Kara Dennison & Terryberry Partner Webinar – Lead Yourself First: How Self Leadership Builds Stronger Teams, Cultures, and Burnout Proof Careers
Webinar07/24 | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET
RegisterToday’s organizations invest heavily in management training, yet engagement scores and burnout rates continue to slide. Why? Most programs overlook one of the greatest predictors of leadership effectiveness: self leadership. Self-leadership is the discipline of directing your own thoughts, emotions, and behaviors before you guide anyone else. Drawing on research and personal experience, this interactive session reframes leadership development from the inside out.
Participants will explore the 8 Cs of self leadership (courage, creativity, confidence, clarity, calmness, connectedness, compassion, and curiosity) and discover how mastering these traits fuels resilience, ethical decision making, and team trust. Practical exercises will show how self aligned leaders create psychologically safe cultures that outperform peers and curb costly attrition. Attendees will leave with ways to integrate self leadership habits into daily routines, leading to healthier leaders and teams, higher performance, and a thriving organizational culture.
Learning Objectives:
- Assess personal self leadership strengths and gaps using the 8 Cs framework
- Apply mindset and energy management techniques that reduce burnout and improve emotional resilience
- Model self leadership behaviors that elevate team engagement, trust, and collaboration
- Take away action items that embed self leadership practices into leadership development and wellness initiatives
Presenter
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC
CEO | Executive Career & Leadership Coach, Optimized Career Solutions | Forbes Contributor
Kara Dennison, SPHR, CPRW, EC is an Executive Career and Leadership Coach, Certified Senior Professional in Human Resources, Certified Professional Resume Writer, Certified Encouragement Consultant, Organizational Strategy Consultant, and Forbes contributor. A former corporate recruiting and HR leader, she partnered with C‑suite decision makers to hire hundreds of top performers and has reviewed more than 500,000 resumes. Drawing on personal experience overcoming burnout and coaching thousands of professionals, Kara blends behavioral science, wellness practices, and strategic communication to help leaders direct their mindset, energy, and actions with intention, boosting engagement and reducing turnover across Fortune 100 companies and high‑growth startups.
Named a Top 101 Global Employee Engagement Influencer by Inspiring Workplaces for 2023, 2024, and 2025, Kara’s insights appear in Forbes, Fast Company, Thrive Global, LifeHacker, The Good Men Project, Addicted to Success, and She Owns It. Whether she is coaching executives, writing impact‑driven resumes, or consulting on culture transformation, her mission is to empower high achievers to lead themselves first so they can build resilient teams and workplaces where people thrive.
Qualifies for HRCI and SHRM recertification credits.
