S.P.A.R.K. Team Training

Communicate,

Lead,

Succeed.

Soft Skills Make the Team.

When your middle managers know how to communicate & collaborate effectively, success follows.

About the S.P.A.R.K. Program

Our Approach

The S.P.A.R.K. Program is our flagship leadership development experience — designed specifically for middle managers and built around your company’s culture, leadership expectations, and business goals.


At the core of S.P.A.R.K. focuses on connection, communication & commitment, which helps leaders:


  • Understand how their leadership style impacts their team
  • Strengthen how they communicate, set expectations, and provide feedback
  • Own their decisions and align their actions to organizational goals

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What's Included?

What makes S.P.A.R.K. diferent?


  • We start with self-awareness — using our proprietary S.P.A.R.K. Leadership Assessment to help managers understand their personal leadership style, strengths, and blind spots.
  • We focus on real-world leadership moments — giving leaders tools for setting expectations, providing feedback, and making decisions in the context of your business.
  • We blend group workshops with 1:1 coaching — so every manager gets personalized guidance to apply what they’ve learned to their teams.

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Program Objectives

  • Managers who can confidently lead their teams, manage up, and collaborate across departments
  • Leaders who set clearer expectations and give feedback that actually moves the needle
  • Stronger alignment between middle managers and senior leadership — fewer mixed messages, fewer surprises
  • Managers who are comfortable making decisions and know when to escalate — and when not to
  • Leaders who understand how their decisions impact the business, not just their own teams

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S.P.A.R.K. Team Training Syllabus

  • Module One: Discovery

      Introduction - S.P.A.R.K. Philosophies, Course ObjectivesExpectations & HousekeepingThe 4 A’s of LeadershipTeam Objectives & Metrics for SuccessIdentifying Individual & Peer Workplace StyleIdentifying Individual & Peer Communication Styles
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  • Module Two: Security

      How does security, individually and collectively, influence culture and performance?Assumptions vs. perceptions – reframing the us vs. them mentalityAssessment results - Resource Management - Strategy vs. Execution: An individual’s innate way of managing their resources (time, energy, skills, etc.) effectively.Introduction to EQ - Self-awareness assessment
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  • Module Three: Praise

      The three main ways to praise and when to use each of themAssessment results - Feedback Responsiveness: An individual’s ability to accept and act on constructive feedback given to them by others.Non-verbal cues (in-person and virtual) and their impact on both praise and feedbackEQ analysis - Self-regulation exercise
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  • Module Four: Constructive Feedback

      Receiving feedbackHow to offer constructive feedback so it motivates vs. deflatesStructured formal feedback tools (i.e. performance reviews)Tools for providing informal feedback (i.e. difficult conversation techniques)
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  • Module Five: Acknowledgement

      Understanding the difference between praise and acknowledgmentSetting & managing expectations through communicationAssessment results - Motivation for Excellence: An individual’s internal and external drive to achieve success and exceed expectations.How does this impact security and company culture?Incentivizing and motivating individuals vs. teamsHiring and structuring based on key motivators
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  • Module Six: Respect

      Breaking down and analyzing individual microculturesBoundaries in Leadership - how to set them and how to respect themOrganization values exercise – fostering ambassadorship organicallyAssessment results - Collaborative Willingness: An individual’s willingness and inclination to work with others and contribute to team efforts.Individual values exercise
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  • Module Seven: Knowledge - Focus on either: Delegation or Collaboration

      What is a knowledge baseline?How do you identify someone else’s knowledge baseline?Best approaches to training and coaching for personal and collective developmentRunning and Scheduling efficient internal and external meetingsAssessment results - Communication Styles: An individual’s way of communicating their thoughts, ideas, and feelings.
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  • Module Eight: Wrap Up, Next Steps & Celebration

      Review of Peer Personality ReportsReview and recall of concepts/material learnedFinal Q&ACertificate PresentationMap out goals, objectives & implementation strategies moving forward
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Understand Your Team's Strengths With Our S.P.A.R.K. Assessment©️

Our proprietary S.P.A.R.K. Assessment©️ focuses on the 5 key pillars that influence a leaders behaviour, motivation, and communication. 


Our assessment results highlight the strengths of an individual leader alongside the strengths of their peers. The competencies that this assessment focuses on is the way in which leaders:


  • Naturally manage their resources (internal & external)
  • Respond to feedback
  • Are motivated to exceed expectations and achieve excellence
  • Work and engage collaboratively with their team
  • Communicate their thoughts, ideas and directions to those around them


These results should be used as a guide to foster agility, adaptability and collaboration amongst diverse working and communication styles within teams. 


Soft Skill & Leadership Training for People Leaders

Elevating the Individual Enriches the Collective

Here's What's Included:

  • 7-9 Live Cohort-Based Sessions

    The S.P.A.R.K. Program can be facilitated in-person, virtually, or a mix thereof. 


    All sessions are conducted live with recordings and slides shared after the session in our Community and LMS.

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  • Program Workbook

    Your team will be given a workbook to record their thoughts and prompt their retention of important concepts.

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  • Session Recordings in Private Learning Space

    Your team will have access to all of their workshop resources in our Learning Management System, where their knowledge assessments and completion of workshop work will also be tracked.

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  • 1:1 Coaching Between Training Sessions

    Through 1:1 coaching with Laura Lillie Goodridge, leaders get the personalized support, accountability, and feedback they need to handle real leadership moments with confidence.

  • Access to our TVG Community

    Your team’s learning and development doesn’t stop once the sessions are complete! To continue to develop, your team will also have lifetime access to our proprietary database of live trainings, articles and development tools. 

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  • Certificate of Completion

    Your team will be required to complete a knowledge assessment at the end of the program. Credly Badges will be issued upon successful completion of assessments, which can be stored and shared on LinkedIn and other social platforms.


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  • Full 14-Page My S.P.A.R.K.©️ Report

    Our proprietary conative S.P.A.R.K. Assessment©️ focuses on the 5 key pillars that influence a leaders behaviour, motivation, and communication. 


    Our assessment results highlight the strengths of an individual leader and those of their peers. The competencies that this assessment focuses on is the way in which leaders:

    • Naturally manage their resources (internal & external)
    • Respond to feedback
    • Are motivated to exceed expectations and achieve excellence
    • Work and engage collaboratively with their team
    • Communicate their thoughts, ideas and directions to those around them

    These results should be used as a guide to foster agility, adaptability and collaboration amongst diverse working and communication styles within teams. 


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Training Investment:


Investment ranges from $2,700 + HST per person to $10,000 + HST per person depending on the number of modules and degree of customization. Request more information below to book a discovery call and get a personalized quote.

Serving clients across Toronto, Markham, Vaughan, Brampton, Mississauga, Ontario, Calgary, Alberta, and the surrounding areas.