*2.3. Participants*

Women leader participants ranged in age from their 20s to their mid-50s, and represented a variety of ethnic backgrounds. Participants worked in all sectors: most (10) were from the private sector, four were from the education sector, and two were from the nonprofit sector. All held positions in various leadership and management roles. Three were business owners; five had been promoted and five had changed jobs/companies since the onset of the pandemic. Given inherent time constraints, we identified a pool of past students and trainees from which to draw and used a sampling of convenience to recruit participants, as the researchers have all employed the CL model and the ASI measure in their teaching and training.
