Thriving Educator Certified Facilitator Intensive

January 13–15, 2027

A focused three-day certification experience for professionals who want to confidently facilitate and implement the Nine Essential Skills within their schools, districts, organizations, or client work.

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SELF

Stay in control under pressure and support overwhelmed staff.

OTHERS

De-escalate behavior and handle difficult conversations with clarity.

TOGETHER

Align your team so expectations are clear and systems run smoothly.

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THE REALITY

Leadership today is not calm.

Teams are navigating:

  • reactive behavior
  • difficult conversations
  • decision fatigue
  • stress overload
  • inconsistent responses

Most professional development introduces ideas.

Very little builds sustainable implementation.

The Thriving Leader Intensive is designed to help leaders move beyond awareness into practical facilitation, implementation, and long-term application.

WHY THIS MATTERS

 

Without structured implementation and facilitation training, leaders often default to:

• Reactivity
• Avoidance
• Inconsistent responses
• Overcorrection
• Decision fatigue

Sustainable leadership is not built through awareness alone.

It is built through application, reflection, and guided practice.

The Thriving Leader Intensive is designed to help leaders build the confidence, structure, and facilitation skills needed to lead effectively under pressure.

3 DAY INTENSIVE AGENDA 

Day 1 - Foundations + Self Skills

  • Framework orientation
  • Facilitation foundations
  • Self-compassion
  • Self-reflection
  • Informed decisiveness
  • Leadership under pressure

Day 2 - Other Skills

  • Social plasticity
  • Empathetic listening
  • Informed responsiveness
  • De-escalation strategies
  • Facilitator practice

Day 3 - Together Skills

  • Relationship reciprocity
  • Compassionate communication
  • Collaborative resolution
  • Implementation planning
  • Certification reflection
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WHAT YOU’LL RECEIVE

  • Three days of live facilitator training
  • Certified Facilitator certificate after all requirements are completed
  • Implementation authorization through January 15, 2029, within the approved internal-use terms
  • Facilitator resources and leadership implementation tools
  • Printed copy of the book
  • Practical implementation roadmap
  • Ready-to-use facilitation resources

INVESTMENT

Individual: $1,495 or two payments of $775.

Teams: 3 seats for $4,250 or 5 seats for $6,750.

Purchase orders are accepted with Net 30 terms after approval. Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.

WHO THIS IS FOR

  • School and district leaders
  • Counselors, coaches, and support professionals
  • Professionals who facilitate staff learning or training
  • Organizational, human resources, and people-operations leaders
  • Consultants or partners who will facilitate within an approved organization or client setting

TO BECOME CERTIFIED

Participants must attend all three training days, complete the required facilitator practice, earn at least 80% on the certification quiz, and submit an accepted implementation outline by January 29, 2027. The quiz includes the initial attempt plus two retakes. If an implementation outline is incomplete, one revision may be requested and is due February 5.

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