Next Level Leadership Summits

Join CEO and leadership team association professionals as we learn and collaborate on ways to hone our leadership practice and advance organizational resilience.

The Next Level Leadership Summits are designed for those responsible for organizational leadership. This includes CEO, C-suite positions, and members of an association’s leadership team.

WSAE Next Level Leadership Summits inspire and advance busy association executives like yourself. You will renew your focus and readiness to lead through focused cutting-edge association topics, peer networking and sharing, and relaxation designed to refresh and renew your thinking. Summits are designed to be high caliber, efficient learning.

When was the last time you could step away from your desk and think deeply about what is most on your mind? When was the last time you could relax with colleagues and swap ideas and experiences about the biggest issues in front of you? WSAE’s Next Level Leadership Summit is designed to be that time for you so you are ready to lead. 

“We must never become too busy sawing to take time to sharpen the saw.” 
Dr. Stephen Covey

 

November 6-7, 2024

Living into your Values and BRAVING Trust - Postponed

Wednesday / Thursday, November 6 - 7, 2024
Limit 15

Wednesday
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p..m. Social, dinner and facilitated discussion

Thursday
8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Part I
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Break 
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Part II 

Tulalip Resort Casino (stay tuned for special rates)
Total professional development hours will be 5 hours

Member rate: $250
Additional member rate from same organization $225
Non-Member rate: $399
Partners/Sponsor $1,575

Kris McRae
Kris is a dynamic and thoughtful facilitator, consultant and leadership coach with decades as a corporate executive, entrepreneur and nonprofit leader. She is the owner of McRea Consulting and Coaching, which supports the strategic and sustainable growth of nonprofit organizations, businesses and leaders in our communities. Her guidance is often sought for leadership coaching, staff retreats, change management navigation, board training, and strategic planning efforts. She has a massive travel addiction, adores gardening, is a proud native of Seattle, WA, and considers cooking to be the ultimate exercise in creativity.

The summit is focused on empowering individuals, particularly women, in leadership roles.

This interactive summit pulled from the empirical, courage-building book and research by Brené Brown, will deeply engage participants with their core values, showing how these values can foster trust within teams and support essential conversations in the workplace. Participants will determine their professional values, learning how to clearly identify and operationalize them into behaviors, and recognizing when actions may stray from these values. This process also involves anchoring values to set clear boundaries and practicing generosity towards others and themselves, ensuring actions align with beliefs.

Next, participants will focus on building and strengthening trust through the seven elements of trust: Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault (confidentiality), Integrity, Non-judgment, and Generosity (BRAVING). They will learn to translate these elements into actionable behaviors that enhance self-awareness and foster a cohesive team environment.

By the end of this summit, participants will have the tools and strategies to live their values authentically and build trust, deepening connections both personally and professionally.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and Operationalize Core Values: Participants will learn to articulate their core values and translate them into consistent, actionable behaviors.
  • Establish Boundaries Aligned with Values: Participants will understand how to set boundaries that reflect their values, while maintaining generosity and empathy toward themselves and others.
  • Deepen Understanding of Trust Elements: Participants will explore the seven elements of trust (BRAVING) and their role in building self-awareness and strong teams.
  • Implement Trust-Building Strategies: Participants will develop practical strategies to build trust and cohesion within their teams, applying the BRAVING framework in everyday interactions.
  • Navigate Difficult Conversations: Participants will learn how values and trust can serve as key foundations for important workplace conversations.