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Ascend New York Metro - Ascend Leadership Advantage: Applications Open

Today’s rapid change is reshaping how we work and lead, requiring a balance of operational growth and intentional skill-building.

The Ascend Leadership Advantage is a five-part program designed for professionals with 5–15 years of experience navigating growth, transition, and complexity.

Through facilitated dialogue, practical tools, and guided reflection, participants will build a personalized Leadership Handbook—a living resource to support their leadership as it evolves.

Apply by April 10, 2026

Program Sessions

Each facilitated 90-minute interactive session contributes to a cohesive arc of development that strengthens confidence, clarity, and impact.

  1. Managing Ambiguity & Building Resilience: Strengthen decision making, adaptability, and steadiness during uncertainty

  2. Future Proofing Your Career & Managing Transitions: Creating your story—clarifying skills, results, and reputation to support career pivots

  3. Modern Leadership & Executive Presence: Building presence, credibility, and emotional intelligence to lead with confidence

  4. Building Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships: Strengthen influence, collaboration, and effective stakeholder engagement

  5. Effective Communications & Owning the Room: Sharpen skills to lead and bring discussions to meaningful outcomes

Participants Leave With

  • A personalized Leadership Handbook grounded in real world application

  • Increased assurance in making decisions amid navigating pivots and ambiguity

  • Greater ease and confidence in expressing your unique leadership story

  • Practical tools to communicate with courage and strengthen influence

  • Clarity to actively manage your career direction, to secure long-term stability and success

  • Stronger peer connection with a practical toolkit to nurture relationships in your style

Program Schedule
Mix of in person (*) and virtual hands-on workshops  

PwC | 300 Madison Ave | New York, NY 10017
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM ET

  • April 21*

  • May 5

  • May 21*

  • June 2

  • Jun 16* 

Facilitator

Jane Lauterback, Founder, The Purposeworks

Jane Lauterback (ACC) is the Founder and Principal of The Purposeworks and a leadership advisor, executive coach, and mindfulness practitioner. She brings a global track record of guiding decision-makers through pivots, transitions, and uncertainty. Blending expertise in business development, strategic marketing, and talent development with insights from contemplative neuroscience, Jane equips leaders and teams to make better decisions with greater clarity, confidence, and ease. 

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