Lead with Clarity: Essential Communication for People, Team & Project Leads

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3 Weeks

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Cohort-based Course

Stop second-guessing. Start leading. In this intensive, learn to set expectations, give feedback, and guide with compassion and clarity.

Course overview

Lead with clarity, give feedback that sticks, and build trust in every direction

Most managers don’t fail because they don’t care. They fail because they can’t communicate.


When decisions unravel, projects stall, or trust breaks down, the root cause is almost always unclear expectations, fuzzy feedback, or missed conversations.


This live, cohort-based course gives midlevel leaders, team leads, and project leaders the practical tools to change that.


In three 90-minute sessions, you’ll build a repeatable roadmap for communicating with clarity in every direction—so you can align your team, manage up and across, and lead through uncertainty with confidence.


By the end, you’ll be able to:


💡 Define your leadership lens and set clear expectations for your team.

💡 Deliver feedback that sticks and handle tough conversations with humanity.

💡 Build credibility with your boss and peers while leading your team through change.


You’ll leave with a practical, human-centered communication playbook—so you can stop second-guessing and start leading with clarity.


If you’re responsible for guiding people or projects—even without a formal manager title—this course is for you.


What to Expect


Live sessions are hands-on. Yes, we'll discuss evidence-based practices- but we'll quickly move into practice. Through written exercises and real scenarios you'll practice communication skills—and leave with tools you can apply immediately.


Course Content


➡️ Define your leadership lens & set clear expectations.

➡️ Deliver feedback that sticks and creates accountability.

➡️ Navigate tough conversations with confidence.

➡️ Communicate up, across, and through change.


What’s Included


✅ Worksheets & templates you can use with your team.

✅ Sample scripts for tough conversations.

✅ Optional readings & resources.

✅ 2 live office hours + async support between sessions.


Who It’s For


▪️ New or first-time midlevel leaders

▪️ Team & project leads guiding others. (with pr without a title)

▪️ Mid-level leaders preparing for bigger roles.

▪️ Orgs wanting to upskill rising managers.


Who It’s Not For



▪️ Senior executives with years of management experience.

▪️ Leaders wanting passive, self-paced content.

▪️ Anyone seeking theory without practical tools.


Note: Prices WILL increase after October 7 to $750.

Who is this course for

01

Mid-level leaders who are struggling to balance coaching, feedback, and executing

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Team and project leads that are balancing managing up, down and sideways

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People managers who want actionable strategies and targeted support in communicating through change and uncertainty

What you’ll get out of this course

Craft and communicate clear roles so decision-making is unmistakable.

Misalignment happens when no one knows who owns what. Clarity eliminates friction, speeds decisions, and keeps projects moving.

Deliver feedback that actually leads to change.

Most feedback fails because it’s vague, one-off, or never followed up. You’ll learn to give feedback that sticks—driving growth and accountability instead of repeated mistakes.

Handle tough conversations with confidence and humanity.

Avoiding conflict erodes trust. Bulldozing it destroys it. You’ll leave with scripts and strategies to address issues directly—without damaging relationships.

Manage up and across so you’re seen as credible and influential.

Leadership isn’t just about your team. Learn to communicate effectively with your boss and peers so you can align priorities, influence decisions, and get work unstuck.

Steady your team through change and uncertainty.

People don’t just need direction in tough times—they need clarity, compassion, and confidence. You’ll gain a framework to guide your team through the messy middle.

What’s included

Lisa Friscia

Live sessions

Learn directly from Lisa Friscia in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

Maven Guarantee

This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Oct 29—Nov 2

    Leading Your Team With Clarity

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    29

    Leading Your Team With Clarity

    Wed 10/294:00 PM—5:30 PM (UTC)

    Oct

    31

    Office Hours

    Fri 10/314:00 PM—5:00 PM (UTC)

Week 2

Nov 3—Nov 9

    Managing Conversations With Confidence

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    5

    Managing Conversations with Confidence

    Wed 11/55:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

    Nov

    7

    Office Hours

    Fri 11/75:00 PM—6:00 PM (UTC)

Week 3

Nov 10—Nov 14

    Influencing Beyond Your Team

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    12

    Influencing Beyond Your Team

    Wed 11/125:00 PM—6:30 PM (UTC)

What people are saying

        Lisa's sessions were consistently highly engaging and immediately actionable. She created space to not just learn new information, but to problem solve, workshop, and action plan how to implement your takeaways into the day to day work.  I have been able to immediately apply my learning to make quick, meaningful changes in my work and practice.
Ajaka Roth

Ajaka Roth

SVP, 10up
        Lisa helped me cut through the noise. Her trainings have made me more confident in my leadership ability. It has also provided resources to pull from instead of making it up on the fly or constantly feeling like I am guessing!
Josh Brown

Josh Brown

Managing Director, Code Green
        Lisa's sessions have deepened my own practice as a leader and manager. She clearly outlines best practices while also creating space for participants to truly apply them to their own work.
Adam Johnson

Adam Johnson

Senior Director, College Board. Former Executive Director.

Meet your instructor

Lisa Friscia

Lisa Friscia

Fractional Chief People Officer, Strategic Advisor, & Leadership Coach

Lisa Friscia is a fractional Chief People Officer, Strategic Advisor, and Leadership Coach with over 15 years of experience building high-impact teams—and helping others do the same. As a VP of Talent and Chief People Officer, she designed and launched a leadership program that coached over 50 leaders to lead with clarity and confidence, enabling her organization to scale 5x. She has since coached hundreds of managers, mentored founders, launched schools and nonprofits, and advised executive directors and senior leaders on aligning people, purpose, and performance.


Today, Lisa partners with small, mid-sized and growing organizations to thrive through change. She serves as a Strategic Advisor to Dextego and Workplayce. As a certified Strengths and Co-Active Coach and a certified DiSC facilitator, she blends practical frameworks with human-centered leadership development. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, and CEO Magazine.

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Join an upcoming cohort

Lead with Clarity: Essential Communication for People, Team & Project Leads

Cohort 1

$575

Dates

Oct 29—Nov 14, 2025

Payment Deadline

Oct 28, 2025
Get reimbursed

Course schedule

2-3 hours a week

  • Wednesdays and Opt-In Fridays

    W- 12-1:30pm EST, F- 12-1pm EST

    Both sessions and office hours are live. Office hours are optional.


    Sessions will be recorded. Office hours will not.

  • 10/29-11/12


  • Weekly projects

    1-2 hours per week

    Optional activities and projects that can be submitted for review.

Learning is better with cohorts

Learning is better with cohorts

Active hands-on learning

This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Interactive and project-based

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Learn with a cohort of peers

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

Frequently Asked Questions

A pattern of wavy dots

Join an upcoming cohort

Lead with Clarity: Essential Communication for People, Team & Project Leads

Cohort 1

$575

Dates

Oct 29—Nov 14, 2025

Payment Deadline

Oct 28, 2025
Get reimbursed

$575

USD

3 Weeks