Feb 2025 

🚀 Learn the 8 critical skills to make you a confident and compelling leader. 

Jess Goldberg

Teaches communication skills  @ Columbia University, Executive Coach & former VP in AI Robotics 

Management Mastery - Communicate with Influence

Notion

Bank of America

Microsoft

Google

Pinterest

You want to present your ideas and opinions with unshakable confidence. You want to feel powerful in every room or zoom, but sometimes, when the moment is at hand, you start second-guessing yourself. You want to be both assertive yet kind. But you also don’t want to come across as pushy or a pushover. Maybe you’ve even spent the night counting the opportunities you missed instead of counting sheep. Or worse, you spent the night spiraling about that thing you regret saying.&nbsp;&nbsp;In this course, you'll learn how to step up without stepping on toes, inspire your employees to take meaningful action and captivate your boss with your words so your ideas are heard and valued. Whether you are delivering a presentation, leading a meeting, or having a difficult 1:1 feedback conversation, I’ll give you frameworks to help you with what to say and how to say it so you’re not just part of the conversation but leading it.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Every lesson is live and is packed with opportunities to practice and refine your communication skills. You’ll learn how to take up space in the “right way.” And how to get your employees to be thanking YOU when you ask them to take on another project.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You will develop the communication skills that will help you drive your team’s success and earn that next promotion or raise!&nbsp; Next Cohort: July Cohort is Tuesdays at 2:30pm EST

The Ultimate Leadership Edge

First-time managers (Congrats!) Develop the critical skills that differentiate a follower from a leader

Startup founders &amp; business ownersBuild a culture that will empower your employees to create their best work

Experienced leaders with a new team Quickly ﻿establish trust, improve productivity and amplify your influence

Who is this course for

You'll learn how to ...

Discover the most costly communication mistake most managers make in giving feedback and the seven-step formula to spark change.

Give feedback that actually results in change

Understand the psychology underneath great storytelling. Learn the technique politicians like Barack Obama use to make your message stick with limited time.

Develop spellbinding presentations & pep talks

The 5 key questions that will transform your relationship with your direct reports. Plus, the simple communication checklist that will help you optimize every meeting.

Run effective 1:1s & efficient meetings

Why trying only to control your employees is a waste of time and what you need to say instead that actually increases accountability and improves trust.

Improve employee engagement and productivity

The secret the best conflict negotiators know to surface issues before they become problems.

Breakdown unproductive conflicts and avoid misunderstandings

The simple tip for converting any task or project into a hero’s mission that employees want to take on.

Inspire employees with a clear & compelling mission

The 5-part formula to take your boss from questioning your ideas to following them.

Manage up with grace & power

Many people think charisma is only for extroverts, but I’ll give you two simple tools to increase your likability instantly. In the course you’ll get scripts and formulas to help you get started. And don’t worry, we’ll practice so you can sound natural when you use them.

Level up your confidence and charisma

Before you speak it starts with how you think. We are going to train your brain to&nbsp;think like a great leader.

Manager Mindset

Learn how to give feedback that sparks change. We'll learn how to get buy-in and how to give super specific, realistic, and kind feedback. Yes, I'll show you how honesty can be kind and powerful.

Fruitful Feedback & 1:1s

Clarify your strategy and make it so compelling your employees are thanking you for the opportunity to work on it

Spellbinding Strategy

Set the tone and structure of meetings to optimize productivity and collaboration. Learn what to say to help you navigate tricky challenges and how to stay confident and calm throughout.

Confident Collaboration

Course Syllabus

Meet your instructor

Coordinator & Manager, Education Service Center  

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Apple

📈 Students report a 60% increase in their confidence in their communication skills after taking this course. 

Program Phases 

Four 1-hour-long workshops<ul><li>Manager Mindset</li><li>Fruitful Feedback</li><li>Spellbinding Strategy &amp; Defining Decisions</li><li>Confident Collaboration</li></ul>

Tuesdays

Compact learning format for busy professionals

No required homework

Every session is recorded, so you can watch it on your own if you can't make the live session.

Can't make a session?

Course schedule

A study of Fortune 500 CEOs by the Stanford Research Institute International and the Carnegie Melon Foundation found that 75% of long-term job success depends on people skills. This course will teach you those skills.&nbsp;

This course is built with live workshops, which make it easier to focus and stay engaged while practicing new skills

Active learning, not passive watching

You’ll get the chance to try on your new communication skills, get live feedback, and work through blocks

Interactive and practice-based

Join a community and network with like-minded leaders who want to learn and grow.

Accountability with a cohort of peers

Learning is better with cohorts

You could get tuition reimbursement from your employer since this course teaches you crucial skills.

Use your company's Learning & Development budget

We have a draft email with the benefits of the course to make it easy to ask your company for funding.

Use the template to make an easy request

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This is your invitation to create a legacy as an influential leader.

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