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Leading Yourself: Create Momentum and Drive Results
2.5-Hour (Virtual)
Feb 10, 2026
Elizabeth Lotardo
Live on Zoom
12pm - 2:30pm EST | 11am - 1:30pm CST | 9am - 11:30am PST
$395 (US) per person
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You Will Learn: Leadership Skills  |  Communication / Collaboration
What You'll Walk Away With
  • Why leaders quietly stop growing and how to spot it in yourself
  • How to create urgency and commitment from your peers when everyone has their own agenda
  • Mental shifts to reignite your drive when the work feels heavy
You'll also walk away with recognized continuing education credits (CPE and SHRM), a certificate of completion, and a shareable digital badge for LinkedIn or other platforms. These can highlight your expertise to your manager and help strengthen your professional profile.
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About This Session

This program is designed for busy managers at all levels who want to stay sharp, inspired, and in control. Learn how to maintain focus, create urgency, cultivate peer and executive relationships, and embed accountability into your team's daily habits. You'll leave with practical playbooks to protect your bandwidth, increase your influence, and create a healthier rhythm of work - without feeling like you have to carry everything on your own.

Topics Covered
Owning your mindset
  • Reigniting your drive when the work feels heavy or progress feels slow
  • Protecting your focus and energy in high-pressure, high-stakes roles
  • Building self-awareness routines to catch burnout, cynicism, or disengagement early
Expanding your influence
  • Creating urgency and alignment when peers have competing agendas
  • Maintaining momentum and credibility when you’re not in the room
  • Expanding your sphere of impact by elevating others, not outshining them
Daily habits and decision making
  • Translating strategy into repeatable leadership habits that sustain performance
  • Protecting your bandwidth: when to delegate, when to defer, when to decide
  • Embedding accountability in daily routines, how to ensure follow-through at every level
Elizabeth Lotardo

Elizabeth Lotardo is an executive consultant, speaker, and bestselling author who helps organizations drive emotional engagement. Her new book, Leading Yourself, has been called a refreshingly candid playbook that helps you create a work experience worth loving, right now.

She works with senior leaders, frontline managers, and entry-level teammates to create more purpose-driven work experiences. Her clients include Salesforce, DraftKings, Hilton, and numerous Berkshire Hathaway organizations. Elizabeth writes for Harvard Business Review, and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NPR.

Program Level: Beginner/Intermediate
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based (Zoom platform)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Participants will earn 3 CPE credits or 3 PDC credits
Field of Study: Personal Development
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