Grow your leadership skills, grow your career

From management newbies to solo contributors, the secret to success is all in honing your leadership skills!

With LifeLabs Membership, you can get unlimited access to skill-building workshops that are:

  • Instantly useful - Get tools you can put to use the same day.

  • Delightful unusual - Enjoy short, playful, people-centered workshops. 

  • Sustainably sticky - Get results that last – fast!

Looking for Skills Academy?

Skills Academy is taking a bow, but the change is for the better! With LifeLabs Membership, learners get unlimited access to weekly live workshops, on-demand courses, and more for one annual fee. Discover the benefits of Membership today!

Individual Contributor Workshops

Up your game and make your mark in the workplace with live workshops designed to delight, like:

  • When things are uncertain, many people freeze, make wrong decisions, or feel overwhelmed.

    In this workshop, you will:

    • Practice techniques to stay calm, clear-minded, and adaptive even when things are quickly changing

    • Learn how to diagnose and optimize your default style under stress, how to make good decisions (even when information is confusing or limited), and how to create structure when things feel unstructured

    You will leave feeling more capable and prepared for whatever comes your way.

  • No matter what point you are at in your career, strategic self-development is critical.

    In this workshop, you will:

    • Gain a deeper understanding of your strengths

    • Learn how to expand your network

    • Learn how to identify the easiest, most effective opportunities for growth

    By the end, you’ll have the tools and the confidence to take charge of your career.

  • Research reveals that one of the most valuable (but least known) abilities you need to communicate well and influence effectively is inquiry skills: how to use the right question at the right moment.

    In this workshop, you will:

    • Learn research about the role questions play in earning influence

    • Think about your personal definition of influence

    • Learn research about the role questions play in earning influence

    • Deepen your question skills so that you instinctively word questions in ways that earn influence, resolve problems, and motivate people to take action

    You'll walk away knowing 6 key question techniques to increase your ability to get buy in, get your ideas heard, and get things done.

  • This workshop bundles the most effective techniques for working smarter when time and resources are limited.

    During this workshop, you will:

    • Learn to diagnose your own time management challenges

    • Understand the psychology behind our biggest productivity challenges and needs

    • Test out and discuss a wide range of tools and techniques for improving time awareness, prioritization, organization, and focus

    • Practice using questions to align on priorities with your manager and peers

Manager Training Workshops

  • Learn how to give feedback that’s specific, actionable, and motivating – even when the conversation is tough.

    In this workshop, you will:

    • Learn the science behind effective feedback

    • Practice giving specific, actionable, and inspiring feedback

    You’ll leave with the tools to give, receive, and ask for effective feedback, even in tough situations.

  • Hone the fundamental skills of great leaders and transform your team into high performers.

    In this workshop, you will:

    Learn to practice the fundamental tool of great leaders: how to engage, empower, and improve performance by skillfully coaching others. The result: team members become more self-sufficient, resolve problems faster, and make more valuable contributions to the team.

  • The 1-1 is the best opportunity for tracking your direct reports’ engagement and development, but most of us don’t put this time to good use.

    You’ll walk away from this workshop knowing how to transform your 1-1s into productive, motivating, and energizing sessions. This includes adaptive 1-1 skills, for creating clarity when working remotely and in times of uncertainty.

  • Change-readiness is now an essential skill for every team. When managers understand the science behind change, they can equip their teams to be more adaptive, resilient, and agile.

    In this workshop, you will:

    • Explore change curves

    • Learn what happens neurologically when we experience unexpected shifts

    • Track different coping styles and how to respond to each

    • Practice easy techniques to reduce resistance and increase commitment and action in yourself and others.

    • Practice devising solutions and crafting communication using a change template that will make you a more effective and inspiring leader.

Level up your leadership skills – whether you’re a new manager or a seasoned pro – with live workshops made to make you better, like: 

Membership

UNLIMITED ACCESS

LifeLabs Membership gives individuals and small groups unlimited access to unforgettable management training and skill-building experiences.

With Membership, you get:

  • Unlimited access to live virtual workshops

  • Access to live group practice and coaching sessions

  • On-demand courses

  • A searchable resource hub of companion resources

Real learner experiences – real growth!

FAQs

  • We're thrilled you enjoyed our Skills Academy workshops! With Membership, you'll discover an expanded learning experience for one annual fee. You gain unlimited access to even more live, interactive workshops offered more frequently. Plus, you get on-demand courses and valuable content in the resource hub.

  • Absolutely! Membership is an excellent way to invest your company’s learning stipend.

  • We offer workshops daily and topics weekly and bi-weekly for your ease of scheduling. When you log into your membership account, you’ll have the opportunity to find the date and time that fits your schedule best. See our sample schedule here.