels like all of their past leadership training has failed to prepare them for the challenges of the last two years.

No matter if you’ve been a leader for decades or only a few months, you’ll benefit from the training and coaching available in this program.

Because this is a live program, each session will be tailored to the needs of that specific cohort. There’s no cookie cutter programming here at McLaughlin Method.

The program is a total of 6 months long.

Stay tuned for the next cohort start date

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We want to support you in creating lasting skills. It is common that coaching programs last 6 months or more.

We hate change (generally). But the more time we give ourselves to make changes, to break down changes into digestible chunks, the better we can accept the changes and integrate them into our lives.

To do the work in the Lead Deliberately program, you ultimately need time to build your skills. The 6 months allows you the time between sessions to consider the content and the exercises we’ve done. Your experience deepens over time.

Besides -- we know that you have a busy schedule with your team and life, so stretching the program over 6 months means that you’ll have less impact on your schedule each month.

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We use theatre-based workshops to help you develop the skills you need to become a better leader who has diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in mind.

Our training sessions are highly interactive; helping you transform the way you engage your teams and create sustainable cultures by building empathy, fostering inclusive behaviors, and preparing you for tough challenges of managing people.

At McLaughlin Method, we believe culture must be consistently reinforced and brought into all interactions at work.

To do that, you need skills! You can’t develop skills through lectures. You need practice, rehearsal time so that when you’re in the heat of the moment, you are prepared.

We’ll take you through our signature theatre-based exercises to dissect your interactions and relationships in a way you’ve never thought about before.

You’ll hone your skills through group coaching and one on one coaching sessions.

You’ll get to learn how to inspire and motivate diverse teams, plus make inclusion and engagement priorities in your team culture.

With Katie’s powerhouse combo of her theatre background and over 15 years in the heart of business strategy, organizational development, and change management, you’ll be able to learn how to connect with people in the workplace in a more meaningful way.

The biggest benefit here at McLaughlin Method is that all trainings must develop real skills and go beyond theory so sessions are highly interactive, employing theatre exercises and games to go deeper while cementing the learning.

In the Leadership Cohort Program, you’ll:

Find balance between your own needs as a leader and the needs of your team.

Identify and build respect for the perspectives of others -- especially those different from you

Practice making thoughtful choices as you lead that inspire, recognize, and promote your team

Uncover your habitual responses (triggers) in the workplace so you can recognize and support others when they are triggered in the workplace.

Develop behaviors of inclusion as habits you’ll implement in your day to day as a leader

Fast track your emotional intelligence and empathy skills through our theatre-based workshops

The Lead Deliberately program is facilitated by our Founder, Chief Strategist and Transformation Artist: Katie McLaughlin.

Learn more about Katie.

Get ready for something completely different! We’ll take you through our signature theatre-based exercises to dissect your interaction in a way you’ve never thought about it before. You won’t just be talking, you’ll be moving and using your body.

Wait. Theatre? Do I need to perform?

No performance or experience necessary. Theatre gives us a different language to understand how people work and express complex things like emotions.

Learn more about Our Method here.

Having your manager’s support to attend this program will be helpful as you block off time to attend the trainings and coaching sessions.

Your company may have professional development dollars that can help you cover the cost of the program.

In order to get approval, share with your manager and HR or Talent team the Lead Deliberately Program Schedule & Curriculum.

Please reach out if you need more help getting your boss on board with this program!

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