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Marty Linsky describes the work of leadership as akin to serving as a grief counselor, making the point that leadership practitioners need to become adept at holding others as they navigate losses inherent in adaptive work. Further adding to the complexity is that we’re often viewed as being responsible for imposing these losses in pursuit of achieving our purpose.

A foundational step in building the capacity to help others surface, hold, and bear losses is learning how to effectively validate the experiences, fears, and emotions of others without judgement. Validation is not something that comes naturally for most of us (including me), but it’s a superpower that you can easily develop. Practicing validation will not only make you more adept in the work of leadership, but it will also make you a better coworker, supervisor, friend, and partner.

In this workshop, we’ll explore the concept of validation, including pitfalls and misconceptions. We’ll also explore common invalidating practices to help us identify missteps. No preparation is required for the workshop, nor are you expected to know anything about validation beforehand. All that is required is a willingness to practice in small breakout groups, which will be a great opportunity to connect (or reconnect) with other NCLI alums.

Early Bird Registration Oct. 3rd - Nov. 5th - $40

Regular Registration Nov. 6th - Nov. 22nd - $50

Workshop Facilitator

Peter is an NCLI alum and former peer coach who caught the adaptive leadership bug and is passionate about helping others blossom and make progress on issues they are passionate about. He is particularly interested in building capacity for empathic approaches such as validation. Among other benefits, he believes these approaches can fortify holding environments to withstand more heat and reduce the risk of casualties.

Peter serves as an Assistant Director for the Alaska Department of Fish & Game where he has co-developed and facilitated 3 cohorts of an internal adaptive leadership program. He also has a side business (The Leadership Teacher LLC) and works with various agencies and nonprofit organizations on customized leadership development offerings as well as DiSC® training and in-depth 360 assessments.