professional development workshops
Interactive workshops responsively designed to meet your firm’s crucial needs and specific culture delivered in-person or via videoconference. These workshops help participants to develop their presence (emotional intelligence and confidence) and their purpose (goal setting, leading with strengths and addressing areas for growth) and to hone the professional skills needed to be successful at each level of their careers (managing up and down, feedback and leadership development). Read more about my approach here.
professional skills
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In this workshop, participants will learn about the power of effective and empathetic feedback. We'll explore the importance of feedback as a crucial professional skill in the law firm environment and what holds us back from giving it to our fellow attorneys more regularly. Then we will learn the essentials of effective feedback from positioning to structure and content. Participants will learn how to lean into the power of emotional intelligence to increase the effectiveness of feedback. Before closing the session, we will co-create specific, individualized calls to action designed to integrate these feedback skills and tools into the routines and habits of busy attorneys.
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For many attorneys, delegation feels like a risk — it's faster to do it yourself, harder to trust that it will be done right, and easier to just stay in control. But the inability to delegate isn't just a time management problem; it's a leadership problem. In this workshop, we'll explore the mindset shifts and practical tools that transform delegation from a source of anxiety into a genuine leadership superpower. You'll examine the beliefs and habits that keep you holding on, learn a framework for delegating with clarity and confidence, and practice the feedback and communication skills that make delegation stick. You'll leave with strategies and frameworks for gradually releasing control in ways that develop your colleagues, expand your capacity, and free you to focus on the work that will elevate your career.
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Most attorneys spend years mastering the technical skills of their craft — but no one teaches you how to navigate the complex web of relationships above and below you. Managing up and down isn't about politics or people-pleasing; it's about developing the self-awareness, communication skills, and emotional intelligence to lead with influence regardless of your title or position. In this workshop, we'll explore what it really means to manage in both directions — anticipating the needs of those above you while developing and supporting those below you. You'll examine the mindset and habits that either build or erode trust across the hierarchy, learn practical tools for communicating with clarity and confidence in both directions, and develop a personalized action plan for strengthening your most important working relationships. Whether you're a mid-level associate navigating competing demands or a senior attorney stepping into leadership, this workshop will help you lead with greater intention, impact, and authenticity.
presence & purpose
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We've all tried the tips and tricks — the morning routines, the productivity apps, the habit trackers. And yet, somehow, we find ourselves back where we started. That's because sustainable change isn't about finding the right hack; it's about understanding what's really driving your behavior in the first place. In this workshop, we'll move past the surface-level strategies and dig into the psychology of change — exploring the values, beliefs, and emotional patterns that keep even the most motivated attorneys stuck. You'll examine what you're actually protecting when you resist change, learn a research-backed framework for creating shifts that last, and develop a detailed action plan for the change that matters most to you right now. This isn't about adding more to your already-full plate — it's about working differently, not harder, so that the changes you make actually stick.
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This interactive workshop moves beyond general self-confidence to help participants develop self-efficacy—the precise belief in your ability to complete specific tasks and handle particular challenges. You'll learn to harness research-backed strategies for building genuine capability rather than manufacturing false confidence. Through practical exercises, you'll create your "evidence bank" of past successes, transform limiting beliefs, and develop a customized action plan for tackling new challenges. Participants walk away with tools to manage the emotional responses that accompany growth and the grounded professional presence needed to lead authentically. This systematic approach to skill development creates the kind of emotionally intelligent power that inspires others.
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Whether you are a seasoned professional or new to the workforce, setting goals and navigating your career choices requires a clear vision. In this interactive workshop, we will work together to reflect upon your values, strengths, interests, goals and desired impact. We will distill these components to hone your unique purpose while maintaining alignment with your authentic self. Based on this reflection and distillation, each participant will craft a personalized career vision statement. A career vision statement expresses your career values and goals in a positive, actionable paragraph. It helps keep you focused as you set about achieving your goals and navigating your career. With your career vision statement as your compass, we will co-create an action plan to set specific goals and move towards the realization of your unique vision.
enneagram in action
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You may have heard about the Enneagram — but do you know what it can really do for you? More than a personality label, the Enneagram is a transformative framework for understanding the core motivations, fears, and patterns that drive your behavior at work and beyond. In this introductory workshop, designed for large groups, we'll explore all nine Enneagram types and what makes each one tick. You'll identify your own type and begin to understand the strengths you naturally bring, the blind spots that may be holding you back, and the growth edges that represent your greatest opportunities. Through interactive discussion and practical exercises, you'll leave with a new lens for understanding yourself and the people around you — and a clear sense of what it might look like to lead, communicate, and show up more authentically.
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Great teams aren't built on talent alone — they're built on understanding. In this immersive team workshop, we'll use the Enneagram as a shared language for exploring what makes your team uniquely powerful and where friction, miscommunication, or unmet expectations may be getting in the way. Participants will deepen their understanding of their own type while gaining genuine insight into the motivations and needs of their colleagues. Through guided exercises and candid discussion, your team will learn to leverage its diversity of types as a strategic asset, navigate conflict with greater empathy and skill, and build the kind of trust that drives both stronger relationships and better results. Whether your team is navigating change, resolving tension, or simply looking to level up, this workshop meets you exactly where you are.