Leading Through Uncertainty, Fear, and Scarcity
Amber Barnes – StartHuman
Wed, Feb 24 – Free Live Stream from Noon to 1 pm
Virtual Networking from 11:30 to Noon
Zoom Info Below
Leading through a global pandemic and national instability is hard enough. When we add on the normal human issues, people are burned out, stressed out, and checking out. It’s not that scarcity, fear, and uncertainty are new, but rather most organizations haven’t invested in skill-building around the things that make us human – like our emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Which facing external pressures (like pandemics and nationwide chaos) is not only overwhelming and seemingly impossible, leaders are drowning in exhaustion and hopelessness, but are showing up in ways that are making things worse.
The latest research squashes the myth that courage is something you either have or don’t. In fact, we now know that courage is teachable, measurable, and observable. It’s quickly become one of the most important skill sets to teach, develop, and practices in organizations as well as schools. Just imagine what could be different in your organization, on your team, or for yourself if people were braver and your culture was courageous.
Amber’s presentation will cover:
- The top three things killing organizations and fostering burnout.
- Why fear isn’t the problem (and what is!)
- What it takes to lead when things are uncertain, risky, and emotions are on the line.
- The pillars of brave leadership and courageous cultures.
- Skills you can use right now to be brave and practice courage.
About our Speaker
Amber is the founder and Chief Learning Officer of StartHuman, a leadership and culture development practice on a mission to re-humanize the workplace. Her passion for effective leadership started at an early age and transitioned into a career after entering the Fortune 50 world.
Prior to starting her business in 2011, Amber was a learning and sales development consultant and branch manager at Wells Fargo. Before transitioning into financial services, she was head of HR, operations, and marketing for a chain of funeral homes. She’s worked in the field of people and culture development for over fifteen years.
Her current and past clients include Fortune 100 organizations, government entities (including federal, state, and local), higher education, not-for-profits, and small to mid-sized startups, high growth, and mature organizations across industries.
Amber is trained as an organization development practitioner and educator. She received her MS in Organization Development and BS in Elementary and Special Education. Additionally, Amber is certified to facilitate the work of Ken Blanchard and Brené Brown as well as several personality and behavior assessments. She’s a certified coach through the Coaches Training Institute (CTI) and The International Coaching Federation (ICF).
A native Nevadan, Amber is passionate about giving back and supporting community development. She serves on the advisory board for Social Impact 360 and is the founder and past President of the Conscious Capitalism Northern Nevada Chapter. Amber also served as a board member for Girl Scouts of the Sierra Nevada and Komen Northern Nevada.
In her free time, Amber is an avid outdoors woman, voracious reader, and lover of learning. She lives in Reno with her labs, Guinness and Finn.
You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Feb 24, 2021 11:30 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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