A13 - Leading Through Constraint: Successful Strategies for Surviving and Thriving

Monday, May 1, 2023

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Location: 403 B, Level 2, LACC

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Workshop Presenter(s)

Jody Levison-Johnson, PhD, LCSW

President & CEO
Social Current
Washington, District of Columbia

Slides
Lenora Hardy-Foster, MBA

President and CEO
Judson Center
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Jenny Livelli, M.Ed. (she/her/hers)

President and CEO
The Children's Guild
Washington, District of Columbia

The past few years have reminded us that the surrounding environment is never truly predictable. As leaders, we must be able to adapt and respond to a range of constraining conditions. This session will offer insight into a research-based set of strategies that leaders have used to successfully negotiate the inevitable challenges and hurdles within our sector. Human service CEOs will illustrate use of these strategies to navigate the inevitable twists and turns that they have faced in their quest for impact.

*NASBA Knowledge Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Some knowledge of leadership and strategy
Advanced Preparation: None

Learning Objectives:

Describe the range of circumstances that constrain the human services field.
Articulate key components of a research-based leadership framework to employ during times of constraint.
Acquire knowledge about the successful application of these strategies in negotiating the current human service environment.