Hope-Inspired Leadership
Sponsored by: AzTA University
Session Description:
2020 has brought leadership challenges far beyond anyone’s expectations. Leaders are navigating multiple crises at the same time. Right now, most people are practicing resiliency and trying to survive through to the next normal. But surviving isn’t enough –leaders need to help their teams envision a future that is better than the present and develop the determination and path to get there. That is hope-inspired leadership.
Hope is the leading predictor of satisfaction and happiness in life. Research across multiple sectors shows that hope is correlated to goal achievement, physical health, academic performance and organizational productivity. Organizations with high hope leaders reach goals more often and sooner, experience higher productivity, have lower unplanned absences and less turnover and are more resilient to burnout and stress. During this session we’ll introduce the basics of hope theory, the difference between hope and resiliency and how leaders can help their teams on the path to post-traumatic growth.
Presenter:
Kelly Johnston, Owner at Clarity Consulting Partners, LLC
Kelly Johnston‘s best moments in her career are hearing from clients that their work together led to profound, sustaining transformation as an individual or organization. Her blend of logic and empathy encourages growth, even (or especially) when it is an uncomfortable stretch.
Kelly is a trusted advisor for senior leaders in multiple sectors: government, technology, transportation, finance and healthcare. Her ability to facilitate change from the inside out (individual to organization) has led clients to credit her with the guidance and foundation they needed to sustain high performance over several years. Kelly believes transformation emerges in moments of high complexity and ambiguity and thrives in helping clients develop clarity in those moments. She works to effect change at the most systemic level possible and brings systems thinking and tools to her work.
Kelly has a master’s degree in the science of organizational development, which combined MBA courses with graduate psychology coursework. She lives in the great Pacific NW with her two daughters and loves to hike and kayak. She serves her community as an elected City Councilor and as Board President of the local Boys and Girls Club. Kelly builds on these experiences to inform her professional work because the intersection of various roles is a great source for her own growth.