The Leadership Lab:
A seven-week online group coaching program for first-time* female leaders
who want to lead with confidence
Beginning on January 7, 2025
The Leadership Lab
Feeling a little like you're winging it in your new role? Don't worry, you're not alone! This seven-week group leadership coaching program is designed for first-time* female leaders who are navigating the ups, downs, and "wait, what am I doing?" moments of leadership.
You’ll be in a small and intimate cohort of women just like you to share stories, receive coaching, coach each other, and learn leadership skills so that in seven short weeks, you’ll walk away as a more confident leader!
Some themes we'll cover
Meet your coach
Reina Shishikura
I’m an ICF (International Coaching Federation)-certified leadership and career coach who’s led teams and coached a lot of business leaders. But when I first became a team lead, I also had a lot of doubts. (spoiler alert: many of those business leaders I coached also had no clue when they first started). I was enrolled in a “mandatory” leadership program at work, but it was full of theory and frankly, some judgment as well. I wish I’d had a group of leaders, especially female ones, in whom I could confide and with whom I could exchange stories.
That’s why I created The Leadership Lab, so that you don’t have to go through this alone.
The program
Each week, there will be a dedicated overall leadership theme that we’ll cover, including but not limited to:
Boundaries and trust
Defining your leadership style
Giving and receiving feedback
Creating and aligning your team
Managing up AND down
Becoming a coach-like leader
What you can expect:
Be part a community of women who have been promoted or are leading/managing a team for the first time
Have an opportunity to share your own stories, concerns, and roadblocks around a leadership challenge
Be coached by an ICF-certified leadership coach (me!), watch coaching conversations, and also learn crucial coaching skills
Begin to silence those inner critics (who am I to be leading a team?; I’m not good enough for this; they all probably think I’m a joke; I don’t know anything about leadership)
Learn practical and applicable leadership and coaching skills that you’ll be able to use right away
And more!
This program is for you if you are:
A first-time* manager, team lead or supervisor
Curious about what it means to be a “good” leader (although we’ll get you to define what a “good” leader means to you!)
Interested in being coached, watching others be coached, and practicing coaching skills in a safe space
Maybe, just maybe, you’re having a bit of imposter syndrome about being a leader and you don’t know what to do about it
Open to sharing your own leadership challenges, listening to other people’s stories, and have empathy
*Have you been a manager/leader for a while but never got any training so you’re unsure about your leadership skills? This program is also for you!
What we won’t do:
Have reading assignments on leadership theories, principles and formulas (if you want them, I can give you resources 🙂)
Criticize or judge each other
Listen to hours and hours of other people’s challenges (we’ll cover the idea of bottom lining!)
Program details
Session dates: 7 Tuesdays from January 7 - February 18, 2025
Week 1: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 (Kickoff)
Week 2: Tuesday, January 14, 2025
Week 3: Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Week 4: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Week 5: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Week 6: Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Week 7: Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Session time: 6:00am Toronto / 11:00am London / 12:00pm Berlin
7:00pm Kuala Lumpur / 8:00pm Tokyo
Session length: 90 minutes (1 hour 30 minutes)
Participants: Minimum of six people
Language: English
Platform: Butter
Investment: $249 EUR (split payments available)
Frequently Asked Questions
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This program is for new or aspiring leaders who want to build confidence, learn to manage teams, and step up their leadership game. If you're leading a team for the first time, this is for you!
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We'll discuss everything from managing former peers and giving tough feedback to finding your leadership style and managing up. Every week you'll walk away with new insights and also coaching techniques. There will also be a 1-on-1 coaching conversation between myself and a participant in each call that you'll get to watch.
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Each session is 90 minutes (an hour and a half), per week, for six weeks. Outside of that, a little reflection and practice, but nothing too intense. I get it—you’re busy leading!
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No, but it would be best if you know you're starting in one soon, or you're in a new leading role. That way you'll have stories and challenges to share with the group.
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Just a bit! You'll get practical exercises to try in your real-life work situations and some reflections and exercises to complete. Nothing overwhelming—just enough to put what you learn into practice.
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Of course! Please email me at hello@reinashishikura.com.
If you have any questions or doubts, don’t hesitate to
email me at hello@reinashishikura.com