Workshops for leaders at every level

Learn when to coach, ask great questions, and use the GROW model, with live coaching practice in pairs

Coaching Fundamentals

2 hours

Building Foundational Trust

Trust & Team Culture

Three lenses on trust: self-awareness, building trust with others, and team psychological safety

Giving & Receiving High Quality Feedback

Give praise and constructive feedback that's kind and direct, ask for useful input, and receive feedback with grace

Navigating Uncertainty & Change

Change & Resilience

Separate facts from feelings, use the Spheres of Control, and build an adaptive mindset that keeps teams steady

Managing for High Performance

Build a culture of accountability with an ownership mindset, clear expectations, and feedback that reinforces them

You're a Newly Minted Manager… Now What?

A new-manager playbook: lead authentically from Day 1, set goals and expectations, and stay aligned with the team

Flexing Your Management Style & Effective Delegation

Use the Skill / Will model and Elevate's Delegation Matrix to flex management style and delegate the right work

Manage energy, audit where time goes, and set boundaries so high-impact work gets done without burnout

Change & Resilience

Time & Energy Management

Setting & Aligning Team Goals

A proven three-step process to set team goals that connect to company strategy and energize the team

Managing Hybrid & Remote Teams

Trust & Team Culture

Lead teams that aren’t co-located with Elevate’s Remote Working Trio, and build connection so everyone feels like one team

Running Effective Performance Reviews

Prep with Elevate's Preparation Checklist, run a balanced conversation, and set development goals that stick

Unlocking Potential Through Career Conversations

Prepare well, uncover career aspirations, build a development plan, and handle tough topics so people keep growing

Conflict & Tough Conversations

Having Tough Conversations

Find a confident state, plan the arc of a tough conversation, and help manage emotions on both sides

Conflict & Tough Conversations

Addressing Conflict

Encourage healthy conflict, read unhealthy conflict early, and step in with Elevate's Conflict Facilitation Structure

Adopting an Ownership Mindset

Four behaviors for owning outcomes, not just tasks: see the full scope, clarify who owns what, and get ahead of issues

Thinking Strategically & Driving Accountability

Use real examples to think strategically, align the team, and drive accountability in practical ways

Get leaders and their teams on board with change using the Kubler-Ross Change Curve and the Bridges Transition Model

Change & Resilience

Managing Through Change

Making Decisions & Cascading Communications

Use proven frameworks to make sound decisions, then cascade them to the right people at the right time

Communicating for Influence

Use the Where, Who, What, and How of influence to build a roadmap from idea to action with anyone who needs persuading

Manage inner chatter and modulate presence, power, and warmth through body language and voice, in person and on video

Executive Presence

Team Building & Collaboration

Use a communication style assessment to understand how teammates collaborate, and what flexing a default style can accomplish

2 hrs + assessment

Prep fast, handle logistics, and facilitate with confidence, including how to get a derailed session back on track

Train the Trainer

60 min

Conducting Effective Interviews

Hiring & Inclusion

Run high-quality, unbiased interviews with Elevate's 6 prep tips, a clear structure, and high quality questions

Being a Great Hiring Manager

Hiring & Inclusion

Build effective panels, source candidates, avoid bias, and structure interviews to run an excellent hiring process

From Bias to Belonging: Strategies for Driving Performance

Hiring & Inclusion

A fast-paced journey through diversity, unconscious bias, equity, and allyship, ending with how belonging leads to high performing teams

Managers walk out more confident

98%

of attendees feel more confident to manage

95%

of attendees would recommend Elevate to a colleague

9.1/10

average facilitator score from participants

Managers engaged in an interactive workshop

Built as a program, so the learning sticks

Our workshops work best as a program built around your goals. Every session is shaped to your company, so new skills build on each other and turn into habits.

Contextualized to your company

We build each session around your culture and the real situations your managers face, so the practice feels like their actual job.

Interactive from start to finish

Managers learn by doing. Breakouts, role-play, and peer feedback run through every session, led by a coach who has managed teams themselves.

Designed to last

Simple, named frameworks and memory games make ideas easy to recall, and everyone leaves with a clear takeaway to use right away.

Frameworks managers will use:

GROW

No-Drama Feedback

Trust Equation

Emotional Bank Account

Situational Leadership

Our Coach-First Leadership Philosophy

Great managers don't have every answer, and nobody expects them to. They start with a good question, share their own experience when it helps, and only step in with direction when someone is truly stuck. It's how we lead at Elevate, and it shapes every workshop we teach.

Coach, most of the time. Ask before you answer. The person usually already has what they need to solve it.

Mentor, when it's a gap in exposure. Share your own experience.

Direct, the smallest slice. Only when they're still stuck after the first two.

1.7×

Employees with a coaching-style manager are 1.7× more likely to stay.

Coach First Mindset diagram: Coach is the largest outer band, Mentor the middle band, and Direct the smallest inner slice

Workshop series

Sequenced journeys that build on each other

Every series builds skills in the order the brain builds capability and trust. Book any workshop on its own or as part of a series.

New and established managers

Manager Essentials Toolkit

Elevate’s Manager Essentials Toolkit is a ruthlessly prioritized and carefully sequenced journey that mirrors how the brain builds capability and trust.

Coaching Fundamentals
Building Foundational Trust
Giving & Receiving High Quality Feedback
Navigating Uncertainty & Change
Managing for High Performance

New and established managers

Manager Accelerator Toolkit

Coaching Fundamentals
Prioritization & Time Management
Flexing Your Management Style
Communicating for Influence
Designing Your Team

Senior leaders

Advanced Management Toolkit

Coaching Fundamentals (managing managers)
Motivating Your Teams
Shaping Your Culture
Addressing Conflict

All levels

Effective Communication

Executive Presence
Communicating for Influence
Presentation Skills & Storytelling
Cross-Functional Collaboration

All levels

Managing Energy & Burnout

Prioritization & Time Management
Managing Stress & Burnout

Meet our expert facilitators

Meet all coaches

Recruited for deep operational experience: former founders, CTOs of unicorns, CPOs, and executives, with tens of thousands of hours of coaching and facilitation between them.

Stacey Levy

25+ years leading high-growth teams at Facebook and Google. Has trained 10,000+ managers. ICF PCC.

Ashley Punzalan

18+ years as an executive coach and facilitator, nearly 19 years at Google and Alphabet.

Kathleen Wisemandle

25 years as a senior Life Sciences R&D and operations leader.

Gitta Sivander

15+ years in communication, executive presence, and presentation coaching. ICF PCC & CPCC.

Cara-Lyn Giovanniello

ICF PCC & CPCC, 18+ years. AWS, Google, Square, and BioMarin.

Julia Markish

Former consultant and HR Tech leader, 20+ years advising the C-suite.

Alex Wallash

A decade co-founding and leading a multi-million-dollar manufacturing and hospitality business.

Molly DeShazo