Accelerate Your Career
- Strategic Self-Leadership Lab -

Become director-ready by mastering how you lead yourself under pressure.

The next LIVE group cohort begins February 25.

I’m Ready to Lead at the Next Level

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You are capable.
You deliver results.
You’re trusted to get things done.

And yet, you feel like you’re hitting an invisible ceiling.

When Capability Isn’t the Issue,
But “Readiness” Is

You notice it in subtle but costly ways:

You’re passed over for promotions or quietly told to “keep doing what you’re doing”
Raises stay in the 1–3% range while others move ahead
You’re relied on for execution, but excluded from higher-level conversations
You hesitate more than you used to, especially in visible moments
You soften your language, over-explain, or second-guess decisions
You feel more reactive under pressure, then carry guilt or shame afterward
You wonder why leadership feels heavier than it should

No one says anything is wrong.

But you can feel it.
You’re no longer being evaluated on output alone.

Become Director-Ready

What No One Explains About the Next Level

At senior levels, promotions aren’t decided by how hard you work.

They’re decided by:

How you think when things are uncertain
How you hold authority under pressure
How you regulate yourself in high-stakes moments
How others experience your leadership presence

This is the difference between capability and readiness.
And most women are never taught how to develop this side of leadership.

My Story

I didn’t struggle because I lacked experience or ambition.
I struggled because no one had ever shown me how leaders actually lead themselves at the next level.

Once I learned how to stay grounded under pressure, make decisions from clarity instead of urgency, and trust myself in visible moments, everything shifted.

This lab is built from that experience.

The Shift: From Managing Harder to Strategic Self-Leadership

The next level doesn’t require more effort.
It requires strategic self-leadership.

This is the ability to:

Stay steady instead of reactive
Lead yourself when pressure rises
Make clear decisions without overthinking
Speak and act with authority
Be trusted with greater scope and visibility

This is what allows leaders to operate at a director level (and beyond) consistently.

The Method Behind the Work

You’re told to “dress for the job you want.”
That’s external work.

Far less attention is given to the internal preparation required to sustain leadership presence when pressure, visibility, and responsibility increase.

Inside this lab, we develop strategic self-leadership through Strategic Leadership Energy™.
Strategic Leadership Energy™ is what creates sustainable success, enabling leaders to show up consistently, even when the stakes are high.

Not hustle.
Not proving.

Just grounded, strategic leadership under pressure.

These are the tools leaders are using behind the scenes that no one ever taught you.
Until now.

Prepare for the Next Level

In six weeks, you will be director-ready, leading yourself with the strategic self-leadership capability required for your next level.

It's time to strengthen the internal leadership skills that allow you to operate differently.

What You Will Come Away With

After six weeks in Accelerate Your Career: Strategic Self-Leadership Lab, you won’t just feel more confident. You’ll operate differently as a leader.

You'll leave with:

Director-level readiness

A clear understanding of what leadership at the next level requires and how to meet that expectation in real situations.

Strategic self-leadership capability

The ability to lead yourself intentionally under pressure so you can think, decide, and prioritize strategically.

Calm, credible leadership under pressure

You will know how to stay composed in high-stakes conversations and visible moments.

Greater capacity to hold bigger roles and projects

Internal stability and energy that allow you to expand without burning out.

Clear leadership identity and self-trust

You will stop second-guessing yourself and start leading with confidence and consistency.

Visible leadership presence

A grounded way of showing up that will get you noticed and promoted.

A repeatable leadership operating system

Tools and practices you can continue using as your scope and responsibility grow.

This is the work that positions you for promotion and expanded leadership.

This Program Is For You If...

✓ You are a high-performing senior manager preparing for director or expanded leadership scope

✓ You consistently deliver results but feel reactive, stretched, or stuck in execution mode

✓ You keep hearing feedback like “be more strategic,” or you sense that something needs to change for the next level

✓ You feel the pressure differently than you used to, even if no one has explicitly called it out

✓ You notice less patience, more reactivity, hesitation, or internal pressure

✓ You know the next level requires a different way of leading, not more effort

✓ You are ready to take responsibility for how you lead yourself when the stakes are high

This work isn’t about fixing something broken.
It’s about preparing for what’s next.

This Program Is Not For You If...

You are looking for business strategy frameworks, execution models, or organizational consulting

You want quick tips or surface-level mindset shifts without deeper integration

You are early in your career and not yet being evaluated for senior leadership

You are not ready to take ownership of how you lead yourself under pressure

You prefer external solutions over internal leadership development

How the Lab Works

This is a live, six-week group experience designed for real integration, not overwhelm.

Each week includes:

Weekly live coaching calls combining teaching and application
Practical tools you can use immediately at work
Support applying the work to your real leadership challenges

The focus is not information.

The focus is transformation.

I’m Ready to Lead at the Next Level

About Your Coach

I'm Vicky Cleary, Strategic Well-being Integration Coach and certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with two decades of leadership experience.

I help senior managers become director-ready by strengthening how they lead themselves under pressure.

I blend corporate leadership experience, performance science, and nervous system regulation to help capable women stop managing harder and start leading at the level their next role requires.

This work is not about fixing you.
It is about building the internal leadership capability that allows you to rise to your next level.