Leadership and Team Development Workshops
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Workshop & Retreat Formats
Workshops and retreats are tailored to your goals and designed to support reflection, connection, and practical application.
Focused Experience: 60 to 75 minutes
Ideal for a single topic, conference session, team meeting, or breakout session.
Deep Dive Experience: 90 minutes to 2 hours
Offers more space for interactive learning, reflection, discussion, and applied strategy.
Immersive Experience: Half-day to two-day retreats
Designed for deeper reflection, stronger connection, and meaningful learning that participants can carry into their work.
Each workshop or retreat includes a planning conversation to align on goals, audience, and logistics. Multi-part workshop series are also available.
Signature Workshops for Leadership and Professional Growth
Interactive workshops customized for your organization’s goals. Each experience helps leaders and teams strengthen communication, collaboration, clarity, and connection.
Leading with Clarity
Help leaders connect purpose, people, and priorities while building shared direction and momentum.
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Career Clarity and Direction
Help professionals identify their strengths, articulate their direction, and make purposeful career decisions.
"Who You Are Matters!"
Use stories and reflection to help participants recognize their strengths, clarify what matters, and strengthen connection.
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® for Leadership and Innovation
Explore leadership, collaboration, challenges, and possibilities through creative, hands-on learning.
Confident Conversations
Prepare for networking, relationship-building, and important conversations with greater confidence and ease.
Additional Workshop Topics
Communication and collaboration • LinkedIn presence • Networking • Interviewing • Leadership presence • Team development
All workshops are customized for universities, nonprofits, professional associations, and mission-driven companies.
See Erica in Action
In this short clip, Erica shares practical guidance on networking, relationship-building, and professional growth. It offers a quick look at her speaking style and the kind of thoughtful, actionable support she brings to workshops and presentations.
Interested in bringing Erica to your organization? Let’s talk about a workshop, keynote, training, or facilitated conversation tailored to your audience.
Inquire About Speaking & WorkshopsWhy Organizations Choose These Workshops
These workshops support purpose driven professionals and leaders in strengthening clarity, communication, and collaboration through periods of growth and change.
✓ Collaborative design: Every workshop is tailored to your organization’s priorities and participants’ needs.
✓ Practical outcomes: Participants leave with clear takeaways and tools they can apply right away.
✓ Engaged learning: Sessions balance structure with flexibility, encouraging reflection, connection, and active participation.
✓ Sustainable impact: Each experience builds clarity, communication, and trust that extends beyond the session.
✓ Enhanced engagement and culture: These sessions help employees feel seen, valued, and connected to your mission, strengthening morale, retention, and overall organizational health.
About Erica
As a lawyer turned executive coach with experience across sustainability, higher education, and public service, I’ve worked with hundreds of professionals and organizations to strengthen leadership, communication, and alignment.
What Organizational Partners Are Saying
Erica is a fantastic and knowledgeable resource. My institution worked with Erica on a webinar. She was engaging and provided thoughtful tips and tricks. All participants came away with concrete action items. I would absolutely work with Erica again and recommend her services to both organizations and individuals.
Allison Lyman
Director of Lifelong Learning Engagement,
UMass Foundation
People of all ages and backgrounds loved feeling heard, supported, and safely challenged through the activities' opportunities for reflection and structured conversation. Nobody wanted the event to end! We look forward to inviting Erica back for another event soon!
Marisa Lopez
Associate Director, Workforce & Economic Development
Erica facilitated a 3-part series for our professional community, providing opportunities for audience participation without making the session feel like work. Erica worked with me to shape the series as a co-created resource.
Michael S.
Director of Programs
The session Erica facilitated on leading in complex times was a standout experience for our Executive MBA community—including current cohort members, prospective students, and alumni. I highly recommend partnering with Erica for organizations and teams seeking to foster innovation, strengthen leadership, and help individuals recognize the value of diverse perspectives and approaches.
Mark Almeida
Director, Executive MBA Program
What Participants Are Saying
Erica is a fantastic speaker and educator. I came away from the webinar with a fresh and unique perspective on my job search, and felt encouraged to take my next steps. Erica also followed up after the webinar with several resources to apply the learnings and keep the momentum going. I enthusiastically recommend Erica and her website for career search resources!
Kate Stoppiello
Research Professional
I have been to many career-related workshops, but the "Who You Are Matters!" conversation experience Erica facilitated at the Harvard Ed Portal stands out as uniquely effective. We interacted with group members in a fun, engaging manner and honed our listening skills. I recommend working with Erica to elevate your professional journey.
Annie Chow
Growth Marketing & Strategic Sales Leader
Erica shared how to use the LEGO Serious Play methodology as a tool for reflection and career decision-making, such a fun and memorable approach!
Natascha F. Saunders, Ed.D., MBA
Career Professional
I did not expect to be so reflective during these exercises. A great way to network, learn others' perspectives, and identify strengths within yourself and your team.
Izzy Marrero
Executive MBA Alumnus
Workshops and series can be customized based on your audience, goals, and format.
Let’s Strengthen Your Team and Leadership Culture
Share a few details about your organization, audience, and goals, and I will follow up to discuss possibilities and fit.
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