Developing & Leading High-Performance Teams

UPCOMING INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS

1-DAY COURSE ($450 OR 1 TRAINING PACKAGE POINT)

JULY 25, 2025 (REGISTER at this link)

OCTOBER 9, 2025 (REGISTER at this link)

Leadership Louisville Center members receive $50 off – contact us for the discount code.
Become a training package holder and receive discounts of up to 20%. Contact Paul Bolton

PRIVATE & ON-SITE TRAINING

This course is also available as group training for your organization; it can be delivered as virtual sessions, on-site at your company, or at our state-of-the-art training facility.

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FACILITATORS OF THIS COURSE VARY BY DATE. MEET THOSE WHO YOU MAY SEE IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM:

CARA BOARDMAN

Cara Boardman is a Strategic Learning Partner for LeadingBetter.

Cara comes with over a decade of experience in education as a former high school teacher in Chicago and a corporate learning and development professional in Seattle and now Louisville. She has worked as a teen parent advocate, college advisor, and associate director of learning and development at Wiley University Services. In her most recent role as an HR Consultant at LINAK, Cara translated learning theory into real-world training applications in a manufacturing environment and implemented behavioral coaching for emerging leaders. Curiosity is at the heart of Cara’s professional work; she believes that if leaders can get curious about what scares them, there is no limit to their potential.

Cara was born and raised in Alabama but has spent the last 6 years in Louisville embedding herself in the arts community. She is currently a member of Keen Dance Theatre and most recently performed a contemporary ballet with them at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of Alabama and a Master of Art in Teaching from National Louis University.

DON WOOLRIDGE

Donald Woolridge, Sr., MBA, is the Director of Leadership Development for LeadingBetter and the Leadership Louisville Center.

Don has 30 years of experience in human resources, leadership training, and executive coaching. His career includes leadership roles at Toyota Motor Corporation, Aleris, Kentucky Trailer, and as a consultant where he specialized in leadership development for frontline, mid-level, and executive management teams. His expertise spans employee engagement, HR strategy, leadership facilitation, and program management across the manufacturing, automotive, and corporate sectors.

LISA ZANGARI

Lisa Zangari is the Executive Coach in Residence at the Leadership Louisville Center and is a frequent speaker at events and conferences around the region. Her work has been published in TD Magazine and in 2017, Lisa was also recognized as one of Business First’s 20 People to Know in Career Development. Prior to joining the Center, Lisa spent over a decade as a management consultant in New York City, where she partnered closely with organizations to develop new products, launch new ventures and nurture more innovative corporate cultures. She’s designed numerous leadership programs for companies like AARP, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Citibank, Disney, Hasbro, Pfizer, The Acumen Fund, The Hershey Company, and more. In addition to leading a team in North America, this invigorating work gave Lisa the opportunity to travel to Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe.

Lisa is active in several community organizations and serves on the boards of a local food-access nonprofit, and the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and earned her M.B.A. from Texas A&M University.