Creating a culture where team members feel safe to speak up, take risks, and show up authentically is essential for collaboration, innovation, and long-term success. In this interactive session, we’ll introduce the SHIFT Model—a practical framework designed to help teams build and sustain psychological safety in their everyday work.

Participants will explore five key behaviors that support a thriving team culture:

• Speak Up Safely

• Hear and Honor All Voices

• Include and Empower Everyone

• Foster Trust Through Transparency

• Take Risks and Learn Together

Through real-world examples, guided reflections, and team-focused strategies, participants will learn how to recognize barriers to psychological safety and take meaningful action to strengthen trust and connection. Whether you're a team leader or individual contributor, you’ll walk away with simple, actionable steps to begin shifting your culture immediately.

You’re not at the top. You’re not at the bottom.
You’re in the middle—leading from the in-between.

That place can be lonely.
Especially when you’re advocating for your team, managing resistance, and trying to hold it all together in a culture that doesn’t always follow through.

But here’s the truth:
You still have power.
And it’s time to use it—without burning yourself out in the process.

In this final session of the Still Standing series, we’ll explore:

• What it means to lead with integrity in misaligned systems

• How to take action without carrying it all

• Small, repeatable behaviors that build trust (even when leadership isn't showing up)

• How to model the culture you want—without losing yourself

This space isn’t about doing more—it’s about leading differently.
From the middle. With courage. And on your terms.

Teams are burning out. Leaders are stretched thin. And workplaces—while well-intentioned—are struggling to hold space for uncertainty, fear, and fatigue.

In this free 60-minute session, Sacha Thompson, founder of The Equity Equation, will explore the root causes of today’s disengagement and how psychological safety and resilience can help rebuild trust and connection—without needing to overhaul your culture overnight. 

You’ll learn: 

• The 5 real reasons employees disengage (and how to spot them) 
• What psychological safety actually means—and why it’s essential right now 
• Tools and strategies to strengthen resilience and rebuild culture 
• How to create immediate, meaningful change without burnout