In today's complex leadership landscape, emotional intelligence is the cornerstone of effective leadership. This lab series explores the multifaceted nature of emotional intelligence, from understanding its fundamental components to applying it in high-stakes situations. Leaders will develop practical skills for self-awareness, empathy, and emotional regulation while learning to create environments that foster emotional intelligence in their teams.

This module includes the following sessions:

• Understanding Emotional Intelligence in Leadership

• Seeing the Holistic Self

• Building Empathy and Active Listening Skills

• Managing Emotions in High-Stakes Situations

Understanding and managing stress is crucial for sustainable leadership. This lab series integrates cutting-edge research, including research by the Nagoski sisters, on stress management with practical tools for both personal and team resilience. Leaders will learn to recognize stress patterns, complete the stress cycle effectively, and create systems that support team wellbeing during challenging periods.

This module includes the following sessions:

• The Impact of Stress on EQ and Assessing Your Current Levels of Stress

• Completing the Stress Cycle

• Leading Teams Through Periods of Stress and Burnout

Building on Gretchen Schmelzer's (one of our beloved mentors!) groundbreaking work, this lab series focuses on developing sustainable leadership practices that foster long-term resilience. Leaders will create their personal "basecamp" of core resources, learn to transform challenges into growth opportunities, and establish rhythms that support ongoing renewal and recovery.

This module includes the following sessions:

• Building Your Personal Basecamp (Core Resources and Support Systems)

• Cultivating Growth and Learning from Adversity

• Sustainable Leadership Practices: Rhythms of Renewal and Recovery

Success in leadership requires the ability to navigate complex organizational systems and relationships. This lab series combines Gestalt systems thinking with practical tools from The Management Center to help leaders understand their organizational context, build strong partnerships with their managers, and influence effectively across their organizations.

This module includes the following sessions:

• Understanding Organizational Systems and Your Role

• Managing Up: Building Strong Partnerships with Your Manager

• Strategic Influence and Stakeholder Management

Drawing from diverse thought leaders including Mary Parker Follett and Patrick Lencioni, this lab series reframes conflict as a catalyst for growth and innovation. Leaders will explore their conflict styles, understand the impact of stress on conflict responses, and develop practical tools for fostering constructive disagreement in their teams.

This module includes the following sessions:

• The Power of Productive Conflict

• Understanding Your Conflict Style and Emotional Response

• Building Conflict-Positive Teams and Systems

Effective collaboration is the engine of organizational success. This lab series focuses on building the foundations of collaborative relationships, creating effective systems for shared work, and leading complex cross-functional initiatives. Leaders will develop practical skills for fostering trust, managing collaborative processes, and achieving results through collective effort.

This module includes the following sessions:

• Building High-Trust Collaborative Relationships

• Designing Effective Collaborative Systems

• Leading Cross-Functional and Complex Collaborations

In an environment of competing demands, skilled prioritization and delegation are essential leadership capabilities. This lab series combines proven frameworks like the Eisenhower Matrix and MOCHA model to help leaders make strategic decisions about their time and develop robust systems for distributing work effectively.

This module includes the following sessions:

• Strategic Prioritization

• Effective Delegation

• Building Sustainable Systems for Teams

Drawing from Brené Brown's research on vulnerability and courage, and on giving and receiving feedback, this lab series develops leaders' capacity to give and receive feedback effectively. Leaders will learn to create conditions for meaningful feedback, deliver clear and caring messages, and integrate feedback into their personal growth journey.

This module includes the following sessions:

• The Foundations of Meaningful Feedback

• Giving Clear and Caring Feedback

• Receiving and Integrating Feedback

Understanding the neuroscience of stress and its impact on innovation, this lab series helps leaders create conditions for creativity and experimentation even under pressure. Leaders will learn to design psychologically safe environments, break innovation into manageable experiments, and build sustainable cycles of learning and celebration.

This module includes the following sessions:

• Understanding the Brain's Response to Innovation Under Stress

• Designing Innovation-Friendly Environments and Processes

• Building Sustainable Innovation Cycles