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Confidence & Communication for Rising Leaders

2 weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Confidently step into your full potential and increase your impact by learning how to communicate and influence more effectively.

Previously at

Sephora
Gap
LVMH
Lord & Taylor
ANN TAYLOR

Course overview

4 Hours of Live Content: Essential Skills for Leaders

This is an experiential course designed and facilitated by two professional certified coaches and former senior executives. In the live sessions we will deep dive concepts and real examples, followed by small group breakouts and facilitated group discussion. You will put the concepts and frameworks into practice right away through session breakouts and your own work environments. Live 30-minute Optional Q&A with two coaches following each session.


Course Content:

* How to have courageouse conversations

* How to have influence across the organization

* How to advocate for what you want


This Course includes:

* Frameworks and tools to enhance and structure learnings

* Real work examples

* Practice and self-reflection

* Breakouts followed by facilitated group discussions

* Workbook to capture concepts and ideas

* Homework to support your commitment to growth

* Optional 30-minute Q&A following each session

Who is this course for

01

Senior Individual Contributors and People Managers that want to accelerate their growth and elevate their performance

02

People who want to excel at navigating complex organizational structures

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Participants who like a slower pace, learning skill sets that build week over week and allowing for practice along the way

What you’ll get out of this course

Enhanced communication skills to effectively adapt to dynamic contexts and audiences


Strategic approaches for navigating different perspectives and fostering constructive conversations


Confidence to lead and influence across situations and groups


Powerfully advocate and reinforce accountability structures to drive results


What’s included

Live sessions

Learn directly from Carrie Atkin & Amy Kelly Lauer in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Oct 16—Oct 19
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Week 2

Oct 20—Oct 26
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Week 3

Oct 27—Oct 30
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Course schedule

2-3 hours per week

  • Thursdays: Live Session + Q&A

    9am - 11am PT

    An 1.5 hours Live Session followed by 30-minute Optional Q&A

  • Weekly Practice

    30 minutes to 1 hour

    Weekly Practice to support your commitment to growth

What people are saying

        A good way to stop and pause to think about how we interact with others, how we react, and how we can achieve more with our jobs and personal lives.
Sephora Finance

Sephora Finance

        A great workshop to give you the tools to feel more comfortable with how to prepare and have hard conversations.
Kendo People & Culture

Kendo People & Culture

        I valued the opportunity to dig deep and think about things with a different perspective.
Sephora Store Creation

Sephora Store Creation

        What was most valuable? “...how to integrate this into our jobs to influence outcomes."
Gap Inc Product Managment

Gap Inc Product Managment

Meet your instructors

Carrie Atkin

Carrie Atkin

Carrie is a Professional Certified Coach, consultant, Founder of Carrie Atkin Coaching, and Co-Founder of Coach-Approach Workshops. Previously, Carrie was a senior executive at retail giants including Gap Inc., Ann Taylor, and Sephora. Carrie has a B.A. from Harvard University where she competed as a core member of the Track & Field team. These experiences instilled invaluable leadership skills and her dedication to championing others.


Carrie: Linked In

Amy Kelly Lauer

Amy Kelly Lauer

Amy Kelly Lauer is a Professional Certified Coach, Consultant, Founder of Catalyst & Co, and Co-Founder of Coach Approach Workshops. Previously, Amy was the SVP/General Manager of $1b omnichannel businesses at Gap Inc. and Sephora in start-up, rapid-growth, and turn-around contexts. Amy has a BA from Hamilton College and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. She is committed to supporting leaders’ development in service to amplifying impact, fulfillment and achieving their goals.


Amy: Linked In

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Free resource

The Courageous Conversation Formula Action Plan Template

Email us to receive a free Action Plan Template to help you prepare for an upcoming difficult conversation. We will deep dive into this template in our first session.

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Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

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