Talking to Leadership: argument, trade-off, story
Executives give you five minutes and want a decision, not a status. Learn to structure an argument, frame a trade-off and tell the story so leadership decides.
Alina Piddubna
Who this course is for
Project and program managers
who report to sponsors and steering committees and want decisions, not nods
Team leads stepping up
who now present to directors and need to be taken seriously
Delivery and account managers
who escalate to client executives and need to protect the relationship
PMO leads
who prepare decision material for leadership across many projects
This workshop is NOT for
public speaking or stage presentation training | slide design courses | those looking for sales pitching
Why we created this course
What you'll be able to do
Concrete skills and outcomes you'll walk away with
Start with the decision
Open any leadership conversation with what you need and why now.
Frame trade-offs leaders can decide on
Present two or three options with cost, risk and a clear recommendation.
Make it memorable
Support your case with a short story and the one number that matters.
Deliver bad news and escalate well
Say "this will not work" upward without losing trust.
Walk in ready
Leave with a five-minute pitch and a one-page decision memo for your next leadership meeting.
Multiple sessions. One coherent program.
1. What leaders listen for
Decision, options, consequences. Why status reports do not get decisions.
Different leaders, different needs: CEO, CFO, sponsor, client executive.
- Decision, options, consequences. Why status reports do not get decisions.
- Different leaders, different needs: CEO, CFO, sponsor, client executive.
Who leads the course
Graduate results and what they say
"I have received my certificate from the Outlines of Project Management course by InStar! It was an intensive 16 hours where our group explored how to manage projects from start to finish: what to do at the kickoff, how to build a team, plan work, deal with risks, and of course, how to close a project properly. The sections on stakeholder management and project management methodologies were particularly valuable — everything became much clearer. A special thank you to our instructor Natalia Starynska, PMP — the course was practical, accessible, and genuinely engaging!"
"Owing to information received on the seminar, it will be easier to manage projects and coordinate work of my colleagues who are directly involved in the project. Thanks for high level of knowledge the participants of the seminar gained. I wish you further success!"
"I’m thrilled to share that I’ve completed the IT Project Management course from the Project Management Institute! 🚀 This course was an insightful and hands-on experience, equipping me with essential project management methodologies, tools, and best practices that I can apply in real-world scenarios. I’m incredibly grateful to Alina Piddubna, who not only guided me through the InStar course as an instructor but has also been an inspiring mentor at Intellias. Your support, expertise, and encouragement have been invaluable—thank you for helping me grow! A special thank you to Anastasiia Hibaieva, for your motivation and for always being there along the way. Your support truly meant the world to me! Excited to put these new skills into practice!"
"I liked the course, teacher's level is very high, pleasant atmosphere"
3 hours live online
small group, up to 12 participants
One-page decision memo template
decision, options, trade-offs, recommendation
Five-minute pitch structure
with phrases for escalations and bad news
AI prompts
to shorten reports and rehearse hard questions
3 PDUs
Power Skills
Format and price
Course information
- Date
- 27 September 2027, Monday
- Time
- 19:00–22:00 Kyiv time
- Format
- 3-hour online workshop
- Participants
- Maximum 12 · Small group, real discussion
- Language
- Ukrainian
- PDUs
- 3
- Series
- Part of the Irreplaceable Core series. Save with 3, 5 workshops or the full series of 8
- Cohort size
- up to 12 participants to preserve discussion quality
Course loyalty discounts don't apply to workshops. Save with a pass: 3 workshops −15%, 5 −20%, the full series −30%. PMI members get an extra 5%. Military and veterans: 50% on individual workshops (not on passes).
Sessions are recorded. Practice parts with participants' own cases are not included in recordings for sale.
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