The Architecting 12 day Leadership Challenge
Ready to Lead Like You Mean It?
The Architecting 12 Day Leadership Challenge is a focused, high-power experience designed to help architects step out of the background and into real influence. This isn’t corporate leadership fluff. This is leadership built for the trenches of architecture—where deadlines are relentless, expectations are sky-high, and nobody hands you authority.
You don’t earn leadership by waiting.
You earn it by showing up differently.
This challenge teaches you exactly how to do that
WHAT this 12 day challenge provides
A short, strategic, results-driven training experience that helps you:
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Own the room with presence and clarity
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Communicate like a leader instead of a task-doer
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Navigate firm dynamics without shrinking or second-guessing yourself
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Shift from overwhelmed to intentional
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Get recognized—not overlooked
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Lead projects and people with confidence, even if you’re not “in charge”
You know you’re capable of more—get the tools, mindset, and strategy to finally step into it.
Here’s what’s included
12 lessons with my best methods to showing up as a strong leader in minutes
Do it today structured master steps
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Leadership Mindset Reset
Stop acting like support staff. Start thinking and operating like a leader—no title required.
Influence That Moves Projects Forward
Use communication, clarity, and presence to guide teams, shape decisions, and build trust fast.
Navigating Politics Without Losing Your Soul
Understand the unspoken rules so you stop getting blindsided and start playing the game on your terms.
Claiming Your Creative Authority
Show confidence in your ideas, advocate for your expertise, and shift from order-taker to strategic voice.
First, they have to like you
I had a boss who used to say this before we went into every project interview. It’s true. People hire people. People want to work for people. Not credentials or accomplishments or skill sets. Sure those things matter, but not as much as you might think. This challenge blends architect-specific insights, human behavior science, and real-world leadership strategies I have used to coach hundreds in the AEC industry. It cuts straight through the noise and teaches you exactly what creates real influence in design practice.
15 minutes a day for 12 days- you can do this!
Feel seen and heard, have clear boundaries, manage conflict, and foster an inclusive culture on your teams.When you sign up, you get an email each day starting January 6 that takes you to that day’s lesson.
Listen as part of your morning routine, on the way to work, whenever it’s convenient for you.
- CHALLENGE 1: Turn on your light- feel comfortable being visible.
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Speak up strategically
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The 10 percent edge
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Lead with the message
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- CHALLENGE 2: Build your boundaries – everything from how you want to be treated to what you are available to do.
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Stop overperforming
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Ask for the opportunity
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Moving past validation
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- CHALLENGE 3: Emotional Intelligence- learn how to navigate difficult people and contentious situations without being triggered.
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Stop proving your worth
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Go from defense to offense
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Read the room
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- CHALLENGE 4: Collaborate like a boss- engage others and draw out their potential, let go of control and create the psychological safety to express diverse ideas.
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Create psychological safety
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Build rapport – vulnerability and authenticity
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Motivate and leverage skills and interests
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The Architecting Leadership Challenge is perfect for architects who:
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Feel invisible in meetings
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Want more responsibility but aren’t getting tapped
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Are tired of doing “everything right” and getting nowhere
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Want to lead teams, projects, or initiatives
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Feel stuck between talent and recognition
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Want to grow without burning out or waiting for permission
If you’re ambitious, underestimated, and done playing small—this is your moment.
If you’re done waiting for your career to happen to you—and ready to lead like someone who belongs at the table—this challenge is your next step.
👉 Register now and start becoming the leader your career has been waiting for.