Where the Ideas Become the Work 

It’s one thing to hear an idea that changes how you see leadership. A workshop gives your team the time and space to see what that idea asks of them.

Lisa brings Pivot With Courage off the stage and into the room, where people can work with the challenges already in front of them and start leading differently through them. 


“Simply incredible.

My team left our session with Lisa feeling energized and at ease, ready to tackle anything headed our way with patience and grace. Then, there’s the fact that you just want to be her best friend because she has such positive energy. Such a great experience – 11/10 recommended!”

Kirstyn Quandt

Employee Relations Coordinator, Florida Credit Union


“Lisa delivered an engaging and impactful session that inspired meaningful connections and strengthened collaboration across our team.

Her practical insights, interactive approach, and authentic style left our team energized and equipped with tools they can immediately put into practice.”

Kim Campbell

Corporate Events Specialist, BAE Systems

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LISA IS TRUSTED BY

WORKSHOP TOPICS

Every workshop is built on Lisa's frameworks and works as a standalone session or a multi-part series. Each one takes her signature keynote content and turns it into hands-on, interactive work, so teams leave with tools they can put to use immediately instead of notes they'll forget by Monday.

SHIFT

Let Go to
Level Up

Workshops for the habits and beliefs change asks you to leave behind.

DEVELOP

C.O.R.E
BLUEPRINT

Workshops for the leadership skills and capabilities the next chapter requires.

EXCEED

Z.O.N.E
METHOD

Workshops focused on how leaders operate and sustain their best work.

SHIFT

Workshops for the habits and beliefs change asks you to leave behind.

  • Pivot with Courage: You can't build the next chapter on habits and roles that built the last one.

  • Define the Destination Before You Chase It: Get clear on what success actually looks like before the strategy gets built.

  • What Got You Here Won't Get You There: The habits that made someone successful yesterday are often what's holding them back today.

  • The Skill Set Change Actually Requires: Change demands a different skill set than stability does, and most people never build one on purpose.

  • Leading Through the Messy Middle: The uncertain middle of change is where most leaders lose their people.

Let Go to Level Up
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DEVELOP

Workshops for the leadership skills and capabilities the next chapter requires.

  • Connection & Collaboration: Strong teams are built with intention, especially in fast-moving environments.

  • The Number One Skill Every Leader Needs: Self-awareness isn't optional; everything else gets built on it.

  • The Voice That's Holding You Back: Capable people play small because of the inner critic running the show.

  • Communicate to Move People, Not Just Inform Them: Trust gets built through how you lead the room.

  • The Cost of Not Deciding: Turning clarity into confident action, even when the answer isn't obvious yet.

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EXCEED

Workshops focused on how leaders operate and sustain their best work.

  • Operate at Your Best: Every leader has a rhythm that's sustainable and one that quietly burns them out.

  • Do Your Best Work, On Purpose: Strength-based leadership starts with knowing exactly where you're most effective.

  • Busy Isn't the Same As Productive: Most people are running on the wrong one, and it's costing them.

  • Where Leadership Actually Gets Tested: Obstacles aren't a sign something's wrong; they're the proving ground, and this session shows how to come out stronger.

  • Intentional Leaders Build Teams That Stay: Trust and performance follow leaders who lead on purpose.

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WHO THIS IS FOR

  • Organizations in the middle of a reorg, new leadership, or culture reset who need their people equipped, not just informed

  • Leadership, departments, or functions stepping into more responsibility who haven't been given the tools to carry it yet

  • Management teams stuck in reactive mode who need a shared way to lead intentionally instead of just surviving the week

  • Teams where strong individual performers are being asked to become stronger team leaders

Lisa Tarkington

WHY TEAMS WORK WITH LISA

Lisa has led leadership development across corporate, association, mid-size, and small business settings. She's an ICF-certified coach and leadership strategist with a decade of experience working with people from emerging talent to executive teams, through evidence-based coaching and facilitation that doesn't feel like a lecture.

Every framework she teaches, she's lived first, as a leader herself, not someone who studied leadership from the sidelines. And every workshop is built on real instructional design, so it holds up long after the session ends.

ORGANZIATIONS TRUST
LISA BECausE:

  • She has over a decade of experience in corporate leadership and multiple companies launched, Lisa knows how to connect with executives, managers, and next-gen leaders alike.

  • Lisa doesn't just inspire. She hands leaders and teams frameworks they're using by the next morning.

  • She is an MSU grad and an Associate Certified Coach (ICF), with advanced training from the University of Pennsylvania, Co-Active Training Institute, and Applied Positive Psychology.

  • She’s easy to work with. Professional, kind, responsive, relatable, and flexible. Lisa tailors each keynote or coaching engagement to your audience’s goals.

  • She’s an adventurer and a strategist. From surfing in Ecuador to leading teams, Lisa blends bold storytelling with proven leadership methods, making every interaction with her both unforgettable and practical.

  • Through any of her services, individuals walk away with clarity, courage, and confidence that transform how they work, lead, and live.

  • She has lived the pivots and had to level up for what the next chapter required.


"I would highly recommend Lisa.

She focuses on practical, actionable tasks rather than theoretical concepts. Furthermore, her enthusiasm and positive energy were greatly appreciated by our group.”

Elizabeth Bilicki

R&D Chemical Engineer & NWIR Council Chair, Duro-Last & NWIR


"Lisa is a very engaging speaker and you cannot help but be an active participant.

I found the information she presented to not only be inspirational to be as a manager but I can also see how it may apply to my daily interactions in my personal life. I think it is very easy to be caught up in our daily work and not being intentional in the goals of our activities.”

Lori Crawford-Milbrot

Site Manager, Michigan Rehabilitation Services

Beyond Just a Workshop

One workshop is incredible but often just the beginning. Many organizations bring Lisa back for multi-built-out workshops, group coaching, or 1:1 coaching to turn her frameworks from a shared language into a habit that sticks.

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