323 W Wacker Drive

Leadership Workshop: Lessons from the Cliff Edge: Resilience Skills for Leaders and the Teams they Lead 9:30-11:00 Everyone trains for the summit. You study the route, you build the team, you gear up for the climb. And when you finally reach the top, it feels like the hard part is over. It isn't. The descent is where leaders are truly tested. It's steeper than expected, the conditions shift without warning, and the adrenaline that carried you up the mountain is gone. Funding priorities change. Resources are constrained in ways we couldn’t have anticipated. Our communities are stretched to a point of breaking. And we still have assets to keep financially and physically healthy. Oh, and the daily news cycle is just straight up exhausting. Nobody put that in the leadership manual. Resilience isn't about reaching the top. It's about what you do when the trail back down looks nothing like the map. When the weather turns, the team is exhausted, and you're still responsible for getting everyone home safe and sound. In this session, Michele Stowe will share frameworks for leaders to stay grounded and lead with resilience. Participants will explore how to make intentional choices and build agency – […]