Shame

A deep practice intensive on understanding how shame operates in organizations and how to lead through it.

About This Intensive

An extended, practice-intensive session on the role of shame in organizational life. Shame drives avoidance, defensiveness, perfectionism, and silence. It shapes how people respond to mistakes, how leaders receive feedback, and how organizations process failure. This intensive teaches participants how to recognize shame dynamics in themselves and in their organizations, and how to create conditions where accountability can function without shame running the system.

We'll cover:

• How shame operates in individuals, teams, and organizational cultures
• The difference between shame, guilt, and accountability, and why the distinctions matter for leadership
• How shame shapes responses to feedback, conflict, and failure in organizations
• How to recognize when shame is driving your own behavior or your team's behavior
• How to create organizational conditions that support accountability without shame
• How to lead through moments of shame with steadiness and care

You'll leave with:

• A framework for recognizing shame dynamics in organizational settings
• Practices for leading through shame-laden moments
• A plan for building shame-resilient culture on your team

Designed for: Leaders, managers, and practitioners in mission-driven organizations seeking professional development or continuing education credit.