Your technical experts see the risks first. Make sure they're heard.
Leadership MEQ™ workshops build the communication, Emotional Intelligence, and executive presence your audit, finance, and technical teams need to influence decisions, not just document them.
- Guardian Life Insurance
- CalCPA
- IIA Greece
- IIA Trinidad & Tobago
- TGS
Teams full of experts who need to lead.
- Internal audit departments
- Finance and accounting teams
- Risk, compliance, and IT audit groups
- Newly promoted managers in technical roles
- Professional associations, chapters, and conferences
Proven workshops, tailored to your team.
Choose a topic, or combine several into a custom program.

Leadership MEQ™: Mindset, Emotional Intelligence & Leadership Qualities
The full framework: lead with clarity, communicate with influence, and build trust under pressure.
Learning objectives
- Understand Leadership MEQ™ as a blend of mindset, Emotional Intelligence, and leadership qualities.
- Identify and cultivate vision, empathy, adaptability, and communication skills.
- Align personal goals with core values through self-reflection.
- 8 hours
- 8.0 CPEs
- Intermediate

Internal Audit as a Trusted Business Advisor
Write findings that explain business consequences, hold the message under pushback, and build relationships so the business asks for advisory work. About two-thirds hands-on, mapped to the IIA Global Internal Audit Standards.
Learning objectives
- Write findings that explain business consequences, with a three-sentence executive summary.
- Handle stakeholder pushback without giving ground on the evidence.
- Build relationships so business leaders ask Internal Audit for advisory work.
- 4 hours
- 4.0 CPEs
- Intermediate
Booked by Guardian Life Insurance (May 2027)

Emotional Intelligence for Internal Auditors
Apply Emotional Intelligence across all four phases of an audit: self-awareness in planning, self-regulation in fieldwork, social skills in reporting, and empathy in follow-up. Includes role-plays, case studies, and stress-management exercises.
Learning objectives
- Understand the role of Emotional Intelligence in the AI era.
- Explore how Emotional Intelligence enhances human-AI interactions and decision-making.
- Apply Emotional Intelligence to audits to make them more effective.
- 8 hours
- 8.0 CPEs
- Intermediate
Delivered for IIA Trinidad and Tobago

Harnessing AI for Enhanced Auditing Efficiency
Use AI to work smarter, and lean into the human judgment AI can't replace.
Learning objectives
- Identify where AI tools can speed up planning, fieldwork, and reporting in an audit.
- Evaluate AI outputs for accuracy, bias, and risk before relying on them.
- Strengthen the human skills AI can't replace: judgment, skepticism, and stakeholder trust.
Delivered for IIA Greece

Legacy Leadership: Succession, Systems & Scale
Executive presence under pressure, decision rights and delegation, succession and bench readiness, and systems that scale beyond any one leader.
Learning objectives
- Lead with executive presence when the stakes and the pressure are high.
- Set clear decision rights and delegate so the team owns the work.
- Build a succession plan and systems that let the firm grow beyond any one leader.
- 16 hours
- 2 days
Delivered for CalCPA

Staying Competitive: Technology for Relationships, Brands & Controls
Use AI and technology to strengthen relationships with clients, partners, and employees, build a values-driven brand, and make internal controls future-ready, with hands-on exercises throughout.
Learning objectives
- Learn the importance of human connections in business and how technology enhances these relationships.
- Gain insights into aligning brand values with public image through technology.
- Discover how technology strengthens internal controls, business security, agility, and competitiveness.
- 4 hours
- 4.0 CPEs
- Intermediate
Delivered for TGS

Audit Mindfulness
Staying focused, calm, and clear under deadline pressure.
Learning objectives
- Apply mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence techniques in auditing scenarios.
- Enhance stakeholder communication through active listening and empathy.
- Incorporate mindful leadership qualities into the audit process.
- 4 hours
- 4.0 CPEs
- Intermediate
Built around your team, not a template.
- 1
Discovery meeting
We learn your goals, your team, and the challenges they face right now.
- 2
Tailor
We interview 3 to 5 of your business leaders and review recent reports, so every case reflects your real work.
- 3
Deliver
Interactive and practical, virtually or on-site: tools your team uses the next morning.
- 4
Follow through
A follow-up session and next-step plan so the change sticks.
After working with Dr. Sabine, your team will
- Present findings in language executives act on
- Push back on senior leaders without damaging relationships
- Handle pressure and conflict with steadiness
- Lead their own teams with clarity and empathy
- Be seen as strategic advisors, not just reviewers
- Part 1The Leadership MEQ self-assessment: where your influence breaks down
- Part 2Delivering hard truths: the conversation framework
- Part 3Executive presence under pressure: live practice
- Part 4Your 30-day leadership plan
FAQs
Do you deliver virtually or on-site?
Both. Dr. Sabine has delivered workshops for organizations and professional associations in the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe.
How do you customize a workshop?
Through a discovery meeting and a short intake. Examples, role-plays, and exercises are built around the real situations your team faces.
Do you train new managers?
Yes. Many workshops focus on technical experts stepping into their first leadership role.
How many people can attend?
Workshops are designed for up to 50 participants, with small-group practice so everyone gets feedback. For larger groups, we can run multiple sessions or pair the workshop with a keynote.
Can you work with our procurement process?
Yes. We invoice and accept purchase orders, and we're a certified supplier: SBA WOSB, WBENC, NMSDC, NYC and NYS MWBE, and Port Authority.
Do workshops carry CPE credit?
Yes. Workshops can carry CPE credit, for example up to 4.0 credits for a half-day session. Certificates are issued by Charles Financial Strategies, LLC within 48 hours of the session.
Is our information kept confidential?
Yes. Dr. Sabine will sign your non-disclosure agreement. Audit reports, interviews, and other materials are used only to prepare your workshop, and nothing that identifies individuals, business units, or specific findings appears in the materials.
What if we need to cancel or reschedule?
You can reschedule once at no charge with at least 30 days' notice. Cancel 60 or more days out and your deposit is refunded, less any non-refundable travel; 30 to 60 days out, the 50% deposit is kept; under 30 days, the full fee is due. If Dr. Sabine must cancel, you'll be offered a new date or a full refund.
Beyond the workshop.
Open your conference or offsite with energy and a clear message.
Enroll your team in the Leadership MEQ online programs at a group rate.
One-on-one coaching for key leaders.
Take your leadership team offsite, in Virginia, Morocco, or Belize.
Let's design the right workshop for your team.
A 20-minute meeting to understand your team, your goals, and your timeline.