impact lab
What is the Impact Lab?
The Leadership Columbus Impact Lab offers high-quality professional development workshops for nonprofit teams at a significant discount compared to traditional programs.
Enables organizations to…
- Build stronger teams, aligned around mission
- Retain confident, capable leaders at every level
- Reduce burnout and turnover
Workshop Options
All Impact Lab workshops are fully customizable to your organization’s needs, context, and values, and we integrate prior professional development efforts and real workplace scenarios to ensure relevance and impact. Sessions can be delivered in person or virtual.
Coaching: Bringing Out the Best in Others
Develop a coaching mindset and practical tools to strengthen communication, trust, and accountability. This workshop helps managers move beyond supervision into growth-oriented conversations that empower staff and enhance performance.
- Understand the principles of values-based coaching.
- Learn levels of listening and practice powerful questioning.
- Apply a structured coaching conversation framework.
- Practice coaching conversations with real scenarios.
Fundamentals of DiSC®
Build a shared language for communciation and collaboration across your team. This workshop helps participants understand their own behavioural styles and adapt to others, improving relationships, teamwork, and organizational culture.
- Complete an individual DiSC® assessment to identify personal styles.
- Understand the various DiSC styles and their impact on workplace dynamics.
- Learn strategies to adapt communication across different styles.
- Apply DiSC insights to strengthen collaboration and team culture.
Nonprofit Board Governance Training
Equip board members and organizational leaders with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to excel in nonprofit governance. This full-day, interactive workshop builds understanding of board roles, fiduciary responsibilities, and leadership strategies that strengthen organizational sustainability and mission impact.
- Understand nonprofit board members roles and responsibilities.
- Strengthen financial literacy and fiduciary duties.
- Recognize the board’s role in fundraising and sustaining the organizations’s financial health.
- Explore governance models and leadership techniques for effective board service.
- Learn practical strategies to promote accountability, inclusivity, and mission-driven leadership.
Situational Leadership: Growing Others with the S-Curve
Gain a practical framework for leading team members through different stages of growth and performance. Leaders learn to assess where staff are in their development and adapt their approach to support confidence, competence, and results.
- Understand the Situational Leadership model and S-Curve.
- Assess the development stages of team members.
- Adapt a leadership style to meet individual needs.
- Practice applying the S-Curve through case studies and action planning.
Time Management
Learn simple, actionable tools to prioritize what matters most. This workshop helps individuals manage time and energy with greater intention, align daily work with key goals, and reduce stress through improved focus and planning.
- Learn three framewords for prioritizing time and tasks.
- Explore ways to align time use with organizational goals and personal values.
- Identify and minimize time-wasters and interruptions.
- Apply new tools to improve efficiency and reduce stress.