Crisis often reveals the true strength of leadership—and the past few years have tested that strength like never before. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I led a Canadian government-funded initiative to combat the opioid crisis, distributing lifesaving Naloxone kits and training thousands of frontline workers. Simultaneously, I navigated one of the most profound personal challenges of my life: the loss of my mother amidst this overwhelming upheaval.
In this talk, I’ll share how I managed these overlapping crises, using project management principles and an unwavering focus on building a team equipped to thrive under pressure.
Key Takeaways:
- Staying Grounded in Purpose: Learn how to focus on the mission and drive meaningful progress, even in the face of personal and professional challenges.
- Building a Compassionate, Resilient Team: Discover how cultivating trust, empathy, and compassion fosters a team culture capable of withstanding extraordinary pressures.
- Resilience Through Iteration: Explore how small, incremental adjustments—professionally and personally—help sustain momentum and navigate uncertainty.
This talk will highlight how empathy and connection are as critical to successful leadership as strategy and execution. By focusing on humanity alongside goals, you can build teams that not only survive chaos but grow stronger because of it.
Join me to learn how resilience, compassion, and teamwork can turn adversity into lasting impact.
Learning Objectives
- Lead with Empathy and Compassion:
- Understand how to foster a culture of trust and care that enables teams to perform under pressure and support one another during crises.
- Learn strategies to balance human connection with achieving mission-critical goals.
- Build Resilience Through Purpose and Iteration:
- Explore how focusing on small, incremental changes helps maintain momentum and adapt to rapidly evolving challenges.
- Gain insights into staying grounded in purpose to guide teams through uncertainty and adversity.
- Empower Teams to Thrive in Crisis:
- Learn how to cultivate a team dynamic built on empathy, transparency, and shared responsibility, ensuring they can withstand extraordinary pressures.
- Discover practical approaches to preparing teams for sustained success, even in unpredictable environments.