Workshops & Presentations

Leadership from every angle.

Find your leadership potential with a wide variety of different skill- and awareness-building classes and presentations. Address the influence of perceptions, behaviors, and values on personal effectiveness, and gain a clearer understanding of Asian and Pacific Islander communities, cultures, and issues. 

If you don’t see a workshop listed that addresses your organization’s needs, we would be happy to work with you to create a solution with you. Nonprofit rates are available for qualified community and student organizations interested in hosting a workshop.

For inquiries, please contact

Celine Hoang
Development Manager
323-646-0655
choang@leap.org

Leadership Workshops

  • Bridging The Gap: Understanding Asian and Pacific Islanders

    A comprehensive primer on Asian and Pacific Islanders—who are we, what is our history in the United States, what are the issues facing our communities, how are we perceived and misperceived by others, and how does our culture influence behavior. Using a multifaceted approach that examines history, demographics, diversity, community issues, stereotypes and culture, you’ll get what it means to be “Asian or Pacific Islander.”

  • ReModel Minority

    This LEAP workshop serves as an introduction to Asian and Pacific Islander history. This presentation will highlight the evolution of the “Model Minority” Myth and how it impacts the API community’s ability to be recognized and valued as leaders. Participants will walk away with some tools and strategies to check internal biases and strengthen inclusive practices.

  • Understanding Your Cultural Values

    Do you ever wonder why you are the way you are? And why you do what you do? Is it your personality or style? Or could it be cultural differences? In this session, participants will explore the relationship between perceptions, behaviors, and values through discussions initiated by these questions: How do my values influence my behavior? How do others perceive me? What are my core values that most strongly influence me? You’ll learn techniques for managing perceptions and leveraging your core cultural values.

More workshops

Simulations

  • Promises, Promises!™

    Promises, Promises!™ places you in a situation that forces you to confront the pressures and obstacles of interdependent teams and demonstrates the strong relationship between quality communication and quality results. You’ll understand the relationship between different roles, people, departments, locations, teams or areas within an organization. To meet your goals, all teams must get the right resources to the right people according to their needs and deadlines. You’ll walk away understanding that everyone within an organization is a supplier and a customer.

    Length: 1/2 day (3-4 hrs) workshop depending on length of debrief

  • Gold of the Desert Kings®

    Gold of the Desert Kings® addresses the issue of effort versus productivity. You are placed in circumstances with limited time and resources and must rely on your team to achieve your goals. Without upfront planning and effective use of information, teams spend most of their time "fighting fires" instead of achieving productive outcomes. You’ll contend with deadlines, a perceived lack of resources, others’ points of view, and the pressure to just do something while trying to accomplish team objectives.

    Length: 3-5 hrs workshop depending on length of debrief

For high school students

Tailored specifically for Asian and Pacific Islander high school students between the ages of 15-18, LEAP's High School workshops topics that help students increase their self-awareness and build leadership skills that will prepare them for their careers. These workshops enable youth to more accurately portray themselves in college and scholarship applications, interviews, resumes, and at networking opportunities. 

Participants in the workshops will be able to…

  • Explore leadership strengths and areas for development

  • Learn to expand and use multiple tools as a leader

  • Discover ways to make memorable impressions on college and scholarship applications, at interviews, and in networking opportunities.

Workshops are offered nationally and in partnership with various organizations. If you are interested in partnering with LEAP, please contact us at choang@leap.org

  • Values-Based Leadership

    • Discussing and breaking down stereotypes and assumptions about leadership

    • Exploring leadership strengths and areas for development

    • Understanding LEAP’s leadership framework

  • Understanding Your Cultural Values

    • Exploring and articulating personal, family, and community values

    • Discussing outside perceptions of values and possible conflicts

    • Learning to expand and use multiple tools as a leader

  • Keeping It Real

    • Utilizing tools to help present themselves

    • Exploring ways to make memorable impressions on essays, at interviews, and in networking situations

  • Know your Roots: An API Timeline

    • Learning about the history of APIs in America

    • Sharing personal histories and how they are influenced by major events

  • Getting In 1, 2, 3 (College)

    • Creating action plan for college applications and scholarships

    • Exploring best practices for letters of recommendation and references

    • Discussing how to select the college that fits best

LEAP has conducted more than 2,500 workshops for corporate, community, student, and government audiences nationwide, reaching over 125,000 people. Today, LEAP is the only organization to offer a wide range of workshops for Asian and Pacific Islanders, as well as general audiences.