We want to make it easy for you to get company sponsorship/reimbursement/funding for this Women’s 8-Week Circle, so we've drafted an "Email to Request Company Sponsorship"

Suggested subject lines:

• Request: 8-Week Executive Women’s Leadership Circle
• Professional Development Request: 8-Week Small-Group Coaching for Senior Women Leaders
• PD Request: Leadership & Burnout Prevention Cohort for Executive Women

Hi [Manager/HR Name],

I’d like to request support to participate in an 8-week, confidential small-group coaching circle for executive and senior professional women (up to 10 participants), facilitated by Dr. Andrea Burgio-Murphy, a licensed clinical psychologist, senior executive at Leadership IQ, and experienced facilitator for women leaders.

The group meets once a week for 60 minutes (via Zoom) for eight consecutive weeks. It is a structured, facilitated, discussion-based program that focuses on practical leadership and sustainability issues highly relevant to women in senior roles: balancing high responsibility with long-term wellbeing, operating effectively under chronic pressure, clarifying priorities, and protecting time and energy for the highest-value work.

This is directly relevant to my current role, where I am responsible for [briefly describe your responsibilities: teams/projects/budget/clients] and am often the person others rely on to keep things moving. This program is designed specifically for senior women operating in high-responsibility, high-visibility roles.

My key learning objectives for this program are to:

• Name and better manage the invisible workload I carry, and understand its impact on my performance, focus, and decision-making.
• Strengthen how I prioritize high-impact work so my time and energy are aligned with our most important goals.
• Recognize early signs of burnout versus healthy stretch so I can sustain strong performance over the long term.
• Develop healthier ways of handling stress, frustration, and overload so it doesn’t spill over into how I lead or communicate with my team.
• Clarify a small set of habits and practices around time, energy, and recovery that support sustainable high performance over the next 1–3 years.

The organization benefits by having a more focused, sustainable leader who can:

• Maintain high performance and engagement without burning out or reaching a crisis point.
• Communicate more clearly about priorities and capacity, improving alignment and realistic planning.
• Lead teams more effectively through pressure, change, and competing demands.
• Show up as a steadier, more present leader for direct reports, peers, and senior stakeholders.
• Reduce long-term burnout and turnover risk at a critical leadership level, supporting continuity and succession planning.

The investment is $960 total (8 sessions at $120 per 60-minute session), which is comparable to or less than many single-day leadership workshops and significantly less than most one-on-one executive coaching. It fits well within typical professional development and leadership training budgets.

Thank you for considering this request.

Best,
[Your Name]