Event Details
April 2026 Chapter Meeting - Leadership From the Inside Out: Self Leadership. Lived Experiences. Acceptance in Action.
| Date: | April 16, 2026, 11:30am – 1:00pm |
| Location: | Torgeson Electric. |
| Price: | $20 for SHRM Topeka Members | $25 for Non-Members |
| Event Type: | Meeting |
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Presenter: Jermaine Jamison
Every leader carries a story. That story influences how they see the world, respond to adversity, trust others, and define success. Leadership From the Inside Out focuses on what truly drives leadership behavior.
This training explores three interconnected dimensions of leadership:
• Self Leadership
• Leadership Through the Lens of Lived Experiences
• Leadership Rooted in Acceptance
Participants will examine how their formative experiences have shaped their identity, reactions, decision-making patterns, and leadership instincts. They will identify where those experiences have strengthened them and where they may be creating blind spots.
The session then moves deeper into acceptance. Leaders learn that awareness without acceptance creates defensiveness. Acceptance creates regulation, humility, and growth. When leaders accept how they were shaped and recognize that others are shaped differently, they lead with greater clarity, empathy, and accountability.
The outcome is leaders who regulate themselves under pressure, separate intent from impact, build cultures of belonging and performance, and align their daily behaviors with the standards they expect from others.
