A Look at Leadership is the companion Lunch & Learn series to Elevate, designed to extend, reinforce, and sustain the leadership behaviors introduced in the full workshop experience. While Elevate provides the foundation and transformation, this series delivers ongoing, practical touchpoints that keep leadership development alive in the flow of work.

At its core, Elevate starts the journey—A Look at Leadership sustains it.

Aligned with Elevate, each Lunch & Learn session is intentionally mapped to the core pillars of Elevate, breaking them into focused, digestible topics that leaders can continuously practice and refine.

Leading Yourself First (Self-Awareness)

  • Recognizing personal tendencies and blind spots

  • Understanding how behavior impacts others

  • Practicing reflection and intentional response

Communicating with Intention

  • Active listening and asking better questions

  • Reading the room and adjusting approach

  • Delivering clear, concise, and respectful messages

Building Trust & Relationships

  • Consistency between words and actions

  • Creating psychological safety

  • Strengthening everyday interactions

Creating and Shaping Culture

  • Leaders as culture creators

  • Reinforcing positive behaviors on teams

  • Addressing behaviors that erode culture

Executing with Focus

  • Prioritization and decision-making

  • Leading through competing demands

  • Driving accountability without losing people

Sustaining Your Leadership

  • Managing energy, not just time

  • Avoiding burnout and fatigue

  • Modeling healthy, sustainable leadership habits

This powerful alignment encourages

  • Repetition with purpose – concepts from Elevate are revisited in practical ways

  • Application over time – leaders try, reflect, adjust, and improve

  • Cultural reinforcement – shared language and behaviors spread across teams

  • Low lift, high impact – small sessions that drive meaningful change

 

Outcome

Together, Elevate and A Look at Leadership create leaders who:

  • Are self-aware and intentional in their actions

  • Communicate clearly and build trust consistently

  • Take ownership of team culture

  • Balance performance with people

  • Lead in a way that is sustainable over time