Foundational Leadership Skills* is for managers ready to strengthen leadership foundations and achieve practical results.
*formerly ‘The Leadership Forum’
*formerly ‘The Leadership Forum’
Stepping into leadership isn’t always straightforward. You may find yourself facing challenges like:
If any of these feel familiar, you’re not alone. Foundational Leadership Skills (formerly The Leadership Forum) is designed to help you strengthen your leadership identity, clarify your values, and build practical skills in communication, emotional intelligence, and team trust.
By the end of this program, you’ll walk away with renewed confidence, practical tools, and a clearer sense of how to lead authentically — creating more impact with less overwhelm.
As a participant, you can expect to:
- Lead Authentically
- Define Core Values
- Practice Emotional Intelligence
- Create Balance
- Communicate to Drive Action
- Give Constructive Feedback
- Manage Conflict
- Build Team Trust
Each concept reviewed will be accompanied by ‘experience sheets’, designed to reinforce the new ideas and provide opportunities for review and reflection. The sessions are highly interactive with opportunities for discussion and practical application that is supported by certified coaches as well as peer learners.
Professional Certified Coach
Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner
Licensed Practitioner, Results System™
Certified Compassion Fatigue Educator
Former CT Licensed Massage Therapist
Alicia Davis is an owner/partner in Transformative Leadership Strategies. She brings over 30 years of wellbeing and leadership development experience in a variety of fields including holistic healthcare, non-profits, insurance, engineering, and corporate. Alicia creates dynamic coaching and teambuilding experiences for leaders at all levels of an organization that addresses challenges such as organizational culture, team alignment, change management, communication, and high stress.
Alicia’s clients include leaders who want to improve team performance, employee engagement, and retention; staff who want to prevent compassion fatigue and burnout and improve well-being; service providers who are looking to elevate the quality of client care; and individuals who want to create a more balanced lifestyle.
Alicia is the Secretary of the Board and Governance Chair for Community Solutions Inc., a CT-based nonprofit which creates opportunities and empowers success for youth, adults, and their families.
In addition to her multiple coaching certifications, Alicia is an internationally recognized voice through her Sound Bytes for Serenity™ CD series, contributing teacher on the meditation app Insight Timer, and a contributing author to “Strategies for Success: Your Operation Manual for Excellence.”
Certified Professional Coach
Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner
Licensed Practitioner, Results System™
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Masters, Business Administration
Stacie began her career as a therapist, working with individuals, couples, and families in a private practice setting. Her work shifted to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) field, where she began to recognize and appreciate the connection between emotional health, employee engagement, and effective leadership. She worked for almost two decades as a Healthcare Executive, focusing on issues such as change management and integration. Her most recent chapter includes launching TLS and supporting individuals, teams, and organizations as a Leadership / Executive Coach.
Throughout these various roles, she has been responsible for working with individuals, leaders, and teams as they navigate significant change – focusing on issues such as aligning culture, effective communication, and sustainable results. Stacie is committed to supporting her clients as they envision the future they desire and creating a plan to work toward that vision. She understands the importance of recognizing each person’s own unique leadership style and strengths.
This program is designed to help you not just perform leadership tasks, but also bring intention to who you are being as a leader — leaving you with tools and strategies you can apply immediately.
Live or Virtual
Customizable for Co-Ed, Women-Only, New Managers
Foundational Leadership Skills can be delivered in two full days or four half-day sessions.
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*Approved by NASW/CT for 12 CECs
As experienced leaders ourselves, we have a tremendous amount of appreciation for many of the challenges faced by leaders today.
This, combined with our extensive executive coaching experience, has resulted in a truly transformational leadership program!