CONFIDARE FOUNDATIONS
CONFIDARE FOUNDATIONS
CONFIDARE FOUNDATIONS
You were promoted for being good at the work. No one taught you how to lead the people.
Confidare Foundations is a three-month live cohort for people in their first years of supervising. You’ll build the three skills the job actually asks for — communicating clearly, developing your people, and holding people accountable with care — and learn to deliver them in a way people can receive. Built for the seat you’re in now, not the one you had before.
Confidare Foundations is a three-month live cohort for people in their first years of supervising. You’ll build the three skills the job actually asks for — communicating clearly, developing your people, and holding people accountable with care — and learn to deliver them in a way people can receive. Built for the seat you’re in now, not the one you had before.
Confidare Foundations is a three-month live cohort for people in their first years of supervising. You’ll build the three skills the job actually asks for — communicating clearly, developing your people, and holding people accountable with care — and learn to deliver them in a way people can receive. Built for the seat you’re in now, not the one you had before.
Upcoming start dates for 2027
February 1, 2027
February 1, 2027
February 1, 2027
May 1, 2027
May 1, 2027
May 1, 2027
August 1, 2027
August 1, 2027
August 1, 2027
Price: $997
Price: $997
Enrollment closes on the 24th of the month before each start date listed above.
Enrollment closes on the 24th of the month before each start date listed above.
Monthly Live Cohorts
Monthly Live Cohorts
Monthly Live Cohorts
Network With Peers
Network With Peers
Network With Peers
Resources For Your Seat
Resources For Your Seat
Resources For Your Seat
Foundations Overview
The jump from doing the work to leading the people is real — and mostly unsupported
The jump from doing the work to leading the people is real — and mostly unsupported
The jump from doing the work to leading the people is real — and mostly unsupported
One day you’re the one getting it done. The next, you’re responsible for a team getting it done, and the skills that earned you the promotion aren’t the ones the new job asks for. Most new supervisors get a title, a few more meetings, and no real training.
Over three months, you’ll build the three skills that make or break your first years leading a team. Not leadership theory. The concrete, repeatable moves you can use in your very next conversation.
One day you’re the one getting it done. The next, you’re responsible for a team getting it done, and the skills that earned you the promotion aren’t the ones the new job asks for. Most new supervisors get a title, a few more meetings, and no real training.
Over three months, you’ll build the three skills that make or break your first years leading a team. Not leadership theory. The concrete, repeatable moves you can use in your very next conversation.
One day you’re the one getting it done. The next, you’re responsible for a team getting it done, and the skills that earned you the promotion aren’t the ones the new job asks for. Most new supervisors get a title, a few more meetings, and no real training.
Over three months, you’ll build the three skills that make or break your first years leading a team. Not leadership theory. The concrete, repeatable moves you can use in your very next conversation.
WHO IT’S FOR
Who Foundations is for
Who Foundations is for
Who Foundations is for
Supervisors
You’re responsible for other people’s work and want a stronger foundation in leading them well.
Team leads
You’re newly responsible for other people’s work and want practical tools to lead them well.
Frontline managers
You’re in your first years of managing a team and want to lead well without waiting years to figure it out.
Supervisors
You’re responsible for other people’s work and want a stronger foundation in leading them well.
Team leads
You’re newly responsible for other people’s work and want practical tools to lead them well.
Frontline managers
You’re in your first years of managing a team and want to lead well without waiting years to figure it out.
Supervisors
You’re responsible for other people’s work and want a stronger foundation in leading them well.
Team leads
You’re newly responsible for other people’s work and want practical tools to lead them well.
Frontline managers
You’re in your first years of managing a team and want to lead well without waiting years to figure it out.
If any of these sound familiar, you’re in the right place:
You avoid a hard conversation because you’re not sure how to have it without damaging the relationship.
You’re doing work you should be delegating because handing it off feels slower or riskier than just doing it yourself.
You’ve let a performance issue slide because naming it feels harsher than living with it.
A conversation went badly and you’ve been avoiding that person ever since, because you don’t know how to go back.
None of that means you’re bad at this. It means no one has shown you the moves yet.
That’s what Foundations is for.
If any of these sound familiar, you’re in the right place:
You avoid a hard conversation because you’re not sure how to have it without damaging the relationship.
You’re doing work you should be delegating because handing it off feels slower or riskier than just doing it yourself.
You’ve let a performance issue slide because naming it feels harsher than living with it.
A conversation went badly and you’ve been avoiding that person ever since, because you don’t know how to go back.
None of that means you’re bad at this. It means no one has shown you the moves yet.
That’s what Foundations is for.
If any of these sound familiar, you’re in the right place:
You avoid a hard conversation because you’re not sure how to have it without damaging the relationship.
You’re doing work you should be delegating because handing it off feels slower or riskier than just doing it yourself.
You’ve let a performance issue slide because naming it feels harsher than living with it.
A conversation went badly and you’ve been avoiding that person ever since, because you don’t know how to go back.
None of that means you’re bad at this. It means no one has shown you the moves yet.
That’s what Foundations is for.
Looking for a deeper leadership experience?
Looking for a deeper leadership experience?
Looking for a deeper leadership experience?
You’re a mid-level leader looking for a deep, nine-month experience with a peer group, coaching, and all six leadership domains. That’s the Confidare Leadership Cohort — and Foundations is a natural on-ramp to it.
You’re a mid-level leader looking for a deep, nine-month experience with a peer group, coaching, and all six leadership domains. That’s the Confidare Leadership Cohort — and Foundations is a natural on-ramp to it.
You’re a mid-level leader looking for a deep, nine-month experience with a peer group, coaching, and all six leadership domains. That’s the Confidare Leadership Cohort — and Foundations is a natural on-ramp to it.
WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
Three modules. Three months. One supervisor people want to work for.
Three modules. Three months. One supervisor people want to work for.
Three modules. Three months. One supervisor people want to work for.
MODULE 1
Communicate clearly
Communicate clearly
Communicate clearly
Say what you mean so it actually lands. You’ll learn to lead with the bottom line, which means saying the main point first instead of building up to it. You’ll learn to listen for what someone isn’t saying. And you’ll learn to have the hard-but-kind conversations you’ve been avoiding.
You’ll also learn to repair, which is how to go back after something came out wrong. Most people think a conversation that went badly is ruined for good. It isn’t, and knowing that is what makes you willing to have the next one.
Say what you mean so it actually lands. You’ll learn to lead with the bottom line, which means saying the main point first instead of building up to it. You’ll learn to listen for what someone isn’t saying. And you’ll learn to have the hard-but-kind conversations you’ve been avoiding.
You’ll also learn to repair, which is how to go back after something came out wrong. Most people think a conversation that went badly is ruined for good. It isn’t, and knowing that is what makes you willing to have the next one.
Say what you mean so it actually lands. You’ll learn to lead with the bottom line, which means saying the main point first instead of building up to it. You’ll learn to listen for what someone isn’t saying. And you’ll learn to have the hard-but-kind conversations you’ve been avoiding.
You’ll also learn to repair, which is how to go back after something came out wrong. Most people think a conversation that went badly is ruined for good. It isn’t, and knowing that is what makes you willing to have the next one.
MODULE 2
Develop your people
Develop your people
Develop your people
Stop being the bottleneck. You’ll learn what each person on your team needs to do their best work, how to hand off real work in a way that grows them instead of just clearing your plate, and how to give feedback someone can actually use. You’ll leave with a bank of questions built for the conversations supervisors have and usually avoid.
Stop being the bottleneck. You’ll learn what each person on your team needs to do their best work, how to hand off real work in a way that grows them instead of just clearing your plate, and how to give feedback someone can actually use. You’ll leave with a bank of questions built for the conversations supervisors have and usually avoid.
Stop being the bottleneck. You’ll learn what each person on your team needs to do their best work, how to hand off real work in a way that grows them instead of just clearing your plate, and how to give feedback someone can actually use. You’ll leave with a bank of questions built for the conversations supervisors have and usually avoid.
MODULE 3
Hold accountability with care
Hold accountability with care
Hold accountability with care
Hold the standard and the relationship at the same time. You’ll set expectations people can actually meet, address small problems while they’re still small, and handle a performance conversation with both honesty and dignity. This is where holding the standard and the relationship together matters most.
Hold the standard and the relationship at the same time. You’ll set expectations people can actually meet, address small problems while they’re still small, and handle a performance conversation with both honesty and dignity. This is where holding the standard and the relationship together matters most.
Hold the standard and the relationship at the same time. You’ll set expectations people can actually meet, address small problems while they’re still small, and handle a performance conversation with both honesty and dignity. This is where holding the standard and the relationship together matters most.
Three months, one module per month
Three months, one module per month
Three months, one module per month
Each module includes two to three short videos, signature tools with examples you’ll actually use, a small practice to try at work that week, and a short reflection — about an hour of content to watch and read each month.
In addition, each month offers two live 2-hour cohort sessions with Sheila, including small-group breakout conversations for connection and practice. Live cohort sessions will be recorded and available for you to watch later in case you have to miss a session.
Ready to lead with more clarity and less second-guessing?
Ready to lead with more clarity and less second-guessing?
Ready to lead with more clarity and less second-guessing?
$997 · payment plans available at checkout
$997 · payment plans available at checkout
HOW IT WORKS
A live cohort, so you’re not figuring this out alone
A live cohort, so you’re not figuring this out alone
A live cohort, so you’re not figuring this out alone
Most new supervisors learn this by trial and error, usually on their own team. Foundations gives you a steady monthly rhythm, a small group to practice with, and time to try the hard conversations before they count.
Most new supervisors learn this by trial and error, usually on their own team. Foundations gives you a steady monthly rhythm, a small group to practice with, and time to try the hard conversations before they count.
Most new supervisors learn this by trial and error, usually on their own team. Foundations gives you a steady monthly rhythm, a small group to practice with, and time to try the hard conversations before they count.
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01
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Start with a kick-off.
Start with a kick-off.
Start with a kick-off.
Before Module 1 opens, you’ll meet your cohort, get oriented to the portal, and know exactly how the next three months work.
Before Module 1 opens, you’ll meet your cohort, get oriented to the portal, and know exactly how the next three months work.
Before Module 1 opens, you’ll meet your cohort, get oriented to the portal, and know exactly how the next three months work.
02
02
02
One module a month.
One module a month.
One module a month.
Each month opens a new module: two to three short videos, a signature tool with examples, a small practice to try at work, and a short reflection. About an hour of content, on your own schedule.
Each month opens a new module: two to three short videos, a signature tool with examples, a small practice to try at work, and a short reflection. About an hour of content, on your own schedule.
Each month opens a new module: two to three short videos, a signature tool with examples, a small practice to try at work, and a short reflection. About an hour of content, on your own schedule.
03
03
03
Two live sessions with Sheila each month.
Two live sessions with Sheila each month.
Two live sessions with Sheila each month.
Each session starts with a check-in in your small group, where you name the challenge you’re bringing.
Later in the same session, you return to that group to practice the skill you plan to use and give each other feedback. Sessions are recorded in case you have to miss one.
Each session starts with a check-in in your small group, where you name the challenge you’re bringing.
Later in the same session, you return to that group to practice the skill you plan to use and give each other feedback. Sessions are recorded in case you have to miss one.
Each session starts with a check-in in your small group, where you name the challenge you’re bringing.
Later in the same session, you return to that group to practice the skill you plan to use and give each other feedback. Sessions are recorded in case you have to miss one.
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04
04
Reminder emails keep you on track.
Reminder emails keep you on track.
Reminder emails keep you on track.
Short, well-timed emails mark the way: a welcome before you start, a note as each module opens, a check-in at the halfway point, and a real celebration when you finish. Just enough structure to keep your momentum without adding to your plate.
Short, well-timed emails mark the way: a welcome before you start, a note as each module opens, a check-in at the halfway point, and a real celebration when you finish. Just enough structure to keep your momentum without adding to your plate.
Short, well-timed emails mark the way: a welcome before you start, a note as each module opens, a check-in at the halfway point, and a real celebration when you finish. Just enough structure to keep your momentum without adding to your plate.
WHAT’S INCLUDED
Everything you get
Everything you get
Everything you get
A kick-off session to meet your cohort and get oriented
Three modules, one each month: Communicate clearly, Develop your people, Hold accountability with care
Two live sessions with Sheila each month, with small-group practice
Short, practical videos for each module
Signature tools you’ll keep using, including BLUF one-pagers, the Three Levels of Listening, and more
A small practice and a short reflection each month, built into your real work
Reminder emails as each module opens, so nothing slips through the cracks
A leadership self-assessment at the start, and a re-check at the end to see your movement
Portal access to all content and session recordings for the life of the program
PRICING
Simple, honest pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Simple, honest pricing
Foundations Program
Foundations Program
Foundations Program
$997
$997
$997
Per seat
Per seat
One payment. Payment plans available at checkout.
If you need an invoice, message for assistance.
One payment.
Payment plans available at checkout.
If you need an invoice, message for assistance.
One payment. Payment plans available at checkout.
If you need an invoice, message for assistance.
Member discount: Lutheran Services in America member organizations and their staff receive 25% off. Contact us for the discount code.
Choose your start date
Choose your start date
Choose your start date
Every cohort runs the same three months and covers the same three skills. Pick the one that fits your year.
Every cohort runs the same three months and covers the same three skills. Pick the one that fits your year.
Every cohort runs the same three months and covers the same three skills. Pick the one that fits your year.
February 1, 2027
February 1, 2027
Enrollment closes January 24, 2027.
May 1, 2027
May 1, 2027
Enrollment closes April 24, 2027.
August 1, 2027
August 1, 2027
Enrollment closes July 24, 2027.
Bringing a team?
Bringing a team?
Bringing a team?
Organizations can enroll new supervisors together at $997 per seat—a simple, affordable way to give everyone stepping into leadership the same strong start. Reach out and we’ll set it up.
MEET YOUR COACH
Hi, I’m Sheila
Hi, I’m Sheila
Hi, I’m Sheila
I’ve spent nearly 30 years in nonprofit and community-driven work — leading statewide programs, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, supporting hundreds of staff, and holding VP roles at two organizations. I’ve also sat exactly where you sit: newly responsible for other people, carrying more than any org chart shows, and learning the hard way how little leadership development is actually built for that seat.
I built Confidare to close that gap with practical tools and honest insight, not theory for its own sake. Foundations is where I’d start anyone stepping into leadership for the first time.
I’ve spent nearly 30 years in nonprofit and community-driven work — leading statewide programs, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, supporting hundreds of staff, and holding VP roles at two organizations. I’ve also sat exactly where you sit: newly responsible for other people, carrying more than any org chart shows, and learning the hard way how little leadership development is actually built for that seat.
I built Confidare to close that gap with practical tools and honest insight, not theory for its own sake. Foundations is where I’d start anyone stepping into leadership for the first time.
I’ve spent nearly 30 years in nonprofit and community-driven work — leading statewide programs, managing multimillion-dollar budgets, supporting hundreds of staff, and holding VP roles at two organizations. I’ve also sat exactly where you sit: newly responsible for other people, carrying more than any org chart shows, and learning the hard way how little leadership development is actually built for that seat.
I built Confidare to close that gap with practical tools and honest insight, not theory for its own sake. Foundations is where I’d start anyone stepping into leadership for the first time.
2,000+
Coaching & Facilitation Sessions
350+
Leaders Impacted Annually
As a coach, facilitator, and consultant, I’ve partnered with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, StriveTogether, Lutheran Services in America, Future Farmers of America, and hundreds of individual leaders.
What I kept hearing from the people in the middle was the same thing: “The training I get is either too basic or too executive. Nothing fits the job I actually do.”
They were right. Most leadership programs skip the middle — the seat where your actual work happens. Confidare is what I built to fix that.
My conviction is simple: managers become better leaders when they learn to be steady, clear, and fair — especially when things get complicated. No leadership theater. No theory without follow-through. Just a 3-month cohort built for the job you actually do.
As a coach, facilitator, and consultant, I’ve partnered with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, StriveTogether, Lutheran Services in America, Future Farmers of America, and hundreds of individual leaders.
What I kept hearing from the people in the middle was the same thing: “The training I get is either too basic or too executive. Nothing fits the job I actually do.”
They were right. Most leadership programs skip the middle — the seat where your actual work happens. Confidare is what I built to fix that.
My conviction is simple: managers become better leaders when they learn to be steady, clear, and fair — especially when things get complicated. No leadership theater. No theory without follow-through. Just a 9-month cohort built for the job you actually do.
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