# Women Igniting Leadership > Women Igniting Leadership (WIL) is a leadership development institute and lab for exceptional women leaders, and a KS Insight initiative based in New York City and operating globally. WIL blends evidence-based adaptive leadership, executive and group coaching, rigorous assessments, and immersive programs to help women lead with clarity, confidence, and impact in complex environments. ## Programs - [The Leadership Lab](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/lab): A 6-month immersive program for a small cohort of exceptional women leaders. Virtual cohort learning culminating in a 2-day in-person lab in New York. Investment $10,000. - [Apply to the Lab](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/application-lab): Application for the 2026/2027 Lab cohort. - [Executive Coaching](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/coaching): Personalized 1:1 and group executive coaching grounded in Adaptive Leadership and the Insight 4D model. Packages: "Toe in the Water" ($3,000), "Growth" ($15,000), "On Call" follow-on ($4,250), and "Inside Out" group coaching ($10,000). - [Workshops](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/workshops): Intensive 3-hour virtual workshops on adaptive leadership, emotional regulation, team culture, and crucial conversations. - [Leadership Assessments](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/leadership-analysis): Self-evaluations, 360 feedback, and AI-powered interactive analysis that surface the patterns shaping how you lead. - [Free Leadership Pattern Assessment](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/executive-coaching-pattern-analysis): A free, confidential 25-minute assessment across five scenarios with a personalized synthesis. ## Faculty - [Dr Kirsti Samuels](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/kirsti-samuels-bio): Founder & CEO of KS Insight; Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. - [Mitzi Johnson](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/mitzi-johnson-bio): Senior Leadership Faculty; former Speaker of the Vermont House. - [Dr Cristina Stasia](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/cristina-stasia-bio): Senior Faculty; founding member of the Peter Lougheed Leadership College team. - [Dr Heidi Stalla](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/heidi-stalla-bio): Yale College Lecturer and Associate Director of Academic Affairs. - [Vivian Williams-Kurutz](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/vivian-williams-kurutz-bio): Senior Leadership Faculty; founder of the Harlem Wellness Center. - [Dr Candice Crawford-Zakian](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/candice-crawford-zakian-bio): Senior Leadership Faculty and executive coach. - [Julia Fabris McBride](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/julia-fabris-mcbride-bio): Consulting Coach; co-author of "When Everyone Leads" (2023). - [Chiara Ghidelli](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/chiara-ghidelli-bio): Program designer and facilitator; Managing Partner at Architects of Group Genius. - [Saffron Samuels](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/saffron-samuels-bio): Senior Designer; award-winning exhibition designer and educator. - [Nina Blackwelder](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/nina-blackwelder-bio): Chief of Staff at KS Insight. ## Frameworks - [Insight 4D: The Four Dimensions of Leadership Practice](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/insight-4d-the-four-dimensions-of-leadership-practice) - [The Four Leadership Challenges: Emergency, Technical, Adaptive or Fog](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/technical-vs-adaptive-challenges) - [The Crisis Leadership Framework](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/the-crisis-leadership-framework) - [The Psychological Safety Playbook](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/the-psychological-safety-playbook) - [The 4-Layer Trust-Building Framework](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/the-trust-building-framework) - [The Active Listening Framework](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/the-active-listening-framework) - [The 4As Journey: A Developmental Cycle for Women Leaders](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/the-4as-journey-a-developmental-cycle-for-women-leaders) - [Connect, Clarify, Collaborate](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/beyond-the-feedback-sandwich) ## Practical Guides - [How to Navigate Impostor Syndrome](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/how-to-overcome-imposter-syndrome) - [How to Speak Up in Meetings with Confidence](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/article-how-to-speak-in-meetings-with-confidence) - [How Executive Presence for Women Is Built](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/article-how-executive-presence-for-women-is-built) - [How to Strengthen Your Decision-Making Skills](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/article-how-to-strengthen-your-decision-making-skills) - [Your First 90 Days in a New Leadership Role](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/article-your-first-90-days-in-a-new-leadership-role) - [How to Be More Strategic at Work](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/how-to-be-more-strategic-at-work) - [How to Be Confident in Public Speaking](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/how-to-be-confident-in-public-speaking) - [How to Build Professional Relationships](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/how-to-build-professional-relationships) - [Business Acumen for Women: Think Like a CEO](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/developing-business-acumen-a-woman-guide-to-thinking-like-a-ceo) - [What's Your Leadership Style? A Better Question](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/what-is-your-leadership-style-a-more-useful-question-for-women-leaders) ## Commentary - [The Myth of Work-Life Balance](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/commentary/the-myth-of-work-life-balance) - [Leading from the Fog: Making Decisions in Uncertainty](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/commentary/leading-from-the-fog) - [What I Learned Leading in a War Zone](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/commentary/what-i-learned-leading-in-a-war-zone) ## Key Pages - [Home](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/) - [About / Faculty](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/faculty) - [Leadership Resources (all articles)](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/leadership-resources) - [FAQs](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/faqs) - [FAQs - The Lab](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/faqs-the-lab) - [Contact](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/contact) ## Contact - Website: https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com - Location: Based in New York City, NY. Operating globally. - Booking: Schedule a complimentary 15-minute call via the [Contact page](https://www.women-igniting-leadership.com/contact). ## Notes Women Igniting Leadership (WIL) Institute & Lab is a KS Insight initiative. A fuller machine-readable index is available at /llms-full.txt. Please respect copyright and intellectual property rights when summarizing, indexing, referencing, or citing content from this site, and attribute material to Women Igniting Leadership / KS Insight.