#WorkInProgress Leadership Development

#WorkInProgress Leadership Development is a platform that focuses on building individuals and leaders to improve collaboration, strategy, individual development, diversity, equity & inclusion, and much more. Great leaders are perfectly imperfect. They never stop learning. That’s what makes us all a work in progress.

Meet the trainer

Hello! My name is Francine Tolbert and I’m a skilled facilitator and trainer with over 15 years of professional and leadership experience. I am the owner of Work in Progress Media LLC and founder of #WorkInProgess Leadership Development. I am extremely passionate about learning and development. I graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications. I’m also a mother, which is my favorite full-time job.

After 14 years at Target Corporation as Senior Pay and Benefits Engagement Consultant and 6 years owning my own Business Operations Consulting Company, I have re-directed my career to focus on community and leadership development. I am now using my professional and life experiences to advise, facilitate, train, coach, and develop new leaders. My main objectives are to collaborate, problem solve, strategize and assist organizations and individuals with their training, development, and coaching needs.

Outside of work, I’m a political enthusiast, I love documentaries, a huge football & basketball fan, singer, writer, life student, history nerd, and basketball & softball mom.

Training Offerings

Social identity and the workplace

In this training, I talk about the importance of social and ethnic identity within the workplace. You’ll reflect on how we have come to understand our own identities, its impact on building relationships, and increasing productivity simply by understanding who your employees are.

take the lead

In this leadership development training, I approach leadership development from a different perspective: how direct reports/employees respond to leadership and different leadership styles. Join me on this workshop journey where we’ll take challenges employees face and turn them into opportunities to lead your team.

SHow up authentically everywhere

I sincerely believe in the transformative power of knowledge sharing. In this motivational address, I share my personal and professional journey to showing up authentically in every space I enter. By sharing my personal story, both wins and failures, I help individuals elevate their talents & skills, boost confidence, foster innovation, laugh, and learn.

Black History in real life: how did we get here?

I consider myself a forever learner. I am constantly reading and learning about our journey as African Americans in the United States. I am not a trained historian, however, in this keynote address, I highlight what I’ve learned from reading about our history and share this information as starting point for you to start learning too. This unforgettable share-out is designed to get you thinking and start reading to understand our shared history for yourself.

Liberian history – Authentic liberian Meal and presentation

Did you know that Liberia was created by the United States and is a part of American history? In this exciting multicultural experience, we not only serve up authentic Liberian cuisine from Kema’s Kitchen, but we provide a riveting presentation on the history of Liberia, its connection to the United States, and share how our delicious food was created.

General Presentation, training & Facilitation

Do you have a new or existing course, process, strategy, or program you would like to train but you don’t like standing in front of a group? Or maybe you need assistance to get it off the ground?

As a trained facilitator, I can help you create a timeline, plan, train, and execute any training or program for your organization.

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