Program tracks
Over the course of two days, you’ll participate in three different experiential, hands-on program tracks, all led by national experts in their fields. Confirmed tracks are listed below, and we’re in the process of adding more. As we get closer to the event, registrants will be able to submit their preferences re: the tracks they want to attend from the final list. Register early — early registrants will have first dibs, and we expect many of the tracks to fill up quickly.
Make Collaboration
a Competitive Advantage
It’s time to make the way you work a competitive advantage instead of a major liability.
The most innovative, dynamic leaders have no patience for the status quo. Whether you’re developing the latest tech solutions or cutting-edge treatments for rare diseases, only the best will do.
And yet, these same leaders spend their days in back-to-back, poorly planned meetings, pushing time for focused work to the margins. Their teams race to produce results but are slowed down at every turn by overstuffed inboxes, unclear roles, and cross-functional roadblocks. That’s “just how work is.”
No more. For over a decade, Stop Meeting Like This has worked with organizations large and small to adopt new ways of working that produce better business outcomes and enhance the human experience of work. In this session, we’ll look at every level of your organization and provide strategies for more effectively producing your best work. Whether you’re leading high-stakes teams or supporting them, you’ll leave with an actionable plan for reducing time waste.
Together, we’ll…
Leverage a self-assessment to identify your biggest sources of time leak
Take a close look at how you manage your own day and find ways to take valuable time back
Understand how collaborative norms can quickly increase team productivity and satisfaction, and select the ones that work for you
Tackle how to create change at an organizational level and drive a cultural reset
Lead with Intention
Harness the power of Generative Leadership to create an emotionally and psychologically safe workplace.
What are you creating?
In today’s fast-paced business world, loyalty and commitment can’t be sustained without an emotionally safe and supportive culture. Research shows that organizations with low psychological safety face high — and costly — employee turnover. When people don’t feel safe, they disengage.
Too often, professional conversations become mechanical: Reporting. Directing. Telling.
Rarely are we making clear, complete requests. Assumptions go unchecked, and decisions suffer.
In unsafe environments, communication can become unintentionally callous, dismissive, or demeaning. The result? Reduced engagement, stalled innovation, weakened collaboration, and poor decision-making.
But what if we could speak and listen in a way that builds trust?
At EJ Burton & Associates, we specialize in helping leaders build cultural competence and develop inclusive leadership skills. In this workshop, we’ll explore how communication can foster a workplace where people feel safe to explore ideas, take risks, and co-create a better future.
Together, we’ll explore…
The Power of Generative Language - Learn how intentional language fosters productivity and innovation, drawing on decades of executive coaching practices that support emotionally intelligent leadership.
Leadership as Presence, Not Position - Discover how leadership is reflected in your way of being—not your title—and how you can lead through your words and actions.
The Mindset of Curiosity - Practice approaching conversations with openness and a willingness to explore, rather than direct.
Otto Scharmer’s Four Levels of Listening - Gain insight into how deeper listening unlocks understanding and trust, setting the stage for transformational dialogue.
The Transformative Power of Questions - Shift from “telling” to “asking” and experience how powerful questions can ignite engagement and drive results.
Trauma is a Leadership Issue
If repeated trauma and stress is a routine part of your workday, then healing and repair should also be routine.
When you think of trauma in the workplace, images of ER doctors and nurses or first responders probably come to mind. But the fact is, our fast-paced, high-stress work culture, with a backdrop of constant national and global turmoil, can produce chronic stress and a trauma response for any leader.
Repeated stress and trauma typically lead to burnout, leaves of absence, and PTSD. But research shows that effective team leadership is the best prevention against burnout. In this dynamic three-hour session, you will learn the Adaptive Repeated Trauma System (ARTS)™ — a practical framework that helps you know where to put your focus when navigating trauma with your teams, whether you are in an acute crisis, dealing with the daily grind, or needing to do some deeper healing work around a past event.
The Center for Trauma and Leadership works with leaders in all types of organizations that face repeated trauma including first responders, healthcare workers, non-profit leaders, government agencies, journalists, and stressed-out leaders in organizations that typically don’t deal with trauma. You are not alone! Join us and leave with tools and a boost of energy so you and your team can keep going strong.
Work smarter, not harder
Want to balance an ambitious career with being a great mom?
Working moms in professional roles are constantly navigating competing priorities — career, family, and the ever-present pressure to be everything to everyone. Even the smartest, most confident working moms feel the mental load of managing a growing career and raising a family. Most know they can figure this out and have found career success. But it’s easy to fall into the trap of comparison, loneliness, and the guilt of feeling torn between work and home.
Here’s the secret: There is a different skill set ambitious moms need to balance it all.
At How Does She Manage? we are on a mission to help working moms thrive at their careers AND at home.
For the working mom or the people who support them, this workshop provides practical strategies for balancing career and family. Our team will challenge your current thinking about what success means as a working mom, and lead you through:
The top mistakes working moms make when trying to balance career and family
Why working harder is not the answer
A practical approach to combat working mom guilt
A simple three-step framework with tools and strategies for managing career and family, without losing your mind