A new kind of leadership program from Year of Action.

Tired of running on empty?
Our Leadership Programs “Refill the Tank” and Create Engaged, Inspired, Successful Teams
LET’S CHECK THE TANK:
Be the First to Get Your Free E-Score
Start Here to Measure Employee Engagement.
“Workers are tired, stressed and feeling overwhelmed.”
Workforce Institute Study – March 2023
%
Employees say stress negatively impacts their work performance
%
Managers would take a pay cut right now for a new position that better supports their well-being
%
Managers likely to quit within 12 months because they’re experiencing too much work-related stress
%
Feel their organization provides clarity on what they need to do to succeed
We can help.
Start with The E-ffect Program
GET THE E-FFECT AND FEEL MORE:

E-ngaged
E-ffective
E-mpowered
E-ntrepreneurial
E-njoyment
The E-ffect Program measures employee engagement, invigorates your organization and boosts ROI.
Our action-based programs inject new energy, enthusiasm and skills into your team, leading to increased productivity and overall success.
Plus, it just makes you feel good!

Our CEO, Erin Moran McCormick, was the former Director, Curriculum Innovation and Technology at Babson College, #1 in the world for entrepreneurship education and Director, Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UMass Boston.
Erin was CIO of two companies, and on the founding team and head of Innovation for a leading PropTech company. She started three companies and is the author of Year of Action and Launching Your Life.
Recently Erin earned certificates from MIT in Business Innovation and Stanford University in Positive Psychology and Well-Being.
She creates programs that inspire employees to be more innovative, confident and successful at work and in life – and provides a toolkit and framework for how to take action and get results.

Assess + Boost = Engaged+
The E-ffect Program focuses on creating engaged, inspired, and successful teams. We start with an initial engagement score, E-Score. Then we deliver action-based programs to boost the scores. Finally, we do a post E-Score to measure tangible results and see the effect.
Feel inspired. Have fun. Learn and connect with others.
Reward. Rejuvenate. ROI.
An 8-week, action-based program that rewards and rejuvenates managers and delivers:
Increased Engagement
We measure engagement across a number of categories and help to boost your scores in those areas. Increase your E-Score for better engagement and well-being.
Management Toolkit
Each session introduces easy-to-use tools to help make your life easier.
Solve A Business Challenge
Put your tools into practice by working on solving a real-life business challenge that you are currently facing.
Action Plan Framework
Step-by-step Action Plans for improved (and fewer!) meetings, communication, strategic thinking, value, goal setting, time management, 80/20 training and more.
Less Stress. More Joy.
We’re here for you. The focus is on ways to reduce stress and create more joy at work.
Community & Accountability
There is real power in having a community dedicated to you for support, accountability, and to share learnings and laughs!
A Gift Not a Chore
This isn’t about adding more to your plate. It was created to fit into a busy life to quickly see the value. It is something to look forward to – not about piling on homework.
TIME: 1 hr a week to meet with your class/community and about 1 hr a week to work on practical exercises (can be done in small chunks)
Who is it for?
Managers with 5-15 years of experience (Manager, Senior Manager, Director, VP)
Optional Phase 2
Follow-on program for individual contributors on your team
It’s Time to Refill the Tank for (Stretched Thin!) Managers
MODULE 1
ENGAGED
Be actively involved, positive and energized; Create more joy in the job
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GO TO YOUR HAPPY PLACE
- It’s all about YOU – how to inject more happiness into your day
- Exercises to break out of your everyday thinking; get re-energized
- Connect with a community of like-minded peers
- Learn how to push past fear and doubts that hold you back
- Dream Big and get focused on what you want
- Leave happier. Really.
CULTURE CLUB
- Define your current culture
- Great Place to Work Challenge
- Dream Big. Start Small.
- Goal Setting Exercise – How to easily set and track goals.
MODULE 2
EFFECTIVE
Achieve desired goals in an efficient, successful and stress-free manner
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IT'S ABOUT TIME
- Feel in control of your time
- Time Study and 80/20 training
- Meeting Audit and Assessment
- Learn practical strategies to get past obstacles when you get stuck
- How to focus on actions that get results
KNOW YOUR VALUE
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Identify your Unique Value Proposition
- Create your Blue Ocean Strategy
- Get clear on what you want and the company wants and needs
- Articulate how your role/your team impacts the company’s bottom line
MODULE 3
EMPOWERED
Feel confident, trusted, and excited to speak up, make decisions, and take ownership
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POWER TOOLS
- Focus on practical tools to help empower you to succeed
- Negotiate like a pro; learn to ask
SAMPLE TOOLS:
- 5 Why’s
- 4 C’s
- 3 Things
- 15/5
- 80/20
TALK TO ME
- 1:1 Meetings
- New ways to meet and get results
- Email, Slack, Zoom tips, tricks and best practices
- New communication tools
- Speak Up, Not Upspeak
MODULE 4
ENTREPRENEURIAL
Display initiative, and an innovative, action mindset to drive growth, seize opportunities
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BUSINESS CHALLENGE
- Develop an entrepreneurial mindset to creatively solve problems
- Look for the opportunities, new perspectives
- How to turn ideas into action
- Strategic Thinking Challenge
- Learn how to present a new idea/business case
SHARK TANK
- Tap into all the tools from the program to create a business case on how to improve one of your real-life business challenges
- Present the business case (don’t worry we help you with this!)

