WIA Learning Workshop Series: Core Leadership Skills for Everyday Practice

Build your leadership skills – wherever you are in your career.

Whether you're managing projects, mentoring others, or thinking about your next step, leadership starts with how you communicate, collaborate, and grow with your team.

This three-part workshop series is designed to help you build core skills that support effective, confident leadership – no matter where you are in your career. Each in-person session offers practical tools, space to reflect, and the chance to learn from others in a relaxed, supportive environment.

Agenda for all:

Arrival 18:00

Workshop 18:30-20:00

Networking 20:00-21:00

Drinks and light nibbles provided

Tickets:

• One workshop £20
• Two workshops £35
• Three workshops £45

Tickets are limited to 30 people per workshop!

Workshop #1 - Delegation Decoded

Date: Wednesday, 10 September

Description: Delegation is more than just assigning tasks—it’s a key leadership skill that can enhance both your productivity and your team’s growth. This workshop provides a structured framework to help you delegate effectively, empowering your team while avoiding common pitfalls. We’ll explore the seven steps of delegation, how to assess delegation levels, and how to overcome confidence traps. Group discussion and Q&A allow you to discuss delegation challenges in a supportive environment.

Key Takeaways Include:

• The seven steps to delegating tasks successfully and with clarity.
• Understanding different delegation levels and when to use them.
• Recognising and overcoming confidence traps—whether you’re micromanaging or holding back.

Workshop #2 - Productive Conflict

Date: Wednesday, 15 October

Description: Learn how to embrace conflict as a tool for growth, innovation, and collaboration. This workshop helps you identify and address conflict in a constructive way, ensuring it leads to improved performance and healthier team dynamics. You'll explore practical tips for managing difficult conversations and navigating conflict patterns. Time for group discussion and Q&A ensures you leave with actionable strategies for handling conflict effectively.

Key Takeaways Include:

• Understanding inclusion, psychological safety, and their role in conflict resolution.
• Identifying conflict, conflict debt, and patterns that hinder progress.
• Different modes of conflict and when to use them constructively.
• Practical approaches for navigating difficult conversations with confidence.

Workshop #3 - Giving & Receiving Feedback

Date: Wednesday, 19 November

Description: Feedback is essential for growth and improvement, whether it’s positive recognition or constructive guidance. This workshop focuses on developing your skills to give and receive feedback clearly and effectively. You’ll learn how to create an open dialogue that fosters learning and improvement, using practical models to enhance your approach. With time for group discussion and Q&A, you’ll leave with actionable strategies to strengthen feedback culture in your team.

Key Takeaways Include:

• Understanding the importance of feedback in professional development.
• How to give positive feedback that motivates and inspires.
• Strategies for delivering constructive feedback with clarity and impact.
• Practical models for giving and receiving feedback effectively.

Facilitator: Karen Fugle, SleepingGiant Consulting

Karen Fugle is a trusted and accredited leadership coach with over a decade of experience supporting senior professionals in architecture and construction. Her coaching combines strategic insight with practical tools, helping individuals lead with clarity, confidence, and intention.

Karen is on the Women in Architecture UK committee and is known most notably for her work co-leading WIA Mentoring Programme. She now holds the role of Operations Lead, focusing on the long-term sustainability and impact of the organisation.

Host: Moroso

Moroso was established in 1952. It was the brainchild of Agostino Moroso who, with his wife, Diana, founded the company. An artisanal approach to product manufacturing and extraordinary creativity in the designing stage formed the foundations of a vision which enabled the firm to grow and distinguish itself in the market for its product quality, innovation and creativity. More than seventy years after its founding, Moroso is guided by the second generation, Patrizia and Roberto, and it is positioned among the haute couture of international design, a leading company in upholstered-furniture manufacturing.

Photography and Filming

This event will be photographed. Please note that we take your attendance as consent to appear in photos.

Inclusion, Accessability and Event Access

This event is designed to be inclusive and equitable, welcoming individuals of all gender identities, those from underrepresented and marginalised communities, and individuals with disabilities. Please note that any form of discrimination will not be tolerated and individuals engaging in such behaviour will be asked to leave.

Please let us know if you have any accessibility needs, require any adjustments or have any questions at hello@wia-uk.org. We will do our best to work with the venue to put effective adjustments in place.