Wingspan: Expanding Your Leadership Potential

Title: Wingspan: Expanding Your Leadership Potential

Overview:
Unlock the full potential of your leadership with Wingspan: Expanding Your Leadership Potential, a transformative leadership development program designed for those guiding teams and initiatives in youth development and adult education. This program equips leaders with actionable strategies, deep insights into their leadership style, and tools to create impactful, purpose-driven programs that empower staff and learners alike.

1. Leadership Styles (DISC Model): Learn to recognize and leverage different personality styles—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—to build trust, inspire growth, and connect effectively with staff, learners, and families.
2. 360-Degree Feedback for Growth: Gain holistic insights into your leadership style through feedback from peers, supervisors, and stakeholders. Use this information to craft actionable steps toward enhancing your impact.
3. Generational Dynamics in Youth Development Teams: Understand the unique perspectives and strengths of multigenerational teams, and learn strategies to create a cohesive, supportive workplace that drives collaboration and mission alignment.
4. Courageous Conversations for Equity and Growth: Master techniques to address sensitive or challenging topics, such as inequities, conflicts, or feedback, with respect, honesty, and a focus on fostering trust and understanding.
5. Cognitive Coaching for Coaching  Staff and Program Participants: Develop skills to coach and mentor staff and learners effectively, supporting self-directed growth and reflective practices that empower others to overcome challenges and thrive.

ECHO Membership: If you are a member of the ECHO community, course is free for a limited number of participants.

Standard Pricing:  $1,000 per participant

Group Discounts: $900 per participant for teams of 3 or more

Early Bird Pricing: $950 per participant for those who register at least 4 weeks prior to the program start date.

Additional Support:

• 1:1 Leadership Coaching:  Additional personalized coaching and team  sessions at $150 per session.

Just as a bird’s wingspan determines its reach and flight capability, your leadership span determines the influence and success of your organization. This class will help you broaden your leadership wingspan, ensuring you can navigate challenges, inspire growth, and achieve sustainable impact.

Below are the scheduled dates.  Some dates may change.  All sessions are recorded and made available within 48 hours.  Online attendance is highly encouraged but participants may watch the recording.

Class Introduction

• February 19:  Introduction to Wingspan

Class 1:

• March 12: DISC Leadership Style:   Session 1
• March 26: DISC Leadership Style:   Session 2

Class 2:

• April 16: 360 Feedback: Session 1
• April 30: 360 Feedback: Session 2

Class 3:

• May 14: Generational Dynamics: Session 1
• May 28: Generational Dynamics: Session 2

Class 4:

• June 16: Courageous Conversations: Session 1
• June 30: Courageous Conversations: Session 2

Class 5:

• July 16:  Cognitive Coaching:  Session 1
• July 30: Cognitive Coaching:  Session 2

Directors and Managers in Youth Development and Adult Education Programs 

Personalized Leadership Insights:

• • Use the DISC Model to understand your leadership style and how to effectively work with diverse teams.

Actionable Tools and Strategies:

• Learn to foster collaboration, address generational dynamics, and drive positive change.

Courageous Conversations:

• • Master techniques for addressing sensitive topics with empathy, honesty, and clarity.

Holistic Growth Feedback:

• • • Engage in 360-degree feedback to identify areas of strength and opportunities for growth.

Coaching and Mentoring Skills:

• • Develop coaching strategies that empower staff and learners to reach their potential.

Our virtual workshops are interactive. 

Your facilitator will not waste your time and will work hard to make your  virtual learning experience rewarding, informative, and motivating.

To enjoy the optimal learning experience…

• Turn your camera on and be prepared to use the camera, chatbox and audio.  
• Have  a pen and paper ready  for learning activities
• Keep your phone available to access any  QR codes

And bring a spirit of joy and wonder…. our facilitator will take care of the rest! 

Mockingbird will provide a QR code to download any workshop resources.  

We record workshop events.  Some event recordings are available to registered participants. 

Tamara Thompson

Tamara is an award winning educator with over 20 years teaching experience. She is a former Teacher of the Year Award Recipient for Austin Area Alternative Schools, a Michael Jordan Foundation’s Innovation Grant Award recipient, and a Southern Poverty Law’s Teaching for Tolerance Grant Award recipient. She was a YBUSA Teacher Fellows in 2010 and was awarded a Research Doctoral Fellows at the University of North Texas in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2010. She is CEO and Founder of Mockingbird Education.

Tamara lives in Dallas, Texas. When not at Mockingbird, she can be found in her garden yelling at weeds, or on a boat begging fish to bite. Her children and husband hope she grows up one day to learn how to cook, sit still and watch a movie, and find her keys.