Grounded Leadership: Settling Practices for Unsettling Times
This session is offered as part of Collaborate Consulting’s Grounded Leadership series: workshops that sit at the intersections of professional development and mental health.
Our central nervous system is highly attuned and intelligent. Often, it provides us with the energy and fast thinking needed to help us solve problems in a crisis. But without a strong foundation of emotional awareness, this same system can create significant barriers to effective engagement… especially when tensions are high, people are hurting, and the pressure is on. In these moments, the difference between reacting and responding can shape everything from workplace culture to team performance.
Grounded Leadership is the perfect offering for organizations with leaders who are being asked to do more with less, operating in high-performance pressure cookers where keeping a clear head is imperative. Learners will strengthen their mind-body connection using concrete tools to stay calm, cool, and collected—even in chaos.
Co-facilitated by seasoned leadership strategist Trystan Reese and psychological trauma expert Jonathan Boland, this workshop will help participants understand their internal stress responses and teach specific strategies for staying rooted when others are emotionally activated.
Participants will:
Understand the body’s stress signals and why we sometimes get hijacked by emotion in the workplace.
Learn simple, science-backed techniques to stay grounded in high-pressure moments—whether it’s a difficult meeting, tough feedback, or a team member in distress.
Practice tools to regulate their emotional state, so they can support others without absorbing their upset.
Build awareness of their own agitation cues—and gain confidence in how to pause, reset, and move forward with intention.
This session is ideal for organizations seeking to develop leaders who are steady under pressure, emotionally intelligent, and trusted by their teams. Grounded leadership isn’t soft—it’s strategic. And in today’s workplace, it’s absolutely essential.
