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No matter your industry, leading well is ultimately about people.

The Satir Leadership Development Workshop is a dynamic, in-person training designed to help you become a more confident, authentic, and effective leader—one who can bring out the best in others while navigating complexity with clarity and compassion.

Whether you're a manager, director, business owner, or professional coach, you'll leave this workshop equipped to handle the real challenges of leadership: communication breakdowns, morale slumps, resistance to change, and the pressure to perform.

Rooted in the Satir Growth Model and Satir Leadership Model, this three-day workshop blends practical tools with deep insight into human systems. You'll gain concrete strategies to improve productivity, strengthen team relationships, and lead in ways that are clear, congruent, and deeply human.

What You'll Explore:

Through engaging teaching and experiential learning, we’ll explore:

• Coping Stances and how they show up in leadership and teams
• The Ingredients of an Interaction and how to improve communication
• The Iceberg Metaphor as a way to better understand your team and yourself
• How to lead through change while maintaining connection and direction
• The power of increased self-awareness, esteem, and congruence in leadership

Who This Is For:

• Managers
• Directors
• Organizational Leaders
• Internal and External Coaches
• Facilitators
• Consultants
• Business Owners
• Strategic Partners

If you lead people—formally or informally—this workshop is for you.

Meet the Training Team:

This workshop is led by Joanne Perold and Marcus Blankenship, experienced leadership coaches and seasoned Satir practitioners, with support from Jean McLendon and David Kiel—internationally recognized facilitators with decades of experience in organizational change and Satir-based leadership development.

Joanne Perold is an agile leadership coach, systems thinker, and facilitator with extensive experience supporting leaders in complex organizations across Africa and Europe. She is known for helping people move through uncertainty with clarity, connection, and compassion.

Marcus Blankenship brings a background in engineering leadership, organizational coaching, and team development. He specializes in helping technical leaders grow into people-centered managers by integrating systems thinking with Satir-informed practices.

Jean McLendon is widely considered one of the world’s leading experts in the Satir Growth Model. Having studied directly with Virginia Satir for nearly 20 years, Jean is recognized globally for her mastery of Satir’s work and her ability to bring it to life in diverse settings—from therapy and coaching to organizational leadership. With over four decades of experience, she has trained thousands of professionals internationally, helping individuals and systems transform with profound clarity, compassion, and effectiveness. Jean’s facilitation is known for its depth, precision, and heart, making her a beacon in the continued evolution and application of the Satir Model worldwide.

David Kiel is a distinguished leader and organizational development authority with decades of experience driving change across higher education, public institutions, government, and nonprofit sectors. Over 20 years, he designed and led innovative faculty leadership programs at UNC–Chapel Hill and Duke University. His work integrates the Satir Growth Model with systems thinking, action research, and group dynamics to foster sustainable organizational transformation. David is an accomplished author and a respected member of the NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, with a Doctor of Public Health from UNC–Chapel Hill. He has taught organizational behavior at multiple public universities and continues to advise leaders on culture, change management, and performance.

Together, this team brings a rare blend of depth, relevance, and clarity—ensuring that what you learn is not only transformative but also usable on Monday morning.

Cost & Registration:

• Corporate-Funded Registration: $1,750
• Non-Profit-Funded Registration: $900
• Individual Registration (self-funded): $700
• Group Discount: Available for 3+ participants from the same organization