WHEN?
Los Angeles (PDT) – 2:30pm Tuesday 8th of June
New York (EST) – 5:30pm Tuesday 8th of June
London (BST) – 10:30pm Tuesday 8th of June
Melbourne (AEST) – 7:30am Wednesday 9th of June
Auckland (NZST) – 9:30am Wednesday 9th of June
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WHERE?
This will be an online event and we will connect via Zoom. Your confirmation email will include a link to the Zoom room.
HOW MUCH?
Places are limited on the day. This event is free. If you can’t make it live, the recording will be sent within 24 hours of the event.
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After a year of constant uncertainty, are you worried that the leaders you’re supporting are overwhelmed and exhausted? Are you concerned about their ability and energy to successfully support the “new normal” now unfolding in your workplace? Are you confident that they can create psychologically safe spaces for the increasing levels of diversity every leader needs to navigate? While there is no doubt that many leaders are struggling right now, in this latest instalment of The Practitioner Lab Insights series, we’ll share our latest research insights into how some leaders are still managing to supercharge wellbeing and performance for themselves and their teams even amidst the current challenges. Gathered in Australia during May 2021, you’ll discover:- What’s Enabling Some Leaders To Thrive Even In The Face of Uncertainty? Leaders Lab Co-founder Dr. Paige Williams shares our latest insights from Australian workplaces on how small changes to the mindsets, role modelling, rituals, and routines of leaders are enabling some leaders to thrive, even in the face of ongoing uncertainty.
- How HR Can Help Leaders To Thrive As They Make The New Normal Of Work A Reality Australian HR Institute CEO Sarah McCann-Bartlett joins Dr. Michelle McQuaid to answer your questions on what workplaces and HR leaders and teams can practically do to help their leaders create high performing cultures of care as the “new normal” emerges in workplaces.
WHEN?
Los Angeles (PDT) – 2:30pm Tuesday 8th of June
New York (EST) – 5:30pm Tuesday 8th of June
London (BST) – 10:30pm Tuesday 8th of June
Melbourne (AEST) – 7:30am Wednesday 9th of June
Auckland (NZST) – 9:30am Wednesday 9th of June
Click here to check in your timezone
WHERE?
This will be an online event and we will connect via Zoom. Your confirmation email will include a link to the Zoom room.
HOW MUCH?
Places are limited on the day. This event is free. If you can’t make it live, the recording will be sent within 24 hours of the event.
About The Speakers

Dr. Paige Williams
Dr. Paige Williams is a co-founder of The Leaders Lab, and an honorary fellow and researcher at the Center for Wellbeing Science at the University of Melbourne. Paige works to create practical evidence-based pathways that use the latest research in neuroscience, positive psychology, leadership, and systems thinking to help leaders leverage their energy, attitudes, and mindsets to benefit from the dynamic, complex, and uncertain environment in which most organizations now operate.

Sarah McCann-Bartlett
Sarah McCann is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian HR Institute. She has extensive, global experience in membership and trade bodies and has held senior roles across a variety of sectors in Australia, the UK, and the USA. Sarah was Director General (CEO) of the British Constructional Steelwork Association from September 2011 to December 2019. In this role, she established a new sector apprenticeship program, created a new market development program to drive market share gains for constructional steelwork, and drove rapid growth of the group’s certification arm. Sarah holds Commerce and Arts degrees from the University of Melbourne, an MBA from Monash University, and postgraduate qualifications in marketing. She is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Directors.

Dr. Michelle McQuaid
Dr. Michelle McQuaid is a best-selling author, workplace wellbeing teacher, and playful change activator. With more than a decade of senior leadership experience in large organizations around the world, she’s passionate about translating cutting-edge research from positive psychology and neuroscience into practical strategies for health, happiness, and business success. An honorary fellow at University of Melbourne’s Graduate School of Education, she blogs for Psychology Today and Huffington Post, and her work has been featured in Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal, The Age, and more.
Details For The Practitioner Lab Insights
Timetable
Based on 7:30 am Wednesday 9th of June, Melbourne AEST kick-off time (please adjust for your local time zone).7:27am – | Log into Zoom |
7:30am – | Welcome & Introduction |
7:33am – | What’s Enabling Some Leaders To Thrive Even In The Face of Uncertainty? |
8:03am – | How HR Can Help Leaders To Thrive As They Make The New Normal Of Work A Reality |
8:30am – | Q&A |
8:40am – | Social Networking – How Can You Apply These Ideas In Your World? |
9:00am – | Event Concludes |