Shift The Way You Lead, Think, and Show Up In The World
Join a gathering of women leaders for a one-day immersive experience guided by master executive coach Jody Michael. This workshop isn’t about adding more to your plate. It’s about clearing space—so you can lead with less stress, more intention, and deeper presence.
Hosted at ALTAR Community—a space rooted in belonging and growth. Don’t miss this rare chance to learn from Jody Michael in an environment created for women to lead with clarity, focus, and ease.
Join us for a transformative event where leadership development meets personal growth in a supportive, empowering environment.
Jody Michael is a pioneer in executive coaching, CEO of Jody Michael Associates, and a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Leading Lightly: Lower Your Stress, Think With Clarity and Lead With Ease. With over 40,000 hours of coaching experience, Jody has worked with executives at 18 Fortune 100 companies, helping them develop the emotional intelligence, resilience, and clarity they need to thrive in high-stakes environments.
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The Leading Lightly approach is rooted in understanding how your emotional intelligence affects your leadership and overall well-being. This workshop helps you unlock your potential by focusing on what matters most: the way you think, feel, and act under pressure.
What Makes the Leading Lightly Method Unique?
The Leading Lightly Workshop is a transformative, neuroscience-based approach to leadership development. It’s designed to help you manage your thoughts, moods, and energy to create lasting, sustainable change.
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The workshop starts with an understanding that transformation begins within. You’ll learn how to forge a permanent neurological shift in your brain, which leads to systemic changes in your leadership. This isn’t about adding more techniques to your to-do list; it’s about simplifying your approach, leading from a place of ease, and empowering yourself and others with the tools you already possess.
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​​By attending the Leading Lightly Workshop, you will:
Shift Your Mindset: Learn how to minimize reactive behaviors and eliminate limiting perspectives that hold you back, cultivating a resilient mindset that helps you rebound from setbacks quickly.
Master Energy Management: Learn strategies to manage your energy so you can sustain high levels of performance without experiencing burnout.
Increase Emotional Intelligence: Develop a new level of self- and other-awareness to improve personal and professional relationships.
Enhance Resilience: Learn to reduce emotional reactivity, build emotional resilience, and embrace challenges with confidence.
Achieve Your Goals Quicker: Accelerate your progress by adopting a more efficient approach to decision-making, leadership, and execution.
Increase Agility: Improve your ability to pivot and adapt to changing circumstances, helping you thrive in dynamic environments.
This workshop is for women who are ready to simplify their leadership approach and take charge of their success without adding unnecessary complexity. You’ll be empowered to lead with ease, manage with intention, and connect with your inner power to lead more authentically.
What You’ll Experience in This Full-Day Workshop
Pre-Workshop Perceptual Lens Assessment:
Before the workshop, you’ll complete an online assessment that will help you understand how your current perspective shapes your performance. The insights from this assessment will guide your transformation during the workshop, enabling you to make lasting changes in your leadership approach.
JMA’s Proprietary MindMastery® App:
This app will support your ongoing growth beyond the workshop. It offers daily micro-coaching and resources to help you maintain the positive changes you make during the event.
Full-Day Immersive Coaching with Jody Michael:
Experience breakthrough coaching from one of the nation’s top executive coaches. Jody will guide you through interactive exercises and real-life scenarios, helping you uncover and break through leadership blocks, develop new tools, and create lasting transformation.
Gentle Stress Recovery Tools:
Learn how to manage stress effectively and quickly with tools that will allow you to recover faster, maintain high performance, and avoid burnout. These tools are designed to work in high-stakes environments, ensuring that you don’t lose your cool when the pressure is on.
Interactive Mindset & EQ Practices:
These practices will help you shift your inner state to maintain clarity and emotional balance, even when faced with pressure or challenging situations. Through guided exercises, you’ll begin to lead with a more resilient mindset, making better decisions with greater ease.
Continued Support:
After the workshop, you’ll continue to receive valuable videos, articles, and coaching insights that will support your ongoing leadership development and personal growth.
Lunch and Light Refreshments: A nourishing break from 1:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT with lunch and light refreshments included.
Join Us for A Transformative Day of Leadership & Belonging with Jody Michael—Reserve Your Seat!
Leading Lightly Transformational Workshop
Learn how to manage stress, enhance emotional intelligence, and lead with clarity, confidence, and ease.
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Date: June 6, 2025
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Time: 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM CT
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ALTAR Community: 2518 W Armitage Ave, Chicago, IL 60647
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ALTAR believes leadership development should be accessible, not exclusive. A limited number of supported-access tickets are available. Please email us at hello@altarcommunity.com to inquire.
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Space is limited for this intimate gathering, ensuring that you’ll receive personalized attention and the opportunity to connect deeply with fellow women leaders. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to transform the way you lead.​
About Jody Michael
Jody Michael is an internationally recognized executive coach, keynote speaker, and author of Leading Lightly. With over 25 years of experience, she has worked with top executives from Fortune 100 companies, tech, finance, and healthcare industries. Jody is passionate about helping leaders manage their emotional intelligence and resilience to lead more effectively, both personally and professionally.
Her expertise combines theory with extensive practical application, drawing from over 40,000 hours of one-on-one coaching. She has been featured in top media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Oprah Magazine. Jody is a trailblazer in the field of executive coaching and has developed innovative approaches to leadership through her work with Jody Michael Associates.
ALTAR Community: A Sacred Third Space for Women
ALTAR isn’t just a venue—it’s a community. We exist to hold space for women to be seen, supported, and empowered through meaningful experiences. This gathering reflects our belief that healing and leadership go hand in hand, and that transformation thrives in community. ALTAR is more than a physical space—it’s a reflection of our commitment to creating environments where women can come together, share their experiences, and build the future they desire
Why This Workshop Is Different
Leadership is not about doing more—it’s about doing what matters most with intention, clarity, and authenticity. This workshop will help you clear the clutter and learn the skills that will allow you to lead more effectively, sustainably, and with greater joy.
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You’ll learn the Leading Lightly method, which has been honed through years of experience by Jody Michael, who has helped hundreds of leaders transform their leadership approach.
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This workshop is not another leadership seminar—it’s a transformational experience that simplifies how you lead. Instead of adding more strategies to your to-do list, this workshop helps you shed what’s weighing you down and step into the leader you already are.
