Virtual Lunch and Learn – The Creative Leadership Workshop with Elisabeth Sporer

The Creative Leadership Workshop

What does it take to be an A+D firm leader?

Create your own path to success with business strategy consultant and leadership coach, Elisabeth Sporer, AIA CIC, whose approach rooted in mindfulness is influenced by psychology and neuroscience. 

During this VIRTUAL 90-minute, leadership-coaching-meets-personality-test interactive session, Elisabeth will share the various A+D leadership personalities and why personality tests matter; how values and communication styles influence firm culture and the skills an A+D practice leader needs to master—from knowing who they are with its limits and opportunities; to building and leading teams; to stewarding firm culture; and to staying on top of best practices. 

Participants will explore how to better understand and manage their physical, emotional, and mental reactions, so that they can perform and behave more skillfully, in particular when under stress. Participants will gain competence in shifting from a reactive mode to a creative way of meeting challenging situations. Participants will gain competence in connecting with their core values; and learn practical tools to be present and to recognize the best path forward during challenging situations.

Elisabeth Sporer, AIA, LEED AP, CIC; A+D Business Strategist and SO|arch Founder

Elisabeth Sporer works with CEOs, founders and leadership teams to build successful A+D firms through an integral approach that combines business strategy consulting with leadership coaching.

Based in Northern California, she has presented at major AIA chapters in the region, including AIA Los Angles, AIA SF, AIA East Bay and AIA Central Valley, on topics like A+D business strategy [“Principals’ MasterClass” in 2022, “Blueprint for Success” in 2020 and “Think-Time Tuesdays: Inside the A+D Studio” in 2021 and 2022], ownership transition [“Metamorphosis: Legacy, Transformation & The Business of Design” in 2022 and “Ownership in the Era of GenX” in 2019], entrepreneurship [“The Free Solo Practice” in 2019], mentorship [“High Performance Mentorship” in 2020, and  international practice [“Unlearning the Metric System” in 2019].

She holds a Master of Science in Advanced Architecture Design from Columbia University in The City of New York and a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Architecture, both from TU Berlin.

1 Approved CES Learning Unit Provided 

• Increase self-awareness by examining how their thoughts, emotions, and beliefs shape what they see is possible.
• Gain competence in shifting from a reactive mode to a creative way of meeting challenging situations.
• Gain competence in connecting with their core values.
• Learn practical tools to be present and to recognize the best path forward during challenging situations.

Participants will be REQUIRED to fill out a 10 minute personality test here  and send the result link or a screenshot of the result to Elisabeth Sporer at elisabeth@so-arch.studio.

It is important that you take the time to fill out the test.  It only will take 10 minutes of your time.  During Elisabeth’s seminar, participants will participate in 1 of 3 break out rooms via Zoom.  Attendees will be put into groups depending on their personality test results.  If you are unable to fill out the test, please contact Elisabeth via her email address and she will provide you with additional instructions.

We look forward to seeing you all on February 27, 2024!