Workshops
SMALL GROUP WORKSHOPS
60-90mins / up to 8 participants
These sessions foster an enriching environment where peer discussions flourish, and participants genuinely appreciate and respect each other's insights, guidance, and viewpoints. There are two formats: in-person gatherings at your London office location, or online sessions where everyone participates from the comfort of their own screen. To maintain the integrity of the experience, I do not offer hybrid workshops that combine both in-person and online particpants.
GIVING AND RECEIVING FEEDBACK / 90min
Feedback is essential for growth and improvement, whether it’s positive recognition or constructive guidance. This workshop focuses on developing your skills to give and receive feedback clearly and effectively. You’ll learn how to create an open dialogue that fosters learning and improvement, using practical models to enhance your approach. With time for group discussion and Q&A, you’ll leave with actionable strategies to strengthen feedback culture in your team.
Key Takeaways Include:
Understanding the importance of feedback in personal and professional development.
How to give positive feedback that motivates and inspires.
Strategies for delivering constructive feedback with clarity and impact.
Practical models for giving and receiving feedback effectively.
PRODUCTIVE CONFLICT / 90 min
Learn how to embrace conflict as a tool for growth, innovation, and collaboration. This workshop helps you identify and address conflict in a constructive way, ensuring it leads to improved performance and healthier team dynamics. You'll explore practical tips for managing difficult conversations and navigating conflict patterns. Time for group discussion and Q&A ensures you leave with actionable strategies for handling conflict effectively.
Pre-Work:
Participants will complete a conflict questionnaire before the session to assess their default approach to conflict. This creates a starting point for reflection and discussion in the workshop itself.
Key Takeaways Include:
Understanding inclusion, psychological safety, and their role in conflict resolution.
Identifying conflict, conflict debt, and patterns that hinder progress.
Different modes of conflict and when to use them constructively.
Practical approaches for navigating difficult conversations with confidence.
“The workshop made me reflect on my personal inherent attitude to how I respond to conflict on both a professional and an interpersonal level. It is very well structured as it taps into the foundations of our upbringing, giving grounds to interesting conversations which can also act as ice breakers for members of the same team, allowing them to get to know each other better. It was interesting to find out more about other people’s natural attitude to conflict and to see how they would play out on a professional setting, having experienced them on a personal setting. I enjoyed the example around giving feedback that Karen demonstrated to the group, which I will come in handy in the future. I recommend this workshop to more senior level management individuals, as it will help them understand their workforce better and how their own attitude to conflict affects their greater team.”
DELEGATION SKILLS / 90min
Delegation is more than just assigning tasks—it’s a key leadership skill that can enhance both your productivity and your team’s growth. This workshop provides a structured framework to help you delegate effectively, empowering your team while avoiding common pitfalls. We’ll explore the seven steps of delegation, how to assess delegation levels, and how to overcome confidence traps. Group discussion and Q&A allow you to tackle real-world delegation challenges in a supportive environment.
Key Takeaways Include:
The seven steps to delegating tasks successfully and with clarity.
Understanding different delegation levels and when to use them.
Recognising and overcoming confidence traps—whether you’re micromanaging or holding back.
LARGE GROUP WORKSHOPS
BUILDING YOUR NETWORK / 90min
Relationships are one of the most valuable currencies architects have today. Your network—or “powerbase”—enables you to uncover opportunities, gain access to resources, and make things happen. This workshop will help you assess, improve, and strengthen your professional powerbase, giving you the tools to build impactful connections that drive your career forward.
Key Takeaways Include:
Developing awareness of what it takes to proactively build strong professional relationships.
Practical ways to improve and expand your current powerbase.
Strategies to assess relationships and identify areas for growth and improvement.
Kick-starting your future powerbase and understanding what personal shifts are needed to make it happen.
“As a mid-career woman working in this field there are spaces and activities that help us to build a little bit of confidence. Yesterday was one occasion!”
“Karen was very open and authentic; her visualization exercises about imagining the future were great.”
“I like the approach - getting attendees to reflect and find their own answers rather than a ready made solution to building a network.”
PERSONAL RESILIENCE / 90min
Challenges are an inevitable part of any career—whether it’s a promotion, redundancy, illness, a new job, or stepping out of your comfort zone. Strong resilience capabilities can make all the difference in how you recover, adapt, and move forward. This workshop will help you assess your current resilience, understand its key components, and develop practical strategies to build and maintain it throughout your career.
Key Takeaways Include:
Understanding what resilience is—and what it isn’t.
Assessing your personal resilience levels today.
Learning the five key resilience capabilities and how to cultivate them.
Practical strategies to improve resilience in the face of career challenges.
Reflection on resilience levels throughout your career and how to strengthen them.
"Simple, clear and assertive session."
"Great experience for reflecting on past experiences, both positive and negative and finding out ways of gaining perspective."
"We really appreciated your time on delivering such a worthwhile bite-sized interactive session on a subject relevant to all."
"Great course, we need more of those."
BESPOKE GROUP WORKSHOPS
PERSONAL VALUES / COMPANY VALUES
Duration:
Personal Values Workshop: 90 minutes
Company Values Workshop: 3 hours (or enquire for customization)
Your values reflect what matters most in how you live and work, guiding your priorities and serving as a benchmark for whether your life aligns with your aspirations. This workshop can be tailored for individuals or organisations, helping participants identify and define their core values. Whether you’re clarifying personal values or creating a unified set of company values, this session provides the tools to connect values to meaningful actions.
Key Takeaways Include:
Understanding the role values play in guiding decisions and shaping culture.
Identifying your personal or organisational values with clarity.
Exploring the different types of values and how they influence priorities.
Discovering the meaning behind your values and translating them into actionable behaviours.
WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE / 2-3hr
This workshop encourages women to think proactively about the barriers to career progression and the strategies that can elevate performance. Evolving from the findings of the report WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE: Self-Development and Career Advancement for Mid-Level Professionals, this session combines group discussion, reflection, and actionable insights to empower attendees in their self-development journey. Pre-work includes an online questionnaire to personalize feedback for the workshop.
Key Takeaways Include:
Insights from the Women in Architecture report and their relevance to your career.
Understanding your current approach to professional self-development.
Identifying barriers to self-development and strategies to overcome them.
Planning: What should you focus on for personal and professional growth?
Key findings and what is next for the group
Pre-Work:
Participants will complete an online questionnaire to assess their current approach to self-development, which will be used to inform the workshop discussions.
BESPOKE LEGO SERIOUS PLAY WORKSHOPS / 2-4 Hr
Attendees: Up to 10 (larger groups upon discussion)
Location: London or your office
The LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology is a powerful tool for fostering creative thinking, improving communication, and solving complex problems. This hands-on workshop invites participants to build individual and shared 3D LEGO models using specially selected bricks. These models become the foundation for group discussion, knowledge sharing, and decision-making. Ideal for organisations, teams, and groups, this workshop encourages deeper engagement and innovative solutions tailored to your unique challenges.
Key Features Include:
Facilitated sessions designed to spark creative problem-solving and teamwork.
Tailored activities aligned with your organisational goals or team needs.
Interactive exercises that encourage open dialogue and collaborative decision-making.
For More Information:
Visit my LEGO Serious Play page to explore how this methodology can work for your organisation.
DIRECTOR/LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMES
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DIRECTOR LEVEL
Director Development Accelerator Programme - 5 days.
The Director’s Development Programme provides the perfect upskill in each of the 5 main cornerstones of directorship. It will give participants a detailed understanding and up to date knowledge of the role of the Director and the Board, leadership, corporate strategy, finance and, crucially, organisational governance. Through the knowledge and experience of the course leader and peers, delegates will be encouraged to consider their own role alongside the Board, discussing relevant issues, challenges and solutions.
DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT MODULES
Content as above but broken down into a non-accelerated mode over 2 days.
Finance for Non Finance Directors - 2 days. Overview of the finance function; you may not be responsible for the yearly report, but you need to be able to constructively challenge the finance function and understand jargon as well as opportunities/risks in numbers.
Role of the Director and the Board - 2 days. Overview on board structure, governance, risk and liability- what do you need to know?
Advanced Leadership for Directors - 2 days. Overview on the strategic leadership and strategic management; how to lead from the top.
Advanced Strategic Planning for Directors - 2 days. Overview of the practical, tangible tools to help with strategy and planning; the differences, the pitfalls and the benefits.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Mini MBA Accelerator Programme
The Mini MBA Programme is the perfect upskill in core business functions for senior leaders. Participants will cover leadership, project management, marketing and finance; all of which are delivered by subject matter specialists from industry and academia. The programme blends theory, models and case studies with real world examples, encouraging those in attendance to apply the very best in management thinking to their current practice.
CMI Level 7 Senior Leadership Programme
This programme is aimed at helping leaders gain a better understanding of the dynamics within their senior management teams and enable them to evaluate and improve their personal approach to leadership. You won’t be taught basic managerial skills, but supported to explore a range of different leadership styles, developing the skills you already have through reflecting on and analysing your own approach working on your emotional and political intelligence.
CMI Level 7 Women in Leadership Programme
This exciting 4-day programme has been designed specifically for female leaders, by female industry experts from our senior leadership delivery team. We have taken our flagship CMI Senior Leadership Programme and tailored it specifically to women in leadership positions. The programme offers a safe environment to facilitate those conversations that are not easily possible in a mixed and often male dominated environment. Built on contemporary theory, we take an energetic, interactive, approach to really drill down on those areas within current leadership development that women in leadership need to negotiate to achieve personal, team and organisational success.
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Contact Karen Fugle today to learn how SleepingGiant can help you.
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