The Thoughtful Leader Afternoon Series

Fall 2026 · Open Enrolment

Three separate series, each a focused set of three-hour afternoon intensives. Choose the track that fits your goals. Every session stays small enough that you leave having worked on a real situation of your own. Led by Dr. Tatiana Astray and MLX faculty.

Choose Your Track

Three Separate Series

Each series runs as its own set of three to four afternoon sessions across the fall. Take a full track, or drop into a single afternoon.

The AI Series

AI at Work. Practical tools that change how a professional works day to day, with time each session to apply them to your own tasks. Across the series you build a working toolkit you can use right away.

4 afternoons · 3 hours each

The Negotiation Series

Negotiating Under Pressure. Protecting value when you face pricing pressure, procurement tactics, and hard asks, drawn from Dr. Astray's published research and Harvard Business Review work.

4 afternoons · 3 hours each

The Leadership Series

The Trusted Leader. The Trust Formula in practice: how credibility, character, and connection are built, and which one to strengthen first.

4 afternoons · 3 hours each

The Thoughtful Leader Letter

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What does it actually take to lead people well?

This news letter is for leaders who want substance, not another list of tips. Dr. Tatiana Astray will share her own leadership practice here: the frameworks she actually use, the questions worth sitting with, and what she and MLX are learning along the way.

Twice a month, you will hear from me: the Letter at the start of the month, and the Takeaway after the live session.

  • The Letter, at the start of the month. One idea about how leaders build trust, hold hard conversations, and negotiate without losing themselves. Short, practical, and written to use the same week. It comes with an invitation to that month's Thoughtful Hour.

  • The Thoughtful Hour. Once a month we meet live for an hour. Dr. Tatiana Astray will share one framework, and we work through real situations people bring. Kept small so it stays a conversation.

  • The Takeaway, after the session. What came out of the Hour, names removed, along with the tips worth keeping.

  • First access to open enrolment programs. When something opens to the public, you hear about it first.

The Thoughtful Hour is drop-in. Come when the topic is useful, listen, or bring your own situation. No pressure, and no need to make every one.