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

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