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Training

We deliver virtual and in-person, customized leader/manager skill-building that raises interpersonal awareness, influences behavior change and improves trust.

In-House Organizational Training

How We Work

We learn deeply about your context in our Training Kickoff Call.

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We develop a training plan customized to your organizational needs and resources.

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We partner to develop case practice scenarios that feel home-grown and immediately applicable to your team.

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We conduct an engaging, actionable training, including mini-lessons, scenario and small group practice, and opportunities for discussion and reflection.

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We debrief afterward, hear feedback from you and share our own observations and suggestions to ensure the learning sticks.

We offer virtual or in-person training that is engaging and customized to your organizational challenges and context.

To learn more about what we offer, book a call with Melanie Rivera or view our 2024 training menu.

Book a consultation with our team to speak more about your individual or organizational training needs!

Executive Coaching

Breaker28’s CEO, Melanie Rivera, engages in a handful of executive coaching engagements each quarter with leaders or leadership teams focused on equipping executives to lead with H.E.A.R.T. - in a way that’s healthy, equitable, anti-racist, real, and trust-centered.

Our coaching plans are tailored to the needs of individual clients, but typical engagements include skill-building and practice, practical advising and guidance, and the opportunity to develop greater self-awareness of your strengths and gaps as a leader.

To speak more about your individual or organizational coaching needs, book a consultation with our team by emailing Kaci Floranda at scheduling@breaker28.com.

  • "Melanie Rivera, SPHR at Breaker28 is the best! Extremely insightful, razor sharp, direct, practical, inspiring-she makes me better every time we connect."

    Maura Marino
    Partner, City Fund

  • "Melanie Rivera, SPHR has been an excellent coach to me for over 3 years! Her support has been invaluable to me and many others!"

    Lovette Curry
    Founder, Consult Magnolia

  • "Breaker 28 has a robust menu of trainings that can be tweaked and customized with the client in mind. The efficiency of not having to start from scratch but also to have the option to make sure the content fits organization is so helpful (and rare!). Mel is the best trainer that we have come across in the DEl/Culture/HR space. She is so wise, has great examples and anecdotes and so skillfully guides participants through content that can be difficult. She is not hesitant to call out behaviors that need to change but does so with care. She models what she is teaching."

    Kim Painter,
    Vice President, APAH

  • "Mel's training are always interactive, relevant, engaging, and meet our organizational objectives."

    Christine Peterson,
    Vice President of Talent & Equity, WEST End Strategy

  • "Mel's 'case studies' or mini scenarios she brings into the trainings are so real and relevant - they really help us unpack how we are working together in a safer way by talking about other people in other companies. Mel is a credible outside leader who is able to help shine a light on challenges that can be harder for our own leadership team to do all the

    Madeline Brown,
    Chief of Staf, Achievement Netwrok

Are you doing enough to build the skills of your people-managers?

Our six-session Manager SLAM program equips managers with the skills, mindsets, and concrete tools to manage more effectively across lines of difference and power. ⤵︎

SESSION ONE

Communicating with Clarity: Roles, Decision-Rights, Etc.

SESSION TWO

Loose and Tight: Determining How Hands-On to Be With Your Team

SESSION THREE

Coaching-up, Giving Feedback, and Skill Building

SESSION FOUR

Becoming A Conflict Capable Leader

SESSION FIVE

Time Management for
Best Impact (For yourself and for your team)

SESSION SIX

Managing Up to Maximize Your Leader and Advance Your Team

With our Manager SLAM program equipping attendees with next-day improvements and tools, the question to ask is:

How will you SLAM next year?

Live Virtual Sessions with Real-Time Feedback

  • Six 1-hour Zoom sessions tailored to core management topics (all sessions recorded + shared.)

  • E-coaching opportunities available for each topic

  • Tools, templates, and resources to turnkey best practices right away with your team.

  • Digital workbook with more exercises, scripts, and additional tools to take the learning further.

  • Tailored "homework" in between sessions to make the learning stick.

  • Real-time feedback and learning from our team and your cohort of leaders.

“At Your Pace”
Asynchronous Recordings

  • Discounted At-Your-Pace option for those who want the content but have limited PD budgets or availability.

  • This new option will be asynchronous learning, with the live session recordings emailed to you within 24 hours after each session.

  • Digital workbook with more exercises, scripts, and additional tools to take the learning further.

Testimonials

Testimonials

“It [Manager SLAM Fall ‘24] was very impactful and gave me a lot of important information that I will utilize in working with my team.”

“I absolutely loved the example work sheets Melanie provided. Hearing these examples are one thing but to have a visual is extremely helpful to me.”

“[The trainer] was awesome! I feel like everything was super applicable to my organization and the issues we face around management.”

I just felt really heard and seen and less alone. We have had some trouble on my team and being with people within and outside my organization who experience somewhat similar things felt comforting.

I loved how after each example or idea Melanie provided the "why" behind it. It didn't feel like information she was saying into the stratosphere, she made the impact tangible.

95% of our Spring 2024 cohort attendees say our SLAM sessions equip them with practical tools to improve their management immediately.