WIM Leadership Lab (May – June, 2025)
8 customized training modules to support high-potential individuals looking to advance their careers in the mining industry.
WIM USA is extending their Professional Development Initiative with Cultivage’s 8-module Leadership Lab. This series is for the Summer of 2025. Classes are held from 6:30pm to 8pm MST every Tuesday from May 6th through June 24th. The class size is limited to 20 people, and all classes will be recorded. Don’t delay – registration closes on Friday, April 25, 2025!
The Leadership Lab is the start of a program that WIM USA is hoping to grow into multiple learning series available for their members. In partnership with Brooks & Nelson and Cultivage, WIM USA is able to offer the Leadership Lab at a discounted price of $1,500.
Designed to support individuals in the mining industry as they transition into leadership roles and assume responsibilities of managing others, advancing business development goals, growing talent within the organization, and overseeing company deliverables.
The curriculum offers an arc of leadership skills that includes strategic communication, direct-report and stakeholder management, team navigation, and conflict management. The sessions are highly interactive and incorporate case-studies with opportunities to put learning into practice. In addition, the latest research on women and leadership is integrated throughout each of the sessions.
A weekly 8-Module Leadership Lab,
beginning May 6th
You will learn how to:
- Communicate more effectively across organizations.
- Work strategically with direct reports to set goals, deliver results, and manage conflicts.
- Navigate and enhance team dynamics.
- Facilitate conflict and difficult conversations.
- Positively influence stakeholders to advance an organization's mission and goals.
Maureen Breeze
Executive / Leadership Coach and Corporate Trainer, Author, Speaker & Facilitator
Leadership Lab Modules
Content includes building trust & rapport; listening and question-asking skills; creating psychological safety; understanding the audience; making strong communication decisions; and communicating strategically to direct reports, upper management, and clients.
May 6th, 2025Content includes stakeholder management with an emphasis on managing up, down, and across the organization; setting expectations and creating aligned agreements; giving and receiving feedback; and handling difficult conversations.
May 13th, 2025Content includes working with direct reports to create alignment; identify goals; establish strategic action plans; and drive motivation and accountability.
May 20th, 2025Content includes managing emotional triggers; handling stress; building resiliency for oneself and one’s direct reports, and reading the social landscape in the workplace.
May 27th, 2025Content includes assessing default behaviors when experiencing conflict; learning when and how to use 5 different conflict management strategies, and adopting an outcome-based vs. problem-based approach to conflict.
June 3rd, 2025Content includes exploring the arc of team development; leveraging psychological safety for improved performance; honing team communication and team meeting strategies; and developing remote team management practices.
June 10th, 2025Content includes understanding how an ownership mindset improves stakeholder relationships and a manager's overall professional capacity; learning strategies to activate ownership in oneself and others; identifying barriers to effective ownership; and clarifying how 'above and below-the-line behaviors' impact ownership.
June 17th, 2025Content includes moving from subject matter expert to team leader; learning to influence and create team ‘buy-in’, and stepping into new leadership roles.
June 24th, 2025