Business Spotlight: Six Seconds presents Women’s Leadership Cohort

Women throughout Siouxland have a new opportunity to strengthen their leadership skills, build meaningful connections, and explore how emotional intelligence can help them lead with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Lead with Alignment: A Women’s Leadership Cohort, presented by Six Seconds, will launch its Fall 2026 pilot cohort in Sioux City with sessions on September 23, September 30, and October 21.

The leadership experience is designed for women in leadership and emerging leadership roles who want practical tools they can immediately apply in the workplace.

Using Six Seconds’ emotional intelligence (EQ) framework, participants will explore how emotional intelligence influences leadership presence, decision-making, communication, workplace relationships, and performance under pressure. The program combines peer learning, guided reflection, practical application, and opportunities to connect with other women leaders.

A Hybrid Leadership Experience

Lead with Alignment combines virtual learning with an immersive, in-person workshop in Sioux City. The three-session format gives participants an opportunity to learn new concepts, put them into practice, and then reconnect to discuss their experiences and continue developing their leadership skills.

Session 1: Virtual Kickoff
Wednesday, September 23 | 3:00–5:00 PM CST

Participants will begin building connections, learn about the Six Seconds EQ framework, and prepare for the in-person leadership experience.

Session 2: In-Person Workshop
Wednesday, September 30 | 8:30 AM–3:30 PM CST
Northwest Area Education Agency
5800 Discovery Blvd., Sioux City, Iowa

This highly interactive workshop will focus on self-awareness, leadership presence, communication, and the practical application of emotional intelligence in the workplace.

Session 3: Virtual Follow-Up
Wednesday, October 21 | 3:00–5:00 PM CST

Participants will reflect on what they’ve learned, share successes and challenges, strengthen their ongoing leadership practices, and provide feedback on the program.

Who Should Attend?

The cohort is designed for women at a variety of stages in their leadership journeys, including managers, directors, team leads, business owners, nonprofit leaders, educators, emerging leaders, and women preparing to take on greater leadership responsibilities.

It may be especially valuable for women who want to strengthen their leadership presence, communicate with greater clarity, make better decisions under pressure, navigate conflict and complex interpersonal situations, and build stronger workplace relationships.

What Participants Will Gain

Throughout the cohort, participants will have opportunities to:

• Understand Six Seconds’ practical emotional intelligence framework and how it applies to leadership.
• Identify their natural leadership strengths and learn how to build upon them.
• Recognize EQ patterns that can influence leadership presence, relationships, and decision-making.
• Strengthen self-awareness and confidence.
• Practice tools for navigating pressure, conflict, and complex interpersonal dynamics.
• Build meaningful connections and learn alongside other women leaders.
• Develop a practical leadership experiment they can immediately apply in their work.

Meet the Facilitators

The cohort will be facilitated by Blossom Beatty and Susie Lubbers, Ph.D., who bring extensive experience in leadership development, emotional intelligence, coaching, and higher education.

Beatty is a longtime leader and innovator in education with a master’s degree in curriculum design from Harvard University. As a Senior Consultant, Facilitator, and Executive Coach at Six Seconds, she works with individuals and organizations to align purpose, vision, and values and develop authentic, responsive, and impactful leadership.

Dr. Lubbers is a Business Development Executive with Six Seconds and Professor of Leadership at Morningside University. She works with leaders and organizations to strengthen emotional intelligence, improve team effectiveness, and develop practical leadership capacity. Her experience in teaching, coaching, and leadership development brings a grounded, human-centered approach to helping women lead with greater clarity, confidence, and intention.

Six Seconds is a global nonprofit focused on emotional intelligence and helping people put EQ into action. The organization works with leaders and organizations around the world to improve leadership, communication, decision-making, collaboration, and performance.

Learn More and Sign Up

If you’re ready to invest in your leadership development, expand your network, and discover practical ways to lead with greater alignment, Lead with Alignment: A Women’s Leadership Cohort offers a unique opportunity right here in Siouxland.

The Fall 2026 pilot cohort begins Wednesday, September 23.

Learn more about the program and registration at https://tinyurl.com/4uj2z9d6 or https://events.6seconds.org/event-details/28ae5bc9-7218-4472-a2a2-7183ffab3591