The Inside Edge: Mastering Emotional Intelligence for Real Impact - Exploring Sensitivity, Somatics, and Self-Awareness (6-week intensive)

Sale Price: $999.00 Original Price: $1,799.00

Theme:Transforming Executive Conflict into Strategic Alignment

Week 1 – Foundations of Crucial Conversations & Self-Awareness

Focus: Introduction, psychological safety, and personal insight
Objectives:

• Define what constitutes a Crucial Conversation and why they break down

• Establish coaching goals and ground rules for respectful dialogue

• Begin to uncover personal communication triggers

Assessments:

• MBTI (Myers-Briggs Type Indicator) — uncover cognitive styles and preferences

• Reflection Prompt: How does your MBTI type affect how you handle conflict?

Key Exercises:

• “Start with Heart” activity: Identify personal motives in current/recurring conflict

• Executive journaling: Document current tensions or ongoing challenges

Week 2 – Recognizing the Stories We Tell Ourselves

Focus: Understanding emotional reactions and narrative bias
Objectives:

• Learn to separate facts from stories

• Identify personal “path to action” and cognitive distortions

Assessments:

• Enneagram — explore core fears, desires, and growth paths

• Use Enneagram to reflect on personal narrative habits (e.g., avoider, confronter, harmonizer)

Key Exercises:

• Map a conflict using the “Path to Action” model (See/Hear → Tell a Story → Feel → Act)

• Guided role-play: Reframing emotional stories into objective facts

Week 3 – Building Mutual Purpose & Mutual Respect

Focus: Creating safe space for dialogue
Objectives:

• Learn tools to rebuild trust and reduce defensiveness

• Develop skills to clarify shared objectives and long-term goals

Assessments:

• StrengthsFinder — uncover natural talents that can support collaboration

• Explore how personal strengths may help or hinder crucial conversations

Key Exercises:

• Shared Values & Goals Mapping (use real executive conflict scenario)

• Partner dialogue practice: “I notice… I value… I hope…”

Week 4 – Mastering Your Emotions in Real Time

Focus: Emotional regulation under pressure
Objectives:

• Learn tools to pause, reflect, and choose productive responses in tense moments

• Identify personal stress cues and self-soothing strategies

Assessments:

• DiSC Communication Styles — decode reactions under stress

• Practice reading each other's DiSC tendencies in conversation

Key Exercises:

• “Make it Safe” Toolbox: Learn and apply AMPP (Ask, Mirror, Paraphrase, Prime)

• Real-play session with pause/reflect coaching

Week 5 – Speaking Persuasively Without Provoking Defensiveness

Focus: Blending candor with curiosity
Objectives:

• Learn to state your path while inviting others to share theirs

• Practice making bold statements while maintaining psychological safety

Key Exercises:

• “STATE” Model Application:

  • Share your facts

  • Tell your story

  • Ask for others’ paths

  • Talk tentatively

  • Encourage testing

• Team scriptwork: Rewrite a current difficult conversation using STATE

Week 6 – Integration, Repair, and Moving Forward

Focus: Conflict recovery and sustainable dialogue practices
Objectives:

• Develop personal action plans for future conversations

• Learn techniques for mending strained relationships

Key Exercises:

• Reflective Dialogues: Conduct a structured conversation with a previously conflicted colleague (live or via coaching simulation)

• Personal Conflict Blueprint: Each executive creates a 1-page guide outlining:

  • Triggers

  • Preferred communication style

  • Best ways to resolve tension

• Wrap-up assessment: Revisit MBTI/Enneagram insights with progress notes

Optional Add-Ons & Resources:

• Pre-Program 360 Feedback Survey (to identify perceived communication effectiveness)

• Crucial Conversations Companion Workbook

• 1:1 Coaching Touchpoints (between group sessions to deepen personal insight)

• Recommended Reading: “The Anatomy of Peace” by The Arbinger Institute (as post-program growth)

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Leading with Heart: Building Trust from Day One

Sale Price: $1,299.00 Original Price: $2,799.00

Designed for the new supervisor or team lead, in this workshop, we’ll kick things off with warm-up exercises to create an open, engaging atmosphere—setting the stage for the main event: You! You’ll share your story, highlighting the key moments that shaped your life and leadership. From there, we’ll clarify your expectations and what it means to be part of your team. As your team listens, they’ll reflect and capture their impressions, which we’ll explore together in a dynamic, facilitated discussion aimed at building connection, commitment, and buy-in. We’ll close with actionable next steps, leaving space for feedback and ongoing conversations in future team-led tag-ups.

This is designed as a half-day workshop, but can be customized to fit your needs.

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THE CLEAR Model: A Simple Framework for Breaking Down Barriers in Conflict

C — Check your internal state
L — Look for the real need underneath your reaction
E — Engage with curiosity
A — Acknowledge the shared humanity
R — Respond with clarity and boundaries

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C — Check your internal state

Before we speak, email, or “correct” someone, we have to ask:

Internal Questions:

• What exactly am I feeling right now?

• Where is this reaction coming from? (exhaustion, insecurity, fear of loss, feeling disrespected, feeling unheard?)

• Is this about the current situation or something older?

• Is my body telling me I’m threatened, overwhelmed, or overextended?

Why this matters:
This step reduces reactivity and moves us out of “fight/flight” mode and into “thinking mode.”

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L — Look for the real need underneath your reaction

Most conflict responses come from an unmet need, not the surface behavior.

Internal Questions:

• What need of mine isn’t being met?
  (clarity, stability, respect, structure, recognition, control, reassurance?)

• What am I hoping will change?

• What part of me feels threatened or vulnerable?

• Is this conflict pushing up against one of my values?

Why this matters:
When we identify the underlying need, we can address the right problem — not the symptom.

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E — Engage with curiosity

Curiosity dissolves 80% of workplace conflict.

Internal Questions:

• What might I not know about their perspective?

• What story might they be telling themselves?

• What pressures might they be under that I can’t see?

• What would explain their behavior if I assume they are doing the best they can?

Why this matters:
Most conflict escalates because both people believe they already understand the other person’s intention.
They rarely do.

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A — Acknowledge the shared humanity

This step is quiet but powerful.

Internal Questions:

• Have I forgotten that this person has fears, needs, hopes, and limits just like me?

• What effort might they already be making that I’m not seeing?

• If I assume they’re not my enemy, how does that change the conversation?

Why this matters:
A moment of human acknowledgment can break through defensiveness faster than any script or technique.

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R — Respond with clarity and boundaries

Once we understand ourselves and them better, we can speak with clarity, not emotional charge.

Internal Steps:

• State the issue factually, without blame

• Clarify the impact

• Identify what you need going forward

• Ask for their perspective

• Set boundaries or expectations if needed

Why this matters:
The response becomes less about winning and more about alignment.

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Speak Human: Escaping the Communication Jungle - 1-Day Workshop

A team dynamics experience that replaces frustration with flow.

Sale Price: $2,499.00 Original Price: $3,799.00

This is a one-day workshop designed to give you a broader understanding of yourself and your team members through the lens of the popular Communication Jungle personality assessment. The Communication Jungle assessment provides a fun way of discussing our unique preferences and styles as we communicate both verbally and nonverbally with one another in our work spaces. The knowledge gained will help you to discover when and how to adopt behavior to improve communication. You will have fun interacting with your peers in a safe and exciting learning environment, and you will leave with a newfound appreciation of the differences we have with one another.

This offer is limited to groups of 40 individuals or less.

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Critical Growth Audit - Threshold 50 Full-Time Employees

The number 50 is a critical threshold for several HR-related regulations, particularly under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and EEO-1 reporting. For employers with 50 or more employees, certain obligations and requirements come into play. This is also a critical time to start thinking about infrastructure, the creation of more formalized policies and procedures, and the development of HR leadership to support your company’s growth and agility. Let Integral Path be your compliance and strategy partner for the future of your HR department.

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