Some of the most persistent conflicts inside our organizations aren’t caused by personalities or poor communication — they’re built into the structure of how we work. Finance is asked to protect stability while programs are pushed to innovate. Leaders are told to move quickly while staff call for more inclusion. These competing priorities aren’t failures; they’re tensions to be managed with care and shared understanding.

In this 90-minute interactive session, we’ll explore a simple framework for recognizing and managing these “both/and” dynamics. Together, we’ll look at how these tensions show up, what happens when one side dominates, and how to navigate them in ways that strengthen collaboration, trust, and organizational health.

This session might be for you or your organization if…

• You feel like you are always having to solve versions of the same problems
• You have teams that feel like they are always at odds with each other
• You want tools for leading with nuance instead of false trade-offs
• You’re curious about how to turn tension into energy for learning and alignment