Human-Centered Leadership
A 4-month one-on-one coaching program for organizations looking to invest in their rising leaders.
Empower your high potential employees to become your human-centered leaders.
At LIVELYhood, we believe a new world of work is emerging. Instead of prioritizing competition, speed and quantity, we crave cooperation, patience and meaning. Instead of idolizing leaders who are dominating, confident and self-sufficient, we’re calling for leaders who are kind, collaborative and emotionally intelligent. "Soft", human-centered skills make a leader someone people want to work for. Innovation flows once employees are put at the center of the workplace experience.
But those who naturally hold these values and show up this way at work are burning out and opting out. They don’t see themselves in traditional definitions of leadership. They pay so much attention to caring for others in the workplace that they lose touch with their own power and worth.
LIVELYhood Coaching’s HCL program will change that. Investing in one-on-one support for your employees is investing in retaining, engaging and nurturing your rising leaders.
The Experience
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Help your employees step into their confidence as a leader
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Equip your employees to gracefully navigate changes in the industry (AI, anyone?)
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Strengthen your employees’ communication skills in a distributed workforce
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Encourage your employees to set healthy boundaries and prevent burnout
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Teach your employees to empower themselves as much as they empower others
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Empower your employees to build an inclusive, human-centered workplace
The Journey
8 one-on-one coaching sessions are organized into the monthly structure below. The thematic structure gives each client focus areas, but also leaves room for them to define each session’s topic. They’re in the driver’s seat. I’ll meet biweekly with each client and in-between, they’ll work on self-driven activities.
Self-Awareness
Set your foundation. Understand what makes you tick: what fills you up and what drains you. Who are you at work? Who are you, period?
Activities: values, energy audit, sources of power, strengths
Self-Regulation
Practice keeping those triggers and inner-critics from getting the better of you. Wield your emotion as your intuitive guide.
Activities: inner-critic stories, pressures, power leaks, unbundling jobs, core needs
The C’s
Communication, Conflict, Community: the life-blood of collaborating with others. Navigate them with grace, compassion and a solid sense of self.
Activities: boundary-setting, checking interpretations, win-win communication, personal board of directors
Workplace Innovation
Run an innovative career project through the design thinking process. Launch a community-building initiative, author some thought-leadership, pitch your ideal role, advocate for the employee experience…what’s YOUR future of work?
Activities: user research, brainstorming, identify opportunity areas, experiment + refine
Ready to invest in your rising leaders?
We’re going to make a great team.
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Driven and passionate employees who get frustrated by traditional models of leadership are ideal for the HCL program. They might find themselves acting in controlling and competitive ways and know that’s not their best self. They’re getting tired and showing signs of burnout. But you don’t want them to quit and opt-out of company growth. You know they have what it takes and that the organization will benefit from having someone like them in a leadership position.
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This is the one-on-one support and confidence-boosting your employees need. It’s not an impersonal one-size-fits-all training. Your high potential employees are smart enough to research and read about all the tactical elements of leadership. Coaching gives them the attention, validation and courage needed to truly embody strong, human-centered leadership.
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Throughout my career in employee experience design, innovation consulting and architecture, I’ve seen innovative talent get frustrated by traditional workplace cultures and opt-out. I know how to lead transformative conversations, foster innovation and guide organizational change.
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How would you like your employees to show up at work? How would their manager, peers and direct reports all benefit from them showing up that way? That’s a valuable increase in productivity for a whole team. Also, given the cost of replacing an employee who quits is at least $4,000, an investment like this acts like insurance, keeping the employee engaged and avoiding those replacement costs for the company.
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It’s time for your high potential employees to REACH their full potential. Low morale is contagious and accelerates quickly. Protect your workplace culture and invest in employee support today.
“Early in my career I learned that the standard models of leadership I was surrounded by did not work for me. It was disorienting to try to grow in a way that was at odds with myself. Sarah helped me define and own a new path forward. I have more clarity and am leaning deeper into my strengths as a result of this alignment. She also brings an energizing blend of curiosity, perception, and play into each session. ”