This apprenticeship program is tailored specifically for women seeking to enhance their personal and professional development. Throughout this comprehensive series, women will acquire indispensable skills and adopt a growth-oriented mindset. Through this self-discovery class, participants gain insights to understand their workplace personality, identify their natural leadership traits, and align their long-term career goals accordingly. Trainees dive into the core principles of effective leadership, exploring concepts such as systems thinking, active listening, and conflict resolution to nurture robust leadership abilities and foster collaborative team environments. Attendees will learn to reframe vulnerability as a source of strength, address workplace biases with professionalism, and harness newfound confidence to navigate challenges and excel in workplace professionalism.
COMMAND YOUR CAREER
In this class, women embark on a journey of self-discovery, delving deep into their workplace personality and strengths. Through interactive exercises and insightful discussions, attendees uncover common leader personality traits and gain valuable insights into their own leadership potential. Key topics include understanding your unique workplace personality and strengths, identifying common leader personality traits and characteristics, analyzing strategies to cultivate and enhance leadership traits, and assessing alignment between career goals and personal attributes. By the end of the class, participants will be equipped with the knowledge and tools to confidently navigate their leadership journey, leveraging their strengths to achieve career success and personal fulfillment. A 30-minute virtual 1:1 skill reinforcement session will be individually scheduled with you.
Helps employees: • Leverage innate leadership skills. • Reflect on ways to build leadership skills. • Assess career alignment. • Explore short-term and long-term career goals.
COMBAT CONFLICT
In this comprehensive class, apprentices delve into the core principles and practical applications of conflict resolution, systems thinking and active listening techniques. Participants gain a deep understanding of systems thinking principles, learning how to analyze complex organizational dynamics, identify interdependencies, and leverage feedback loops to drive systemic change and innovation. Through experiential exercises and role-playing scenarios, participants develop active listening skills, honing their ability to empathize, engage, and communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and peers. Participants explore various conflict resolution strategies, from collaborative problem-solving to negotiation techniques, equipping them with the tools and mindset needed to navigate and resolve conflicts constructively in diverse workplace settings. By combining theoretical insights with practical exercises and real-world examples, this class empowers participants to enhance their leadership effectiveness, foster healthier team dynamics, and drive positive organizational outcomes. A 30-minute virtual 1:1 skill reinforcement session will be individually scheduled with you.
Helps employees: • Analyze complex organizational dynamics. • Utilize systems thinking as a problem-solving tool. • Practice active listening techniques. • Realize conflict resolution methods. • Leverage feedback loops to drive systemic change and innovation.
COURAGEOUS CONCERNS
In this class, participants embark on a journey to redefine vulnerability as a powerful catalyst for courage, confidence, and inclusive leadership. Through insightful discussions, attendees explore the role of vulnerability in fostering authentic connections, dismantling biases, and effectively navigating workplace challenges. Participants learn how embracing vulnerability can foster trust, empathy, and resilience in professional relationships. Trainees develop awareness of unconscious biases, prejudices, and micro-aggressions that may impact decision-making and interpersonal interactions in the workplace and learn how to recognize and address these biases differently. By the end of the class, participants emerge equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to embrace vulnerability as a cornerstone of courageous leaderships, navigate difficult conversations with empathy and assertiveness. A 30-minute virtual 1:1 skill reinforcement session will be individually scheduled with you.
Helps employees: • Redefine vulnerability as a powerful catalyst for courage. • Dismantle bias. • Manage difficult interactions that impact decision-making and interpersonal interactions.
HALT HESITANCY
In this empowering class, participants learn how to overcome meeting hesitancy, cultivate self-esteem, and master the art of professional presentations. Trainees learn practical strategies and techniques to boost self-esteem empowering them to approach challenges with resilience and confidence. Through interactive discussions and skill-building exercises, participants explore the impact of meeting techniques on audience engagement, hone their public speaking abilities, refine their message delivery, and project confidence and authority in front of an audience. By the end of the class, participants emerge equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindset to confidently present themselves with poise and assurance, setting the stage for success in their personal and professional lives. A 30-minute virtual 1:1 skill reinforcement session will be individually scheduled with you.
Helps employees: • Overcome meeting hesitancy. • Cultivate self-esteem. • Master presentations. • Refine message delivery.
BENEFITS OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
- Virtual or In Person Workshops
- Six 30-Minute 1:1 Skill Reinforcement Sessions
- Leverage innate leadership tendencies and build new leadership skills
- Utilize systems thinking as a problem-solving tool
- Realize conflict resolution methods
- Manage difficult interactions that impact decision-making and interpersonal interactions
- Master meeting and presentation delivery
TARGET AUDIENCE
Emerging women leaders
DELIVERY
Virtual or in person workshops and virtual skill reinforcement sessions.
DURATION
This class series is offered virtually or in-person. Virtual sessions meet Mondays & Fridays as a lunch and learn workshop from 11 AM to 1 PM, over a ten-week period. In person sessions meet every other Wednesday as a group from 9 AM – 1 PM over an 8-week period. Both virtual and in person attendees will also receive six, 30-minute 1:1 skills reinforcement sessions scheduled by the participant and facilitator.
Next Class – October 2025
Option 1: In Person Hours
- October 16th, 2025 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- October 30th 2025 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- November 13th, 2025 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- November 27th, 2025 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Five 30-minute 1:1 Virtual Skill Reinforcement Sessions (Individually Scheduled)
Option 2: Virtual Hours
- October 14 th, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- October 18 th, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- October 21st 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- October 25th, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- October 28th, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- November 1st, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- November 14th, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- November 18th, 2025 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
- Five 30-minute 1:1 Virtual Skill Reinforcement Sessions (Individually Scheduled)
Cost
$1,000
Contact Us
For more information on Women in Leadership, please contact Kristen Goodell at kgoodell@catalystconnection.org.