Follow Her Lead

A 12-Week Leadership Recalibration Intensive Program for Senior-Level Women Leaders

SUCCESSFUL ON PAPER, BUT SOMETHING FEELS OFF.

You've spent years being the steady one. The leader others rely on. The one who delivers, makes difficult decisions, keeps things moving, and quietly raises the standard.

You built your career on strong judgment, high standards, and getting results. And yet, lately, something about leadership itself feels different.

Senior women leaders — the Follow Her Lead cohort audience

Watch the Overview

IF THAT RESONATES, THE NEXT FEW MINUTES WILL BE WORTH YOUR TIME.

Leadership today is different. Organizations are leaner. Expectations are higher. Hybrid work, restructuring, AI, constant change, visibility, accountability, and pressure have all continued to rise.

As work keeps evolving and roles continue expanding, many leaders, especially high-performing women, find themselves spending more energy managing what is directly in front of them than driving the strategic work that will define what comes next.

For many, the challenge is not capability. It is navigating increasingly complex environments while carrying more than they should.

That is what Follow Her Lead™ was built for. A space to step back and recalibrate how you lead.

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Next cohort begins January 2027. Intentionally small group cohort.

The Next Cohort

JOIN THE WINTER 2027 COHORT.

This experience is intentionally small and referral-based, designed for leaders ready to lead differently, operate with greater intention, and perform at a high level without sacrificing themselves in the process.

  • Small, high-trust cohort of senior women leaders
  • 12 weeks. One hour live virtual cohort call each week, plus one hour of self-paced learning and reflection
  • Includes proprietary diagnostic assessments and applied leadership tools
  • Real-time application to your leadership challenges
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Prefer to talk it through first? Schedule a call with Lisa.

Winter 2027 Cohort

Starts Friday, January 15, 2027

$3,995

$500 deposit secures your seat.

Payment plans available. Employer sponsorship encouraged.

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What Follow Her Lead Solves

LEAD FROM ALIGNMENT,
NOT ADRENALINE.

Many high-performing women leaders are operating inside environments that quietly reward over-functioning, constant availability, and carrying more than they should.

Over time, they take on additional responsibility, fill gaps around them, and continue performing at a high level while absorbing increasing levels of complexity, pressure, and invisible load.

From the outside, it can still look like success.
Internally, leadership starts to feel heavy.

Follow Her Lead™ is a 12-week Leadership Recalibration Intensive built from research, executive coaching, consulting, and real-world leadership experience to help senior women leaders step back, see their leadership more clearly, and reconnect with what matters most.

Why Follow Her Lead

WHY FOLLOW HER LEAD.

This experience helps leaders:

  • Reduce over-functioning so strategic focus returns
  • See systems more clearly
  • Clarify boundaries, ownership, and responsibility
  • Operate from alignment rather than adrenaline
  • Perform at a high level without sacrificing themselves

Practical. Reflective. Behavior-focused.

What Recalibration Looks Like

WHAT RECALIBRATION LOOKS LIKE.

When leaders begin recalibrating how they operate, patterns start to shift.

What's happening today What recalibration looks like
Your career feels stuck and not moving, even though you are delivering.
Sharper executive presence and visibility so the right people see what you are contributing.
You are overwhelmed and over-functioning, because the system leans on you to be the steady one.
Reduced over-functioning, time and energy reclaimed, your team stepping up to lead.
Your contributions are real, but not seen or rewarded at the level you are producing.
Voice, visibility, and boundaries that protect your impact.
You spend your days on what is urgent for everyone else, while the strategic work that would advance your career sits in your inbox.
Clarity on what truly matters so you can focus your leadership on the work that compounds.
You bring the stress home. 2am replays, a nervous system that won't settle.
Sustainable patterns so your performance does not cost your well-being.

This isn't burnout. It's structural misalignment.

Why Most Programs Don't Reach You

TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FALLS SHORT.

Most programs focus heavily on skills while overlooking the complexity leaders are navigating. They rarely address how over-functioning crowds out strategic leadership and impact. And they encourage women to adapt without questioning the systems they're compensating for.

What Follow Her Lead Does

  • Recalibrates how leaders operate inside complexity
  • Reduces over-functioning so strategic focus returns
  • Helps leaders see systems and lead differently

What Becomes Possible

WHAT BECOMES POSSIBLE.

Make faster, more confident decisions, without second-guessing.
Focus your leadership and effort on strategic-level work that matters.
Set boundaries and stop carrying what isn't yours.
Reduce over-functioning, reclaim time and energy, and enable others to lead.
Show up with greater presence, clarity and influence.
Perform at a high level while operating from alignment, not adrenaline.

Results

WHAT RECALIBRATION LOOKS LIKE.

Real outcomes from senior women leaders who stepped back, recalibrated, and now lead from alignment.

Case Study

SVP, Technology

Challenge

  • Stepping into a new executive role with hesitation and limited confidence
  • Navigating pressure to strengthen executive presence and strategic voice
  • Leading a team requiring structural changes and higher performance

Recalibration Focus

  • Defined leadership priorities and strengthened confidence in decision-making
  • Shifted from overmanaging to trust by asking more questions and relying on team expertise
  • Made strategic talent decisions that improved team effectiveness and credibility

Outcome

"I no longer feel hesitant in my role. I know what matters and trust my decisions. I ask more questions, delegate without guilt, and rely on my team to lead, even in my absence. I made bold talent decisions others weren't initially confident in, and built a team that proved them right. My leadership feels strong, credible, and sustainable."

SVP, Technology

Case Study

Chief Medical Officer, Healthcare

Challenge

  • Constant cognitive overload and late-night rumination eroding decision-making
  • Carrying the weight of the role without clear separation between executive intensity and personal time
  • CEO feedback: "Be more strategic. More concise. Stronger executive presence."

Recalibration Focus

  • Clarity: defined decision filters and reset executive priorities
  • Alignment: reclaimed authority boundaries and redistributed ownership
  • Performance: built a leadership rhythm to stabilize energy and presence

Outcome

"What surprised me most was the change at home. My spouse and kids have commented on how much calmer and more present I am. I'm still performing at a high level, but I'm no longer bringing the stress home with me. I couldn't have made that shift without Lisa."

Chief Medical Officer, Healthcare

In Their Words

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SAY.

"I have set stronger boundaries around unproductive, unplanned demands on my time. That gives me more personal time."
"Taking the time to breathe and reflect on issues I do not usually think much about has been most valuable."
CEO Manufacturing
"Meaningful takeaways that can be applied every day. Academic meets practical."
"I'm making decisions more quickly instead of waiting until the situation is perfect. Confidence before clarity arrives."
EVP, Strategy and Corporate Development Technology
"The sessions are intimate; the content is on point and supports personal reflection and open sharing among the cohort."
"I focus on better ‘claiming’ my team's work with objective, measurable results, rather than simply saying, ‘We are busy.’"
VP, Sales and Program Management MedTech Manufacturing
"We are going to a deeper level, and the focus on the challenges of women leaders has been a true differentiator."
"I have been more aware of how my values show up at work and drive my decisions. I have also been able to pause before taking on more work that is not mine to own."
Human Resources Director Healthcare
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The Framework

THE 12-WEEK LEADERSHIP
RECALIBRATION CURRICULUM.

Follow Her Lead runs over twelve weeks and is built around three pillars: Strategic Clarity, Organizational Alignment, and Sustainable High Performance. We focus on a different leadership skill each week.

Each cohort is small by design, with twelve live facilitated sessions, leadership assessments and applied tools, and real-time application to the leadership challenges you are navigating. Less than two hours a week in total, designed for leaders with full schedules.

The goal is not just insight. The goal is applied recalibration, so what we work on connects directly to how you are leading in real time. The program helps you recalibrate your leadership capacity, so you can perform at this level over the long haul, not simply through the next quarter.

Phase I Strategic Clarity
Week 1

Self-Awareness

Identify your leadership patterns under pressure.

Week 2

Values

Clarify what truly matters and sharpen decision filters.

Week 3

Worth

Reset executive standards and reclaim your authority.

Week 4

Confidence

Reduce rumination and strengthen internal steadiness.

Phase II Organizational Alignment
Week 5

Authenticity

Refine your executive voice and speak with authority.

Week 6

Connection

Build strategic relationships that expand influence.

Week 7

Boundaries

Clarify ownership and stop absorbing what isn't yours.

Week 8

Visibility

Increase executive presence so your contribution is seen.

Phase III Sustainable High Performance
Week 9

Resilience

Stabilize your response to pressure.

Week 10

Presence

Strengthen composure in high-stakes environments.

Week 11

Impact

Elevate your contribution to the strategic level.

Week 12

Integration

Design a leadership roadmap that sustains moving forward.

Upcoming Cohort Calendar

KNOW THE DATES
BEFORE YOU COMMIT.

Every session is a one-hour live virtual call on a Friday. Two Fridays are skipped, so the cohort runs a little longer than twelve calendar weeks.

Winter 2027 Cohort

January 15, 2027 to April 16, 2027

Live calls Fridays, 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET

  1. Week 1Jan 15
  2. Week 2Jan 22
  3. Week 3Jan 29
  4. Week 4Feb 5
  5. Week 5Feb 19
  6. Week 6Feb 26
  7. Week 7Mar 5
  8. Week 8Mar 12
  9. Week 9Mar 19
  10. Week 10Apr 2
  11. Week 11Apr 9
  12. Week 12Apr 16

No sessions: Feb 12 · Mar 26

Week by week themes are in the 12-week curriculum above. Apply Now, or schedule a call with Lisa to talk it through first.

Lisa Beutel, PhD

Built by

Lisa Beutel, PhD

Executive coach & founder of LeadersConnect. Two decades helping senior leaders navigate growth, complexity, and transformation.

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Who This Program Is For

IF SOMETHING ABOUT HOW YOU ARE LEADING, CARRYING, OR OPERATING NEEDS TO SHIFT, FOLLOW HER LEAD IS BUILT FOR THAT WORK.

QUESTIONS LEADERS ASK.

What is Follow Her Lead?

Follow Her Lead is a 12-week Leadership Recalibration Intensive for senior women leaders. It is built around three pillars: Strategic Clarity, Organizational Alignment, and Sustainable High Performance. Each week focuses on a different leadership skill, delivered through one live virtual cohort session plus about an hour of self-paced work.

Who is the program for?

Senior women leaders at the Director, Vice President, C-suite, and founder level. It is built for leaders who are already performing at a high level but find themselves over-functioning, carrying more than they should, and spending more energy on what is urgent than on the strategic work that defines what comes next.

How much time does it take each week?

Less than two hours a week in total. One hour is a live virtual cohort call. The second hour is self-paced learning and reflection you complete on your own schedule. The program is designed for leaders with full calendars.

When does the next cohort start and what does it cost?

The next Follow Her Lead cohort, Winter 2027, begins Friday, January 15, 2027 and runs through April 16, 2027, with live calls on Fridays at 11:00am PT / 2:00pm ET. The investment is $3,995. A $500 deposit secures your seat. Payment plans are available and employer sponsorship is encouraged.

How large is each cohort?

Intentionally small. Cohorts are capped so that every participant gets real airtime and the group can build the trust required for candid conversation. The program is referral-based and application-only.

Is this the same as executive coaching?

It is related but distinct. One-to-one executive coaching is fully personalized to a single leader. Follow Her Lead is a structured cohort experience with a defined 12-week arc, applied tools, leadership assessments, and a peer group of senior women navigating similar terrain. Many participants find the peer element is what makes the work stick. LeadersConnect offers both.

Is this a burnout program?

No. The distinction the program draws is that what most high-performing women are experiencing is not burnout, it is structural misalignment. The work is not about resting more or doing less. It is about recalibrating how you operate inside complex systems so your performance does not depend on absorbing everything around you.

What assessments are included?

The program includes proprietary diagnostic assessments and applied leadership tools. Lisa Beutel is certified across a broad suite of validated instruments including Hogan (Level 2), MBTI, DiSC, EQ-i, Benchmarks 360, FIRO-B, Korn Ferry Leadership Architect, WorkPlace Big Five Profile, Skillscope, the Leader Network Diagnostic, and the Change Style Indicator.

Who leads the program?

Lisa Beutel, PhD, founder of LeadersConnect. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership, is an ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), and holds the SPHR credential. She has spent 25 years in leadership and executive development, both inside complex organizations as an operator and outside them as a coach and consultant.

How do I apply?

Submit a brief application through the link on this page. Lisa reviews every application personally and will reach out to schedule a conversation if there is a strong fit. There is no commitment beyond that conversation.

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APPLY FOR THE WINTER 2027 COHORT.

Submit a brief application. Lisa will review it personally and reach out to schedule a conversation. No commitment beyond that.

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