The practice of leadership is difficult, let alone in a climate of rapid change, ongoing uncertainty, and polarized perspectives. Yet, progress, experimentation, and creativity is needed all the more so in this era – experiments to mobilize collective responsibility, face tough realities, seek out diverse perspectives, and engage new partnerships (even with those we oppose).

In this session, we want to explore one of the common reasons people struggle to sustain this difficult work: the heartbreak, exhaustion, and anger that arise when we are challenged to make compromises to our ideals, loyalties, or sources of meaning in the name of progress. The stomach required to learn from failed experiments and the thanklessness of trying to mobilize change amongst resistant stakeholders. These trials can take a significant emotional and even physical toll, and many of the aspiring change agents we work with lack the practices to recover and stay in the game.

You will come away with:

• new insights into your own belief systems and “limiting narratives” that could be getting in your way

• a framework for differentiating your “roles” from your “self”

• practices to help you build more emotional bandwidth, stamina, and stomach for draining work, especially in contexts that evoke uncertainty and despair

This workshop is suitable for:

• Executives, team leads, people & learning professionals, and change agents who find themselves curious about finding more sustainable and less draining ways of engaging in their work

This workshop takes place on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, 10.00-11.30 am ET / 16.00-17.30 CET.

The workshop fee is $119. You will receive an email with payment link after registration. If you have a discount code, please enter it in the registration form.