MANAGE LIKE A PRO.

You’re already doing the work. Let’s level up so you can

No degree required.

(hooray!)

Manager’s Lab is the management training that should have been part of your degree all along. 30+ minicourses, monthly live events, and a community that actually gets your context, opening December 1.

Nonbinding, no payment. Waitlisters lock in founding-member pricing for as long as they're members, and get in first on December 1.

Psst… is this you?

You're smart. You're capable. You care deeply about the work. And yet…

  • Work still feels reactive, even when you technically know what you're doing

  • You're leading by instinct and it's working… but you also feel like you're missing something

  • You've Googled "how to be a better manager" and ended up 42 tabs deep, still stuck

  • You're not sure you want an MBA — or you’re sure you don’t — but you're not sure what else to do instead

  • The thought of a leadership role excites you and terrifies you — what if you have to become someone you're not to do it well?

If any of that landed: you're in the right place, and you’re exactly who we built this for.

Tired of advice that starts with “just go get another credential”?
(Yeah, us too.)

Here's the thing about most management training: it treats leadership like a knowledge problem. Take in enough information, earn enough credentials, and eventually you'll be a great manager.

But knowing more isn't the same as getting unstuck.

Knowledge is only step one of four. Every course in the Lab runs through our proprietary Boundless Impact Growth Framework:

  1. Gaining knowledge. Learn the concept (no jargon, no MBA required).

  2. Developing your point of view. Form your own perspective on it.

  3. Developing your theory of change. Figure out how you'll apply it.

  4. Practicing & testing. Use it in real situations, with real feedback.

No more drinking from a firehose. Just targeted, actionable insights that lead to actual practice.

And speaking of practice…

Our goal isn't just for you to understand what you've learned. We want you to be able to put it into practice, and we want you to be able to articulate it: in an interview, with your team, and to yourself.

❌ This isn't another credentialing course, and it isn't an endless series of videos. You don't need another lecture. You need practice, tangible exercises, and feedback.

(Psst: if your future holds a SHRM, a PMP, or something else, we'll leave some pro-devo coins left over for you to go get it. We've probably got a referral, too.)

We decided to call this a “lab” as a special shoutout to all our higher-ed pros. The Manager’s Lab stands as a counterpart to the six million tabs you have open right now on “project management” and the eight library books you have checked out currently on “developing people” written by folks in corporate spaces. All that reading is the lecture.

The Lab is now in session. 🤓🧪

Every course runs through all four steps of the Boundless Impact Growth Framework, and we iterate and add to new material based on what members are actually wrestling with.

Plus: the Lab Notebook for tracking your progress and building your Management Theory of Change, tools and templates you can use right away, a private community, and answers to your questions within 24 hours.

What’s inside

This is the full management education nobody handed you, organized so you always know where to start and curated (always!) through a purpose-driven lens. Begin with the Core Path, then follow whichever path matches the work in front of you.

  • No matter where you’re starting, this piece of the path will help you understand how you already think like a leader, and build the management point of view and theory of change you'll use everywhere else. We’re also covering off on the foundations of collaborative work management: running effective meetings, task management software, and everything you need for a weekly management rhythm.

  • Managing people is more than giving feedback or assigning tasks: it’s about building trust, coaching others, and creating environments where everyone can thrive. Manager’s Lab helps you develop a management style that’s both effective and human, using scripts, frameworks, and real-time practice to help you lead with confidence and clarity, even when things get hard.

  • Project management work encompasses building timelines, aligning resources, and building great relationships with stakeholders. The Manager’s Lab gives you frameworks and practices to use these skills so work gets done on time, on budget, and with purpose. Our work fully aligns with the Project Management Institute’s PMBOK 8, issued in 2026.

  • Strategy isn’t just for senior leaders. It’s for anyone managing complexity, change, or growth. In Manager’s Lab, you’ll learn to zoom out, prioritize what matters most, and connect daily decisions to long-term outcomes. We’ll guide you through frameworks for identifying root causes, surfacing creative solutions, and thinking like a strategist… all without needing a business degree.

  • Once you’ve moved through the core path and pulled what you need from the People, Projects, and Ops & Strategy paths, it’s time to reflect on the skills you need to become the manager you want to be. Sharpen the skills that get your ideas heard, like strategic communication and creative problem-solving.

Live Events, Every Month

Courses get you the concepts, and work gets you the practice. Events are where you workshop that combo with other people in the room. That’s why we run at least two, every month.

Project Management Tool Working Sessions: Bring all your projects (even the messy ones!) and leave with all your work living in a real PM tool. We'll get you started in Asana (or whichever tool your org already uses), and troubleshoot anything that comes up. Caroline has been an Asana Certified Pro and Ambassador since 2019, so no question is too basic OR too big.

Live-Taught Curriculum and Guest Workshops: Once a month, we’ll pull a seasonally appropriate module (Annual Reporting in November, anyone?!) and live-teach it from our team, or run a guest event with someone whose work we think you need to see.

Built by people who’ve been where you are

As purpose-driven pros, we know that if you’re going to invest your professional development funding — and more importantly, your time — into a program, it needs to be practicable. And Manager’s Lab is.

You get structure and practical guidance to put everything you’re learning into practice in the role you’re currently in.

Your boss, stakeholders, and communities get an incredible professional who can only be described as “overdelivering”.

We call that a win/win upskill. And we love to see it.

At Boundless Impact, everything we do is about the win/win upskill. Here’s how it’s looked in our three co-founders (and the Manager’s Lab’s fearless leaders!)

Alli worked in Orientation and First-Year programs and transitioned to instructional design, organizational effectiveness, & program management.

Caroline worked in Student Activities and transitioned to project management, marketing & brand strategy, and entrepreneurship.

Kyle worked in FSL and Leadership Programs and transitioned to impact consulting, corporate training, and executive coaching.

Most management training is built for corporate contexts, by people who've never had to translate "stakeholder management" into that time you had to wrangle seventeen faculty members, ten parents, and a dean into agreeing on anything.

Between us we have an MBA, a PMP, most of a Leadership PhD, and a background in L&D. More importantly, we all came up in higher ed before making our own pivots… and now, we use management principles every single day, and we're pulling back the curtain to show you exactly how.

After a career built on leadership and human development, you're more ready than you think.

“I’d call you my secret weapon… except gatekeeping is the antithesis of everything you stand for.”

— one of our all-time favorite additions to our “Kind Words” folder… and the spirit behind developing The Manager’s Lab.

“I talked to Caroline for 20 minutes and had a clearer vision than I’ve ever had about where to take my career next, and how to get there.”

(Heads up: this person now works as a project manager at a Fortune 500 company – in their first role outside a non-profit setting.)

“Girl. Come on. You all should be charging a million dollars for this.”

(Heads up: charging a million dollars is not in the plan 😂)

“The way you think about management is so different than anything I’ve seen before. Thank you for keeping HUMANS centered.”

(Heads up: it is possible!)

Let’s talk $$$

Founding Member pricing: $39/month (or $429/year — that’s one month free!)

Join before December 31 and that rate is yours for as long as you’re a member.

Join the waitlist and you’ll get first access on December 1, plus your founding rate. Nothing to pay now, and nothing you’re committing to.

Using PD funds? Download our letter for your institution explaining how the Lab benefits you (and them!). If your budget resets on January 1, now is the time to get approval.

Buying for your team? Email hello@createboundlessimpact.com for bulk pricing and streamlined logistics.

And a guarantee: For monthly folks, cancel anytime. For our annual friends, give it your all for 30 days. If it’s truly not for you after an honest effort, get in touch and we’ll refund the months you haven’t used.

Psst! Pro-d beneficiaries:

Download a letter to share with your institution about how the program will benefit you (and them!)

FAQs

  • Nothing. No payment, no obligation. You'll hear from us first on December 1, with your founding rate locked in.

  • We genuinely believe you’ll start seeing shifts to the way you approach management and leadership within your first month of the program (which is why we’ve structured it this way!). 

    That said, we’ve kept the monthly price low because we also know that as non-profit and higher-ed professionals, our lives ebb and flow! Some months you might have time to go “all in”. Other months you might be doing the “bare minimum”. 

    The program doesn’t have requirements – even being able to devote 1-2 hours per month will show results.

  • Nope! While many of our participants find that the work they’ve been doing all along is connected to management work, there’s no specific title you need to have held or experience you need to have in order to benefit from the Lab.

  • NO! This is NOT a prep course and will NOT count toward the hour requirement for a PMP or any other credential. It will also not focus on jargon, test concepts, or any other critical pieces of a credentialing course. Once more: THIS IS NOT A PREP COURSE.

  • Yes. Many, many of the people I’ve worked with have come back to tell me that getting a PMP was measurably easier because of what they learned from me.

  • Absolutely not – this is meant to light whatever fire you’ve already got inside and amplify it.

    For example — if your dream is to be a manager whose superpower is how much you love transformational leadership, the Manager’s Lab will help you fan that flame.

  • We have a private community that the program leaders check daily. No question is too big or too small!

    We also host at least two live events every month – and we’re open to ad-hoc hosting as needed!

  • Yes, and it's designed to fit nonprofit and higher ed PD budgets. Grab the letter for your institution above, choose the annual option if you're using a p-card, or email us about buying for your team.

“I wish I’d reached out to you all sooner. Like two jobs ago.”

We hear you — really. But you know what they say about “the best time to plant a tree”, right?

(The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, and the second best time is today.)

You're already leading meaningful work. Let's make sure you have the strategy, language, and frameworks to match.