The Empowered Leadership Journey

Reset how you lead. Redistribute the weight. Rebuild a culture that thrives.

Leadership Feels Heavier Than Ever.

And It’s Not Just You.

You're holding a lot. Strategy. People. Performance.

From the outside, it might look like you’ve got it handled.

But inside? You’re stretched thin, caught in constant urgency, and wondering if this pace is sustainable.

You’re not alone. This is what we hear from leadership teams every day:

  • “We’re doing too much, but don’t trust others to lead.”

  • “We avoid the hard conversations and end up carrying tension silently.”

  • “We’re always reacting. There’s no space to think or breathe.”

  • “I’m the bottleneck—but I don’t know how to step back without everything falling apart.”

This isn’t just stress. It’s systemic.

It’s the product of cultures that normalize over-functioning, unspoken expectations, and heroic effort.

And it’s time for something different.

The Empowered Leadership Journey is a guided experience for leadership teams who want to lead with clarity, foster true accountability, and build a culture where trust and growth go hand in hand.

We help you shift from managing everything yourself—to creating the conditions where your people can step up, take ownership, and thrive.

You’ll walk away with the mindset, tools, and practices that make empowered leadership not just possible—but sustainable.

This Isn’t Leadership Training. It’s a Leadership Reset.

What This Journey Covers

A series of six practical, human-centered workshops designed to transform how your team communicates, collaborates, and leads—together.

  • Workshop Outcome: Recognize how fear, blame, and unspoken tension quietly shape your culture—and how to shift those dynamics for good.

    What leaders will get from this workshop:

    • Understanding how fear and blame get in the way of effective communication and collaboration, draining energy from teams

    • We’ll share simple ways and tools to support you and those around you shift out of fear

  • Workshop Outcome: Learn to lead from clarity, not control. Empower your team to take responsibility without handholding or burnout.

    What leaders will get from this workshop:

    • Taking what we learned from the previous workshop, we’ll support you to use your new leadership skills to create an empowering environment where collaboration and innovation thrives

    • We’ll support you to step into a new way of leading that invites clarity, calm and the opportunity to work better together

  • Workshop Outcome: Develop coaching skills that inspire action. Ask better questions, unlock performance, and cultivate trust.

    What leaders will get from this workshop:

    • We’ll support you to create that space for your team to grow in their roles

    • We’ll share some top coaching skills to support you to be an effective coaching leader

  • Workshop Outcome: Set and communicate expectations that drive alignment and reduce micromanagement—without losing empathy.

    What leaders will get from this workshop:

    • We’ll support you to hone the skills to communicate with clarity

    • We’ll share frameworks that support you to set expectations with your team, create clear goals, and make progress towards the change you want to see

  • Workshop Outcome: Normalize feedback as a leadership tool, not a performance weapon. Build trust through clarity and care.

    What leaders will get from this workshop:

    • We’ll support you to create the conditions where feedback fuels growth and change

    • We’ll share frameworks that support you to empower your team to grow and progress day after day

  • Workshop Outcome: Run meetings and conversations that build momentum, reinforce accountability, and keep your team connected to purpose.

    What leaders will get from this workshop:

    • We’ll support you to lead structured conversations that drive clarity, commitment, and follow-through—without micromanaging.

    • We’ll share simple, repeatable frameworks that help your team stay aligned, own their next steps, and make meaningful progress together.

How It Works

  • Delivered virtually or in-person

  • Ideal for leadership teams of up to 12 people

  • Each session is 90–120 minutes with optional coaching, tools, and integration resources

  • Can be delivered over 8 weeks or as part of a customized offsite or leadership development program

Doug Thierjung
Director of Operations, Hinterland

“The experience was transformative and helped some of my initiatives as a leader to find lift-off. The tools  and pacing were valuable.”

Victoria Stoyanova
Ecosystem Programs, Google

“Our leadership sessions together were so insightful and brought me so much clarity and motivation.'“

This Is for You If…

  • You’re constantly in the weeds, reacting instead of leading

  • Feedback is inconsistent—or avoided altogether

  • Your team looks engaged on the surface but trust feels fragile underneath

  • You’re shouldering more than you should, but delegation feels risky

  • You want your team to grow—but you don’t want to burn them (or yourself) out getting there

This journey helps you shift from high-functioning chaos to intentional, empowered leadership.