In today’s fast-paced, post-pandemic business environment, organizations are pushing for continuous transformation to stay competitive. But at what cost? Leaders especially women are bearing the brunt of this relentless pace, often sacrificing their own well-being to drive organizational success. This session offers a compelling and practical exploration of how organizations can balance ambitious change initiatives while protecting their most valuable asset: their leaders.
Why This Session Matters
Women leaders are facing burnout at alarming rates, with studies from McKinsey & LeanIn.org showing that women are 1.5x more likely than men to report experiencing burnout post-pandemic. This not only impacts their personal well-being but also jeopardizes the success of the very change they are tasked with leading. When leaders are overextended, the ripple effects permeate their teams, undermining morale, productivity, and the long-term sustainability of change efforts.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Understand the Impact of Change on Leaders: Explore how the increased speed and complexity of organizational change impacts leaders’ ability to sustain performance over time.
- Recognize the Burnout Crisis Among Women Leaders: Gain insights into the unique challenges women leaders face and the critical need for targeted support to prevent burnout and turnover.
- Bridge Personal and Organizational Success: Learn how investing in leaders’ well-being is not a “nice-to-have,” but a strategic imperative for driving successful, lasting change.
- Apply OD Frameworks to Build Resilience: Discover how Organization Development (OD) principles such as Appreciative Inquiry and Action Research can engage leaders and their teams at all levels, creating sustainable capacity for change.
- Foster Authentic Leadership and Growth: Explore how empowering leaders to develop authentic leadership styles can help them navigate high-stress environments while maintaining personal balance and driving organizational success.
Actionable Insights for Organizations
- Prevent Burnout and Increase Retention: Equip organizations with strategies to identify early signs of burnout and implement targeted interventions.
- Develop Resilient, High-Performing Teams: Show how leaders who feel supported and valued foster more engaged, change-ready teams.
- Balance Change and Care for Leaders: Provide practical recommendations to help organizations manage ambitious change goals while nurturing their leaders to ensure long-term success.
Why You Should Attend
If your organization is serious about driving change without sacrificing its people, this session will offer a roadmap to empower leaders to thrive, not just survive, in a world of continuous transformation. Participants will walk away with tools and strategies to support their leaders and build a resilient, high-performing culture—one where personal and organizational success go hand in hand.
Brittney Parr Bio:
Brittney Parr is a dynamic leader, speaker, and educator with a passion for help organizations, teams and individuals thrive during times of change. She holds a master’s degree in Organization Development and Change from Penn State University, and an MBA and a bachelor’s degree in business management & marketing from Midland University. She’s also a certified professional coach who has helped companies build centers of excellence for both organizational change and for leadership coaching.
Currently the Head of Organization Development & Change Enablement at The Kraft Heinz Company, Brittney specializes in building change capability and designing successful change programs that align strategy, culture, and people in ways that drive business success and foster engagement. Known for her strategic mindset and ability to connect the dots on multiple levels, she helps teams and individuals understand what change means for them and how to navigate it successfully.
She is also the co-founder of The Beauty in Leadership, a company that empowers women to embrace their authentic leadership and achieve breakthrough growth. Later this year, The Beauty in Leadership will expand its focus to helping organizations and teams build change capability, enhance organizational effectiveness and culture, and improve team dynamics. Her ability to integrate people, purpose, and strategy makes her a sought-after thought leader in organization development, emotional intelligence, and leadership. And at just 36, she’s only getting started!