Session List
Human-Centered Leadership & Influence
Beyond Psychological Safety: Psychological Courage as the New Leadership Advantage
For the past decade, psychological safety has been held up as the gold standard for team culture. Yet in today’s increasingly volatile landscape, safety alone isn’t enough. High-performing organizations require[...]
Dr. Susan Lovelle
Leadership Without Trust Is Like Dessert Without Chocolate
Building trust is the most important work leaders do. It is the foundation every other leadership effort depends on. Trust is not a soft skill, a cultural nice-to-have, or something[...]
Jennifer Fields
Networking from the Recruiter’s Perspective: What They See, Who They Remember, and Why It Matters
Most professionals approach networking the wrong way — reaching out only when they need something, treating connections as transactions, and wondering why their efforts rarely lead anywhere. This session flips[...]
Elizabeth Herbstreit
The Emotionally Intelligent Leader and Aspiring Leader: Navigating Change with Impact
In a rapidly evolving world, expertise is undoubtedly crucial, but it is no longer sufficient for truly impactful leaders. This keynote will explore the vital role of Emotional Intelligence in[...]
Frank Forte
The Promise of Coaching: Building Growth-Minded Leaders
What exactly is coaching--and why are organizations increasingly investing in it? This panel of ICF-certified coaches and board members of the ICF Raleigh Charter Chapter explores the growing role of[...]
David Brincks, Meenu Datta, Ronda Bowman, Patrick Pallatto Jr.
The Time You’re Giving Away
You're busy. Constantly. But at the end of the week, what did you accomplish that truly mattered to you? We all experience waste in our daily lives: unused subscriptions, inefficient[...]
Kimberly Andrikaitis
Delivering Value With Purpose
Beyond “Business Value” – Leading the Development of Sustainably Profitable Products
While the growth of AI and software-enabled solutions generates momentum, growth alone is not enough to ensure sustainability. The probability of product success dramatically improves with early planning for profitability.[...]
Jason Tanner
From Motion to Meaning: Delivering Value with Purpose
Being busy is easy. Being purposefully impactful is effective leadership. In a world obsessed with speed, delivery, and output, organizations risk mistaking motion for progress. This keynote reframes delivery as[...]
Dr. Endya Perry
Prototype Like a Pro: Turning Ideas into Actionable Requirements
Prototyping is where ideas come to life—transforming concepts from vague and uncertain into clear, actionable, and testable solutions. Whether you're scribbling on a napkin or building a high-fidelity 3D model,[...]
Felicia Joyner
The Human Side of Lean Portfolio Management
Lean Portfolio Management is often treated as a structural or financial challenge focused on funding models, prioritization frameworks, and governance processes. In practice, portfolio decisions are driven by people. Every[...]
Bob Payne
Designing Resilient Organizations
Beyond the Org Chart: Engineering Resilient Operating Models for Adaptive Teams Workshop
Modern organizational design is shifting from rigid hierarchies to adaptive operating models that can pivot in real time. Resilience isn't just a mindset; it is a structural requirement built through[...]
Thomas Gilmore, George Hack, Mony Singh
Designing Structures and Systems for Adaptive Organizations
Organizations today operate within complex, rapidly changing environments that require structures and systems designed for learning, flexibility, and growth while building capacity and fostering connection across teams. Traditional operating models[...]
Dr. Breyana Davis
Reorganizing teams and organizations in uncertain times
In volatile times, reorganizations often fail because they lack flexibility to adapt to shifting constraints. For organizations under external constraints, the challenge is even greater: how do you innovate when[...]
Dr. Mark Bernhard, Dr. Scott O’Leary, Merranie Zellweger
The Resilience Operating System™: Designing Adaptive Organizations Through Leadership, Structure, and Systems Thinking
Resilient organizations don’t happen by accident, they are intentionally designed through the structures, systems, and leadership behaviors that support adaptability, alignment, and sustainable performance. Drawing from my 22-year career as[...]
Dr. Marline C. Duroseau
Your First 30 Days on a New Team: First, Do No Harm
You’ve just been hired as a team coach or facilitator. Tomorrow you meet your first project team. What do you really need to know—and what should you not touch yet?[...]
Israel Pattison
Thriving in Complexity & Change
Depthfinding: Finally See What’s Really Blocking Your Transformation Efforts
Most transformation efforts don't fail because of bad intentions or poor strategy. They fail because we keep working at the surface—tweaking communications, redesigning structures, launching training—while the deeper system remains[...]
Rodney Evans
Managing The Hidden Forces of Organizational Behavior: Leading Change in Complex Adaptive Systems
Creating meaningful and enduring organizational change is much more than executing a top-down mandate of new processes. Organizational change is hard and complex, so we need to use a variety[...]
Gary Cohen
Rejuvenation Skills for Real Workdays (Refueling during the workday is the new ROI.)
When work is busy, rigid habits break. Fluency doesn't. This session teaches "wellness fluency" as a work skill you can use inside real deadlines when days gets chaotic. We'll make[...]
Lisa Schultz
Well Intentioned Bottlenecks, Why Work Feels Harder Than It Should
Most organizations are full of smart, capable people who genuinely want to do good work. And yet, work often feels slower, heavier, and more frustrating than it should. Decisions stall.[...]
Paul Barrett
Innovation & Emerging Technology
Beyond Burnout: Building Workplaces Where Everyone Thrives
Imagine a workplace where the same innovation that opened doors for those with disabilities transforms spaces for all. Where addressing burnout and expanding access aren’t competing priorities—they’re the same solution.[...]
Dr. Heather Ashley Hayes
Building Together, Smarter: Cross-Team Prototyping with AI
As organizations adopt AI to accelerate product discovery, something unexpected is happening: teams are collaborating less. Tools speed up output, but not shared understanding — and many teams find themselves[...]
Catherine Louis
The 95% Failure Club: What I Learned from 100,000 Lines of AI-Generated Code
MIT's study revealed that 95% of corporate AI initiatives fail. As a fractional CTO with 25 years of experience, I decided to find out why—by deliberately becoming part of that[...]
Josh Anderson
The Voice Behind the Title: Finding Your Voice in an AI-Driven World
As AI reshapes how leaders communicate, decide, and show up, it's revealing a critical truth: leadership voice matters more than ever. This session explores how AI can act as a[...]
Letita Martin
Turning AI Ideas Into Impact: Delivering Value with Purpose
Organizations rarely struggle because they lack ideas—most struggle because they lack the clarity, alignment, and systems required to turn ideas into purposeful value. This is especially true in today’s fast[...]
Dev Panajkar, Neeraj Malkoti
The Triangle Leadership and Innovation Summit
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