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Welcome to Masterful Management

Many organizations have clear strategy, capable leaders, and talented teams, yet still struggle with consistent execution. Priorities drift, accountability weakens, and leaders find themselves addressing the same issues repeatedly. In most cases the issue is not strategy or talent. It is managerial effectiveness. Managers translate leadership intent into daily behavior, and when that layer is underdeveloped, execution suffers.

Masterful Management strengthens the managers who drive consistency inside an organization. Through structured coaching sessions built on insights from eighty respected leadership and management books, participants build practical skills in communication, accountability, coaching, decision making, and execution. The program can be delivered through live virtual coaching with a licensed Masterful Management coach or through an internal Train the Trainer model that allows organizations to run the program themselves.

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Why It Works

Masterful Management is designed to strengthen the managers who turn leadership intent into daily execution. The program combines practical learning, structured coaching, and proven leadership insights so participants can apply what they learn immediately. The elements below explain what makes the program effective and why organizations choose it to develop stronger managers.

  • Practical, work specific learning: Focused entirely on leadership and management so every concept applies directly to the workplace.
  • Structured, high impact sessions: Each session follows a clear agenda combining key book insights, discussion, application, and real world assignments.
  • Small group coaching for deeper learning: Delivered in a 1 to 1 through 1 to 4 format that encourages engagement and tailored discussion.
  • Book-based learning for retention: Built around condensed business books so busy professionals can absorb and apply proven ideas quickly.
  • Reinforcement and continuous growth: Each session includes a learning assignment to reinforce concepts between sessions.
  • Flexible delivery options: Organizations can hire a licensed coach or license the program and run it internally.
  • Customizable to your needs: Covers core managerial capabilities while allowing participants to focus on the topics most relevant to their role.

Together, these elements create a practical and scalable development system that strengthens managerial capability, improves accountability, and helps organizations execute more consistently.

How It Works?

Masterful Management is designed to be a flexible, structured, and results driven coaching experience that can be delivered in two ways: by hiring a licensed coach to lead live virtual sessions, or by training a team member to deliver the program internally using our complete curriculum and facilitator tools.

Option 1: Hire a Licensed Coach

  • Choose your focus areas and sub-topics from our curated selection.
  • Enroll in a one-on-one or small-group session block (1 to 4 participants, 6 or more sessions).
  • Schedule session dates and times that fit your availability.
  • Attend live virtual coaching sessions.
  • Apply what you learn through structured assignments and real-world application.
  • Explore our list of Certified Coaches.

Option 2: Train an Internal Coach

  • Purchase your organizational license and select your internal trainer(s).
  • Enroll them in our Train-the-Trainer certification course.
  • Gain access to the full curriculum, facilitator guide, session plans, and book summaries.
  • Launch internal sessions for your employees.
  • Use built-in learning assignments and discussion tools to ensure consistent outcomes.

Session Experience

Each one-hour live coaching session is structured as follows:

  • Starter Question Discussion – Kick off each session with a thought-provoking question to engage participants and set the stage for deeper learning.
  • Book Summary and Key Takeaways – Gain insights from curated readings to reinforce leadership and management concepts.
  • Knowledge, Application, and Reflection Q&A – Explore structured questions that drive discussion, practical application, and personal reflection.
  • Personalized Coaching Discussion – Receive tailored feedback and guidance to address individual leadership challenges and growth areas.
  • Structured Learning Assignment – Apply key concepts in real work situations to ensure long-term impact.

Topics

Click on a link to reveal related subtopics and readings.

Leadership Essentials

Interpersonal Communication

Team & Culture Building

Productivity & Time Management

Coaching & Performance Management

Change & Adaptability

Strategy & Growth

Personal Growth & Mindset

Pricing

Choose the option that fits your organization’s needs:

Option 1: Hire a Licensed Coach

  • Perfect for individuals or small groups who want to work directly with a certified Masterful Management coach
  • $800 per 1-hour session for an individual
  • $50 per additional participant (up to 4 total participants)
  • Minimum commitment: 6 sessions

Option 2: Train an Internal Coach

  • Ideal for organizations that want to bring the Masterful Management program in-house by certifying an internal team member to deliver the coaching
  • $10,000 annual license per organization
  • $2,000 per person for our Train-the-Trainer certification course

Get Started

There are two ways to bring Masterful Management to your team:

1. Want to book sessions for yourself or your team? Submit our Interest Form and we’ll match you with a certified coach.

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2. Want to train someone internally to lead sessions at your company? Contact us to learn more about the Train-the-Trainer program and licensing options.

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FAQs

For Those Hiring a Licensed Coach

You can choose 1-on-1 or small-group (up to 4 participants) live virtual coaching sessions led by a licensed Masterful Management coach. Each session follows a structured format based on curated leadership content.

Participants receive a condensed book summary and a starter question to reflect on prior to each session, ensuring preparation for meaningful discussion.

Each one-hour session includes a thought-provoking starter question, book summary discussion, structured Q&A, personalized coaching, and a practical post-session learning assignment.

Many participants experience immediate gains in confidence and clarity. Sustained improvements typically develop over the course of the six-session commitment.

One session per six-session block may be rescheduled with at least 48 hours’ notice. Additional missed sessions are forfeited.

Choose your focus areas, register and pay for your session block, and select session dates and times that fit your team’s availability.

Yes. Multiple teams may participate in separate coaching groups. Contact us for a custom engagement plan.

For Organizations Licensing the Program

This option allows your organization to license the full Masterful Management curriculum and train an internal leader to deliver the program in-house.

Certification includes live instruction, practice facilitation, and access to a facilitator guide, structured session plans, book summaries, and participant materials.

The annual license gives your organization access to the complete curriculum, session resources, and permission to use the program internally.

Internal delivery offers long-term scalability and ownership of your team’s development, while working with a licensed coach provides immediate support and external facilitation expertise.

Your designated trainer will complete our certification course, which includes live virtual training and practice facilitation using our proven framework.

Yes. Additional team members may be certified for $2,000 per person.

Licensed organizations receive periodic updates to core materials throughout the term of the license.

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About

Ian Tonks is a leadership and management coach, life coach, entrepreneur, and author focused on helping people build strong organizations and well-designed lives. His work spans six complementary companies centered on leadership, management, life design, decision clarity, wellness driven philanthropy, and faith.

  • EOS Worldwide: A Licensed Expert EOS Implementer helping entrepreneurial leadership teams achieve clarity, alignment, and disciplined execution.
  • Masterful Management: A manager development platform delivered through expert coaching or trained internal leaders.
  • IntentiaLife: A structured life planning experience helping individuals and couples design their next chapter with intention.
  • Charipillar: A wellness challenge platform that helps people build healthier habits while generating funds for charitable causes.
  • Decidifi: A decision app that helps people bring clarity and confidence to important life and business decisions.
  • Becoming a Christ.ian: A practical Christian book and resource hub guiding individuals through a thoughtful and lived faith journey.

Ian holds an MBA from Dominican University of California and a bachelor’s degree in sports science from the University of Northumbria in the UK. He lives in Orange County, California with his wife and daughter. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys staying active, playing golf, traveling, spending time with family, and serving in his local church.

Visit iantonkscompanies.com for more.

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Personal Growth & Mindset

Leadership is as much about personal development as it is about leading others. This section dives into growth mindset, resilience, mental toughness, stress management, and well-being—helping you cultivate a strong foundation for lifelong success. Topics and readings include:

Develop a mindset that embraces challenges, fosters resilience, and encourages lifelong learning.

  • Mindset by Carol S. Dweck: Explains the power of a growth mindset in achieving success by embracing challenges and learning from failures.
  • Grit by Angela Duckworth: Examines the role of passion and perseverance in achieving long-term goals and overcoming obstacles.

Understand the core principles that drive personal and professional achievement.

  • The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins: Introduces a simple decision-making technique to overcome self-doubt and hesitation, empowering individuals to take action instantly.
  • Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill: Shares time-tested principles for success, emphasizing mindset, persistence, and strategic action.
Learn how to maintain energy, balance, and focus while leading under pressure.
  • Managing Employee Burnout by Shauna Moran: Provides strategies to identify, prevent, and address workplace burnout, ensuring sustained engagement, well-being, and productivity.
  • Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith: Offers practical, therapy-informed strategies for managing stress, building resilience, and improving overall mental well-being through simple, actionable tools.

Strengthen your mental resilience to handle adversity with confidence and determination.

  • Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins: Shares a powerful personal journey of overcoming extreme obstacles through mental toughness and self-discipline.
  • The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday: Applies Stoic philosophy to show how challenges can be transformed into opportunities for growth.

Enhance focus, reduce stress, and cultivate mindfulness for peak performance.

  • The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod: Introduces a morning routine designed to improve productivity, mental clarity, and overall well-being.
  • Mindfulness in Plain English by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana: Provides practical guidance on mindfulness meditation to improve focus and emotional balance.

Strategy & Growth

Scaling an organization requires a clear vision, structured execution, and a culture of innovation. This section explores goal setting, business models, competitive strategy, and execution frameworks to drive sustainable growth and long-term success. Topics and readings include:

Set and execute high-impact goals that drive organizational success.

  • Measure What Matters by John Doerr: Explains how the OKRs framework helps businesses set and achieve ambitious goals.
  • The 4 Disciplines of Execution by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey & Jim Huling: Outlines practical strategies to bridge the gap between strategy and execution.

Build systems and processes for sustainable business growth.

  • Traction by Gino Wickman: Introduces the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) to streamline business execution.
  • The Business Playbook by Chris Ronzio: Provides a step-by-step guide on documenting and delegating business processes to enable your company to scale beyond the founder’s involvement.

Foster a culture of innovation to stay ahead in a competitive market.

  • The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen: Explores why disruptive innovation reshapes industries and how businesses can adapt.
  • Inside Real Innovation by Eugene Fitzgerald, Andreas Wankerl, & Carl Schramm: Examines the complexities of true innovation, offering a model that connects technological breakthroughs with market success.

Gain insights into market dynamics and customer behaviors to inform strategic decisions and drive growth.​

  • The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: Introduces a methodology for developing businesses and products by adopting continuous innovation strategies to meet customer needs effectively.​
  • Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey A. Moore: Explores strategies for marketing high-tech products during the early start-up period, focusing on the specifics of transitioning from early adopters to a broader market.

Understand strategic frameworks to maintain a competitive advantage.

  • The Art of War for Managers by Gerald A. Michaelson & Steven W. Michaelson: Applies Sun Tzu’s military strategies to business management, emphasizing strategic thinking, competition, and leadership tactics.
  • Good Strategy, Bad Strategy by Richard Rumelt: Distinguishes between effective and ineffective business strategies and how to craft winning ones.

Change & Adaptability

Change is inevitable, and leaders must be ready to navigate it effectively. This section covers strategies for leading through transformation, overcoming resistance, building resilience, and managing crises with agility and confidence. Topics and readings include:

Develop strategies for implementing change while maintaining stability.

  • How to Change by Katy Milkman: Reveals science-backed strategies to break bad habits and create lasting behavior change by leveraging decision-making psychology.
  • Switch by Chip Heath & Dan Heath: Explores how to create behavioral change by aligning logic, emotion, and environment.

Understand why people resist change and how to help them embrace it.

  • Our Iceberg Is Melting by John Kotter & Holger Rathgeber: Uses a simple fable to illustrate the key principles of organizational change.
  • Problem Solving 101 by Ken Watanabe: Introduces simple yet powerful problem-solving techniques originally designed for children but highly effective for professionals and leaders.

Cultivate resilience to thrive under pressure and adversity.

  • The Upside of Stress by Kelly McGonigal: Challenges the conventional view of stress as harmful, demonstrating how it can be harnessed as a tool for growth, resilience, and performance.
  • The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor: Explains how a positive mindset fuels success, illustrating research-backed strategies to improve happiness and productivity in the workplace.

Develop a long-term vision for leading large-scale organizational change.

  • Reinventing Organizations by Frederic Laloux: Presents innovative organizational models for the future of work and leadership.
  • Remote: Office Not Required by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson: Discusses how to build and manage productive remote teams.

Understand the stages of organizational decline and strategies to prevent failure, ensuring long-term sustainability.​

  • ​How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins: Explores the five stages of decline that organizations may experience and provides insights on how to identify and reverse them to achieve sustainable success. ​
  • ​The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz: Offers practical advice on navigating the challenges of building and running a business, especially during tough times, emphasizing the importance of resilience and decisive leadership.

Coaching & Performance Management

Great leaders don’t just manage; they coach. This section focuses on delivering feedback, employee growth, career development, and performance improvement, ensuring that individuals and teams thrive in a supportive, high-accountability environment. Topics and readings include:

Deliver feedback that inspires growth and improvement.

  • Radical Candor by Kim Scott: Encourages leaders to challenge directly while caring personally to provide honest and effective feedback.
  • Thanks for the Feedback by Douglas Stone & Sheila Heen: Explores how individuals can give and receive feedback effectively for professional development.

Foster continuous learning and leadership development within your team.

  • The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier: Provides simple, powerful coaching techniques to improve leadership effectiveness.
  • Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wiseman: Explains how leaders can amplify their team’s capabilities rather than micromanaging.

Navigate tough workplace discussions with confidence and emotional intelligence.

  • Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan & Al Switzler: Offers strategies for handling high-stakes conversations with composure and effectiveness.
  • Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton & Sheila Heen: Provides a framework for tackling sensitive discussions while preserving relationships.

Guide employees toward growth through structured evaluations and development plans.

  • Measure What Matters by John Doerr: Introduces the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) framework for tracking and driving performance.
  • The First 90 Days by Michael D. Watkins: Outlines strategies for leaders transitioning into new roles to maximize their impact.

Address performance issues constructively to drive accountability and improvement.

  • No Excuses by Brian Tracy: Explores the importance of self-discipline in achieving personal and professional success, offering actionable strategies for overcoming procrastination and setbacks.
  • It’s the Manager by Jim Clifton & Jim Harter: Explores how effective managers drive performance, engagement, and workplace culture.

Productivity & Time Management

Time is a leader’s most valuable resource. This section provides strategies for prioritization, delegation, effective meetings, habit formation, and overcoming procrastination—helping you maximize productivity while maintaining balance and focus. Topics and readings include:

Master the art of focusing on what truly matters to maximize productivity.

  • The One Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan: Teaches how to prioritize a single most important task to drive extraordinary results.
  • Essentialism by Greg McKeown: Encourages a disciplined approach to doing less but better, focusing only on what is essential.

Learn how to delegate effectively and empower your team.

  • The New One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard & Spencer Johnson: Presents a modernized approach to leadership that emphasizes setting clear goals, providing timely feedback, and fostering employee empowerment.
  • Leading Without Authority by Keith Ferrazzi: Explores how leaders can influence and delegate effectively, even without formal authority.

Transform meetings into efficient, action-driven discussions.

  • Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni: Provides a framework for structuring meetings that engage participants and drive results.
  • How to Lead World-Class Meetings by Gino Wickman: Provides practical techniques for facilitating effective, engaging, and results-driven meetings that maximize participation and decision-making.

Break free from procrastination and boost personal productivity.

  • Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy: Provides 21 practical methods to overcome procrastination and complete high-priority tasks.
  • The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal: Explores the science behind willpower and how to strengthen self-discipline for productivity.

Harness the power of habits to build sustainable productivity.

  • Atomic Habits by James Clear: Explains how small, incremental habit changes compound into remarkable long-term success.
  • The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg: Examines the science of habit formation and how habits shape personal and professional effectiveness.

Team & Culture Building

A high-performing team is more than just a group of skilled individuals—it’s a cohesive unit built on trust, accountability, engagement, and inclusion. This section delves into team dynamics, psychological safety, motivation, and fostering a culture of excellence and belonging. Topics and readings include:

Create a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

  • The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups by Daniel Coyle: Reveals the key elements that foster strong, high-performing teams.
  • Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal: Explains how to build adaptable and empowered teams in fast-changing environments.

Establish accountability and ownership to drive results.

  • Leadership Strategy and Tactics: Field Manual by Jocko Willink: Provides practical leadership tactics to cultivate discipline, responsibility, and performance.
  • Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin: Emphasizes the mindset of taking complete responsibility for a team’s success or failure.

Understand what drives engagement and performance in individuals and teams.

  • Drive by Daniel H. Pink: Explores the science behind motivation and how autonomy, mastery, and purpose drive high performance.
  • The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes & Barry Z. Posner: Presents five fundamental leadership practices that inspire and engage employees.

Create an environment where employees feel safe to take risks and innovate.

  • Primal Leadership by Daniel Goleman, Richard Boyatzis, and Annie McKee: Explains how emotionally intelligent leadership builds trust and positive organizational culture.
  • Dare to Lead by Brené Brown: Discusses vulnerability, courage, and trust as core leadership skills for fostering psychological safety.

Foster an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives and strengths are valued.

  • The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace by Gary Chapman & Paul White: Introduces ways to recognize and appreciate employees to strengthen team morale and engagement.
  • Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain: Highlights the strengths of introverts and how organizations can better support them.

Masterful Management

Masterful Management is a one-stop, on-demand training platform, housing over 550 expert-authored, soft skill courses leaders, managers, supervisors, and teams need for business success.  For a flat annual fee, clients get premium course content without paying a premium, address soft skills training needs for years to come, and keep learners engaged by staying in touch when they can’t be face-to-face.

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Sub-Categories

Retail essentials; Applied retail

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Human Resources

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Diversity & inclusion; HR essentials; Hybrid workforce; Learning essentials; Nurturing talent; Recruitment 101 essentials; Work ethic

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Sales & Service

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Applied customer service; Customer service essentials; Customer service mastery; Applied sales skills; Sales essentials; Sales mastery

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Technology

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Artificial intelligence essentials; Coding for everyone; Cybersecurity

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Safety & Compliance

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Compliance essentials; Food safety essentials; OSHA work safety; Workplace safety essentials; Workplace health

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Business Skills

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Business innovation; Business Continuity; Coaching essentials; Data analysis; Digital transformation; Finance essentials; Marketing essentials; Marketing skills mastery; Mindfulness; Applied project management; Project management essentials; Project management mastery; Teamwork essentials

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Personal Development

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Career management; Mastering happiness; Networking; Online social presence; Personal finances; Presentation skills; Risk & uncertainty; Wellbeing essentials

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Leadership Essentials

Strong leadership is the foundation of any successful organization. This section covers key principles of leadership, strategic thinking, decision-making, ethical integrity, and adaptability—equipping you with the mindset and skills needed to lead with confidence and impact. Topics and readings include:

Learn the core values and behaviors that define great leadership and inspire others. 

  • Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek​: Explores why great leaders prioritize their teams’ well-being, fostering trust and cooperation for long-term success.
  • The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell​: Outlines fundamental leadership principles that, when applied, help individuals maximize their influence and effectiveness.

Develop the ability to set a compelling vision and craft long-term strategies for success.

  • Start with Why by Simon Sinek​: Highlights how leaders and organizations that define their purpose (“why”) inspire others and drive meaningful success.
  • Blue Ocean Strategy by W. Chan Kim & Renée Mauborgne​: Introduces strategies for businesses to create uncontested market space and break away from competition.

Strengthen your ability to make sound, data-driven decisions in high-stakes situations.

  • Decisive by Chip Heath & Dan Heath​: Provides a framework to improve decision-making by overcoming biases, broadening perspectives, and considering long-term outcomes.
  • Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman​: Explores the two systems of thinking—intuitive and deliberate—and how they shape our judgments and decision-making.

Lead with authenticity and trust by making principled choices that align with your values.

  • Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute​: Reveals how self-deception hinders leadership and relationships and provides tools to improve self-awareness and effectiveness.
  • The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey​: Demonstrates how trust accelerates success in personal and professional relationships while reducing costs and inefficiencies.

Build resilience and agility to navigate uncertainty and drive meaningful change.

  • The Fifth Discipline by Peter M. Senge: Explores the principles of a learning organization, emphasizing systems thinking, personal mastery, and shared vision to drive long-term success.
  • The Lean Startup by Eric Ries: Introduces a systematic, scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups through continuous innovation and rapid experimentation.

Business & Life

The entrepreneurial and executive challenge is to get more out of work while simultaneously living your best life. The two, alas, are more often than not polar opposites, one thriving at the cost and detriment of the other. In the extended Business & Life track, you’ll put a multitude of tools into play, helping you to be more a more effective person and workplace contributor. You’ll learn how to thrive in a business that supports your personal vision, get a clear picture of your strengths and weaknesses and use that information to inform goals, find answers to problems that allow you to make critical decisions, better manage multiple competing issues and demands on your time, and be generally happier and more productive at work and play.

Session topics include:

  • Visioning
  • Mission statement generator
  • Business vision in action
  • Business SWOT analysis
  • Business strengths builder
  • Business weakness zappers
  • Goals, quarterly priorities and to do’s
  • Mentor magic
  • Urgence and importance matrix
  • Interruptions blaster
  • Big rocks
  • Delegation identifier
  • Action priority matrix
  • Personal SWOT analysis
  • Personal strengths builder
  • Personal weakness zappers
  • Daily success habits
  • Hidden time wasters
  • Reclaim your energy
  • Let go list
  • Tolerations no more

Self-Discovery

Most people come to coaching with specific goals in mind.  But to be truly happy, we need to do more than simply achieve our goals.  We need to know who we are and be congruent with that sense of self, aligning our values with our actions and decisions.  In the Self-Discovery track, you’ll get to know yourself better and learn to express yourself more authentically in the world, aligning your values, priorities and actions with who you really are.

Session topics include:

  • My heart sings
  • Who am I?
  • Role model confidence boosters
  • Personal values
  • Daily gratitude diary
  • Intuition and dream symbols
  • Draw out the gremlin

Interpersonal Communication

Effective leadership starts with strong communication. This section explores emotional intelligence, active listening, conflict resolution, persuasion, and negotiation—essential skills for building relationships, resolving disputes, and influencing others with clarity and empathy. Topics and readings include:

Develop emotional intelligence and mindfulness to improve self-management and interpersonal effectiveness.

  • Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves: Provides a practical framework for improving emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and social skills.
  • The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: Teaches how to cultivate mindfulness and presence to reduce stress and enhance emotional balance.

Improve your ability to engage, listen actively, and communicate with clarity.

  • You’re Not Listening by Kate Murphy: Examines the lost art of listening and provides insights into how deep, active listening can improve relationships, leadership, and personal growth.
  • Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss: Offers negotiation tactics based on FBI hostage negotiation strategies that improve persuasion and communication.

Learn how to handle conflicts constructively while fostering trust and collaboration.

  • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall B. Rosenberg: Introduces a compassionate communication framework that resolves conflicts and strengthens relationships.
  • The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni: Explores common team dysfunctions and how to create a cohesive, high-performing unit.

Develop the ability to inspire, convince, and ethically influence others.

  • Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini: Examines the six universal principles of persuasion and how they shape human behavior.
  • Pre-Suasion by Robert Cialdini: Explains how to set the stage for influence before making a request or proposal.

Master the art of negotiating to create win-win outcomes in business and leadership.

  • Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher & William Ury: Provides a principled approach to negotiation that helps reach mutually beneficial agreements.
  • Negotiation Genius by Deepak Malhotra & Max H. Bazerman: Offers advanced negotiation strategies backed by behavioral psychology to help individuals secure better deals and resolve conflicts effectively.

Goal-Setting

When you have a vision for your life, it makes everything easier, including prioritizing actions, eliminating non-essential tasks and making tough decisions. And when your goals align with your vision, you’re more motivated to “do the work.” In the Goal-Setting track, you’ll learn how to “chunk down” vision into smaller, more meaningful (and exciting) priorities that drive daily activities and commitments.

Session topics include:

  • Whole life vision
  • 10-year vision
  • 90-day vision
  • Wacky wild goals
  • Goal why’s
  • Goal motivators
  • SMART goal-setting
  • Annual goal-setting

Time Management

For many of us, it’s a given that we work hard, but are we always working effectively? What could we gain if we managed our time better? Could we take the time we’ve “found” and invest it in other important things, like relationships, inner peace, serving others, and pursuing interests and passions? In the Time Management track, you’ll learn to identify and prioritize what really matters, across life and work, and apply proven techniques, tools and strategies that ensure your priorities are prioritized.

Session topics include:

  • Big rocks and little rocks
  • Urgence and importance quadrants
  • Action priority matrix
  • New to-do list
  • From inspiration to action
  • Interruptions blaster
  • Not to-do list
  • Hidden time waster reveal

Balance and Self-Care

We live in a society that lauds achievement, status and success. We work ourselves to the bone, ignoring what our bodies and minds are telling us along the way. What’s the point of success and a great career, if you’re always stressed, overwhelmed, and fatigued? In the Balance and Self-Care track, you’ll learn to prioritize life balance and self-care, and to reclaim joy and substance in your life.

Session topics include:

  • The wheel of life
  • Self-care quiz
  • Comfort zone
  • Energy zappers
  • Relationship detox
  • Self-care & needs review
  • The power of No!
  • Letting go

Life Coaching

To achieve things that give our life meaning, we need to find ways to stay energized, get stuff done and keep moving forward. In the Life Coaching track, you’ll feel energized, inspired and supported to do more of what you love and less of what you don’t. You’ll learn to effectively plan your week and create supportive daily habits to help you take stock of where you are, get “unstuck”, and bring lightness to big and overwhelming tasks.

Session topics include:

  • Spark team
  • Love and loathe list
  • Weekly success planning
  • Daily success habits
  • Take stock and act
  • Stop procrastinating
  • Unstick yourself
  • Eat your elephant

Limited time offer

Spring Clean Your Life

$3,500

To “spring clean” your life, you need to understand how and where your life is draining you.  For many, that feeling of being overwhelmed comes from too many tasks, too many commitments, and being surrounded by people who don’t support or inspire you.  In this limited time Spring Clean Your Life offering, you’ll establish a clear 90-day plan for living your life “on purpose.”

Session topics include:

  • The wheel of life
  • Take stock and act
  • Energy zappers
  • Stop procrastinating
  • Detox toxic relationships
  • Three-month vision
  • Letting go
  • Daily success habits

Contact me to schedule a free 15-minute call to identify your needs and determine if we are a fit.

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Self-Discovery

Most people come to coaching with specific goals in mind.  But to be truly happy, we need to do more than simply achieve our goals.  We need to know who we are and be congruent with that sense of self, aligning our values with our actions and decisions.  In the Self-Discovery track, you’ll get to know yourself better and learn to express yourself more authentically in the world, aligning your values, priorities and actions with who you really are.

Session topics include:

  • My heart sings
  • Who am I?
  • Role model confidence boosters
  • Personal values
  • Daily gratitude diary
  • Intuition and dream symbols
  • Draw out the gremlin