Growing Your EQ

The Behavior Gap in Change

Amazon Web Services

Capital One

We Are Learning

Powtoon

Synthesia

Alinnette Casiano

Leadership Strategist, Founder of Growing Your EQ (Ex-AWS)

Why your initiative stalled, even when everyone was trained, and what to look for first

Why trained people take shortcuts

Spot exactly where your strategy gets overridden, so you know where to intervene

How to pinpoint the exact moment your initiative breaks down

Get the diagnostic lens that stops you from spending six figures retraining when the issue isn't knowledge

Training issue or execution issue?

Transform your management by driving stronger performance through direct and actionable feedback.

Developer of Managers & Leaders

Katie O'Brien Ceccarini

Certified Coach, led CS training Yelp, Head of L&D Opendoor, trained 1000s

February 2026

April 2026

Managers and leaders are not taught how to deliver feedback that changes behavior and drives performance. The result? Managers gets frustrated when people don't implement feedback and performance and business results suffer. It doesn't need to be this way. You can transform the way you manage and become the manager who shares direct feedback and drives results. You can get there in this course. You will become more confident and competent sharing feedback fearlessly. WHAT TO EXPECT:Tactics you can implement immediately.Sessions are loaded with lively discussion, breakout exercises, and a 27-page learning guide to both personalize and customize your learning experience.In just 3 sessions, you will have more tools in your tool belt to more effectively drive performance on your team.You can also expect:- A 27-page learning guide loaded with sample language, exercises, and reference materials to leverage well beyond the course- Videos modeling the Headline, Observation, Ask model- Video modeling how to navigate reactions to feedback- Video illustrating how to effectively kick off a feedback relationship with a new team member- Drafting feedback for real time situations you're facing

Drive stronger performance with actionable feedback.

How to speak candidly, and with care, using the Fearless Feedback Model

How to structure feedback using Headline, Observation, Ask

How to navigate emotional reactions to feedback

How to increase alignment on the feedback so people take action

How to be human while elevating excellence. 

You are a manager within a start-up &amp; pace of business can feel impossible to give real time feedback to both direct &amp; indirect reports.

You're a leader who finds yourself putting off feedback conversations out of dread, fear, or lack of confidence.

You are a manager wanting to elevate your career by distinguishing yourself as a developer of great talent.

Master the psychological triggers and strategic alignment frameworks used by VPs and Directors to assess leadership potential.

Ex-Amazon Director/General Manager

Amazon

Google

Microsoft

Apple

Mike Li

Ex-Amazon Director/General Manager of CO | Entrepreneur | Executive Coach

Cohort 8

Cohort 9

Most professionals spend a decade trying to guess the unspoken rules of the Executives. This course compresses that 10-year learning curve into a single experience. We shift your trajectory from an overlooked contributor to a reputable, confident leader by putting you in the 'hot seat.' You won't just learn the theory and frameworks of influence. Through well-designed simulation sessions, you will build the muscle memory required to lead through friction, manage up with ease, and level up your career trajectory.<ul><li>Live-Fire Simulations (4+ Hours): The Role Play Lab. You’ll step into the "hot seat" to role-play your toughest upcoming meetings. I will push back, challenge your logic, and help you pivot in real-time.</li><li>Strategic Combat Q&amp;A (6+ Hours): Bring your real-world "Managing Up" roadblocks. We’ll deconstruct your specific stakeholder dynamics and script your next move.</li><li>The Foundation (Self-Paced): 29 Modules &amp; 48 Lectures. Master the mechanics of influence on your own time so we can spend our live sessions doing the real work.</li></ul>

Build Executive Presence Into Your Muscle Memory

Manage up your leadership & stakeholders

Strategic Influence & Reframing Conflict

Leading & Facilitating Effective Meetings

Students must have proficiency in Business English. This course will focus on communication strategy, not basic grammar or vocabulary.

English Proficiency:

Students should be currently working in or seeking roles that require regular interaction with international or English-speaking teams.

Professional Experience:

A willingness to shift focus from mere language fluency (grammar, accent) to strategic impact (structure, delivery, and cultural decoding).

Mindset:

This course is designed for high-performing leaders who realize that technical excellence is no longer enough to move the needle.

You should enroll if you feel your contributions are overlooked or underestimated in high-stakes meetings or email chains.

ICs/managers who are ready to start mastering strategic communication to build credibility and influence your career trajectory

Build your personal BehaviorOS and become the architect of your goals, habits, skills, and effectiveness—forever.



FC-03

Author, Creator: Unified Behavior Model™

TEDx

The New York Times

CNET Networks

Lifehacker

Fox News

Martin Grunburg

Author, Creator of UBM & Behavioral Systems Theorist

FC-02

FC-04

When the "gurus" say, "Join my program — you're guaranteed to hit your goals," don't just walk away… RUN!Goal achievement is about probability.Things are in your control and things are out of your control.Your ONE job: Give yourself the best odds.Here's what most miss: the first question isn't about the goal or even effort.It's about the system—which framework to follow.When AI's—the most intelligent computer systems on the planet, are faced with "achieve your goal or be terminated forever."Each and every one selects UBM. And it isn't close.Behavior Architecture is the only "hard" science-backed 'closed' system.A $4,000 seminar fires you up—till Wednesday.Experts have called their field "a chaos of competing knowledge."Your confusion isn't because you're not intelligent.You've been handed puzzle pieces and expected to figure it out.In just 8 days you'll learn the first complete goals framework—ever. Then, apply it for LIFE.Zero guru magic. No fluff.Just four elemental forces driving your behavior—finally working for you.8 Days. 110% Risk-Free. Guaranteed."This isn't a tool. This is a power tool!" ~Star P. (FC-01) AlumnThe LAST habits and goals course you'll ever take.

Know exactly why your goals fail, and what to do about it. Forever.

Understand why your goals or habits fail — and fix them fast

Build your personal BehaviorOS™

Achieve goals more quickly than ever before

 A professional toolkit — for all goals, forever.

Optional: Go for your BNA credential. One that proves you know human behavior

Join a Historic Breakthrough: Democratizing Elemental Behavioral Literacy

You're seeking motivational hacks or need consensus to act. You don't understand the natural trajectory of breakthroughs and paradigm shifts

This course is not for you if...

P.A.R.R. requires binary tracking (1 or 0) daily. If you can't commit 2 minutes/day to record your behavior, don't enroll.

You think life is for living and not tracking. Hint, You can and should do BOTH.

Tactics are great. They may help you survive another day. UBM is for those who want to architect effectiveness, not for a day, for life.

If You’re Just Seeking the Latest Tactic

<h3>Leaders &amp; Executives: What might happen if you armed yourself and team/organization with a holistic, proven scientific framework?</h3>

<h3>Coaches &amp; Practitioners: How much time could you save—how much easier would work be—with a unified system that delivers better results?</h3>

<h3>Busy, Driven Professionals: You need a proven system to save time, boost effectiveness and efficiency, and achieve meaningful goals.</h3>

Transform from L&D order-taker to strategic business partner using proven frameworks that secure executive buy-in.

Think and Execute Like a Learning Leader

Dr. Christie Vanorsdale, Ed.D, Ms.Ed.

Doctor of Education with 15+ years building evidence-based learning ecosystems.

Cohort 1

Cohort 2

Break Out of the “Order-Taker” Role in L&amp;DMost L&amp;D professionals get stuck taking orders—creating courses without influence over strategy. Even with strong skills, they struggle to: • Connect learning to business results leaders value • Gain buy-in or budget for ideas • Navigate organizational politics • Break through the ceiling that limits growthThis 4-week course gives you the tools and language to operate as a strategic partner. You’ll learn to audit learning ecosystems, build executive-ready business cases, map stakeholder influence, and design phased implementation plans that prove impact.What to Expect A 4-week blend of self-paced lessons and live collaboration:<ul><li>Week 1: Learning Ecosystem Audit</li><li>Week 2: Building Business Cases (+ Live)</li><li>Week 3: Stakeholder &amp; Implementation Planning</li><li>Week 4: Capstone Presentations (+ Live)</li></ul>Projects &amp; Community<ul><li>Project 1: Audit a real training request</li><li>Project 2: Create a Strategic Implementation Plan </li><li>Takeaway: Build a portfolio with audits, business cases, and influence maps—plus a positioning statement showing your readiness for strategic L&amp;D roles.</li></ul>

Transform from L&D order-taker to strategic business partner with C-suite access

Shift from executor to strategist by framing learning in business terms.

Use systems thinking to design learning that drives organizational impact.

Communicate learning value in ROI-focused language leaders respect.

Apply proven frameworks to link learning strategy to measurable results.

The Frustrated Senior ID Senior instructional designers tired of being order-takers who want strategic influence and leadership advancement.

The Ambitious L&amp;D Manager L&amp;D managers seeking C-suite access and organizational influence to drive business impact.

The Strategic Learning Professional Learning professionals ready to transition from tactical execution to strategic business partnership.