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Reimagining Leadership –To Finally Include Her
An immersive leadership development experience designed for the women you can't afford to lose—built for the organizations ready to lead differently.
Organizations I've supported through my coaching and advisory practice include:
The Story Behind the Institute
I’ve listened to the stories of hundreds of high-achieving women across industries and continents. From New York to London to Hong Kong.
I heard the same themes repeated again and again:
Perfectionism. Misalignment. Burnout.
A quiet questioning of whether the cost of staying is too high.
What I Heard & What It Revealed
My conversations with hundreds of women around the world gave color to what the data already showed: the current leadership model isn’t working.
Despite billions invested in leadership development, women continue to leave at higher rates.
And organizations keep losing their most valuable talent to systems that weren’t built with them in mind.
I know these patterns not just because I’ve studied them, but because I've lived them.
After graduating from Harvard Law School, I built a career in some of the most high-performance environments out there—first as an attorney on Wall Street, and later as an executive at the NBA, where I helped shape talent and culture strategy.
But even as I advanced, I often found myself navigating a model of leadership that felt misaligned with who I was and how I wanted to lead. Eventually, I made the decision to step away and begin the deeper work of realignment.
The Institute of Exceptional Alignment is my answer to this growing disconnect.
We’re no longer asking women to contort themselves to fit into broken systems.
We’re building something entirely new: leadership development that works for today’s talent, today’s challenges, and tomorrow’s possibilities.
Let’s reimagine leadership together.
Alignment Is a Leadership Advantage
When leaders are aligned with their values, vision, and voice, they become more decisive, more resilient, and more impactful. We don't ask women to hustle harder or pretend to be someone they're not.
We help them reconnect with who they are, and lead from that place. This isn't about pushing women to fit into outdated systems. It's about partnering with organizations to build systems that work—for everyone.
You Already Know the Numbers
Women are leaving. Burnout is rising. And your most capable leaders are questioning whether leadership is worth the cost.
What's less often said?
It's not because they aren't ready to lead.
It's because the current model of leadership wasn't built with them in mind. And the longer we try to retrofit ambitious women into a broken mold, the more talent we lose.
You Already Know the Numbers
Women are leaving. Burnout is rising. And your most capable leaders are questioning whether leadership is worth the cost.
What's less often said?
It's not because they aren't ready to lead.
It's because the current model of leadership wasn't built with them in mind. And the longer we try to retrofit ambitious women into a broken mold, the more talent we lose.
The Problem Isn't Performance
It's the pressure to perform in a system that wasn't built for them.
The Perfectionism Trap
Your highest-performing women are trapped in cycles of over-functioning, believing perfection is their only path to respect and advancement.
Misaligned Success Models
They're force-fitting themselves into leadership models that don't align with who they are and what they value, sacrificing authenticity for acceptance.
Burnout by Design
The system rewards unsustainable performance, and women—especially women of color—are paying the price with their well-being and careers.
The Invisible Exit
Your most valuable women leaders are quietly disengaging, questioning whether the toll of staying is worth the price of advancement.
High-performing women are opting out—not because they can't lead, but because the personal cost of staying often feels too high.
The Institute of Exceptional Alignment
What if your most valuable women leaders could expand their capacity without burning out? What if they could lead with full authenticity while driving unprecedented results?
Alignment-First Leadership
When leaders are aligned with their values, vision, and voice, they become more creative, decisive, and effective. They spend less time performing and more time problem-solving.
Sustainable Success
We teach strategies for energy renewal and recovery that allow high performers to expand their capacity without the cost of burnout or disengagement.
Authentic Influence
Participants learn to lead with the self-trust and clarity needed to make high-stakes decisions while remaining true to who they are at their core.
Leadership Reimagined
This 12-month immersive experience is designed for high-performing women navigating the pivotal stretch between mid-career and executive leadership. Every touchpoint is intentional. Every experience is designed for real transformation, without overwhelm.
1:1 Executive Coaching
Personalized growth and clarity sessions designed for real-time leadership support and breakthrough moments.
Leadership Peer Circles
Build community, resilience, and truth-telling among high-performing women navigating similar challenges.
Immersive Retreats
Two in-person gatherings to reset, refocus, and reinvigorate purpose away from daily demands.
Vision Labs
Quarterly intensives to clarify goals, remove roadblocks, and create an aligned roadmap for growth.
Live Masterclasses
Expert-led sessions on leadership, mindset, and strategy with thought leaders and industry experts.
Leadership Assessments
Research-backed tools used to deepen self-awareness and support more intentional leadership development.
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What Sets Us Apart
When leaders evolve but the system doesn't, progress stalls. That's why the Institute offers both manager enablement and organizational consulting, ensuring your investment creates lasting transformation at every level.
Every participant's manager receives DiSC training and ongoing support through our Manager Communities of Practice—because sustainable change requires support at every level.
Partners have access to our Organizational Alignment engagement to build the internal culture and infrastructure needed to sustain the transformation you've invested in.
Why It Matters for Your Organization
You don't just get a more engaged leader—you get stronger outcomes across the board.
Higher retention of top women leaders and the institutional knowledge they carry
Stronger, more sustainable leadership pipelines shaped by alignment and authenticity
Expanded capacity and impact among leaders who might otherwise disengage or burn out
Amplification of existing DEI and talent efforts without having to build from scratch
Optional consulting support to help evolve internal culture and extend the impact beyond the individual
Meet the Founder
Domonique Worship is the Founder of the Institute of Exceptional Alignment and an Executive Coach, Leadership Advisor, and Keynote Speaker.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Domonique began her career as a corporate attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP before serving as Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and Senior Associate Counsel at the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Now, as an ICF-certified coach, she partners with companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, MasterClass, and Hinge to develop high-performing leaders and build cultures where women don't just succeed—they thrive.
Her work is grounded in a 360-degree perspective: as an attorney, an executive, a coach, and a woman who has experienced the gap between professional success and personal alignment.
At the heart of it all is one core belief: Aligned leaders create exceptional impact.
What Clients Are Saying
Domonique’s approach stood out for its balance of structure and empathy. She asked the right questions, offered actionable frameworks, and helped our team align quickly around a shared vision. Her style made the process not only effective, but energizing.
She also designed and led powerful seminars on annual planning and perfectionism — both of which deeply resonated with our women across the U.S. and U.K. The sessions sparked reflection, connection, and a renewed sense of confidence among participants.
Thanks to our work together, WE has gained momentum and visibility. We've seen stronger engagement, deeper connection, and real excitement across the team. More broadly, this work has supported Group 1’s commitment to building a more inclusive, connected culture.
I highly recommend Domonique to any organization looking to spark engagement, build community, and lead with clarity and purpose.
Domonique has a rare ability to create space for honest reflection while also challenging people to lead with more authenticity, clarity, and purpose. Her sessions sparked meaningful conversations, built trust across the team, and left us with language, tools, and shared practices that continue to shape how we lead and collaborate.
The Institute of Exceptional Alignment reflects the very best of what she brings to this work — a powerful, human-centered approach to leadership development that’s long overdue. I’m excited to see more organizations benefit from the kind of intentional, high-impact support she provides.
Meet the Founder
Domonique Worship is the Founder of the Institute of Exceptional Alignment and an Executive Coach, Leadership Advisor, and Keynote Speaker.
A graduate of Harvard Law School, Domonique began her career as a corporate attorney at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP before serving as Vice President of Diversity & Inclusion and Senior Associate Counsel at the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Now, as an ICF-certified coach, she partners with companies like Airbnb, DoorDash, MasterClass, and Hinge to develop high-performing leaders and build cultures where women don't just succeed—they thrive.
Her work is grounded in a 360-degree perspective: as an attorney, an executive, a coach, and a woman who has experienced the gap between professional success and personal alignment.
At the heart of it all is one core belief: Aligned leaders create exceptional impact.
Join a Community of Forward-Thinking Companies
The Institute of Exceptional Alignment is for visionary companies committed to reimagining leadership—and ready to build what comes next.
Let's explore how the Institute can serve your most valuable leaders and help your organization build the culture that keeps them.
Let's build something different.
Let's build something that works.