Leading in the Age of Survival Mode: Moving Teams from Endurance to Momentum
This session reframes what effective leadership and mental health strategy look like when uncertainty is no longer a temporary phase. Drawing on new research and real-world insights, you’ll hear how to recognize survival-mode patterns, help individuals and teams stop waiting for work or life to “settle,” and take proactive steps that restore momentum and engagement.
What you’ll learn
The challenge for 2026 is endurance. Rising mental health needs, financial pressure, AI disruption, and job uncertainty have created a new reality: a workforce stuck in chronic “survival mode.” People are showing up, but struggling to recover, reset, or move forward with confidence.
This session reframes what effective leadership and mental health strategy look like when uncertainty is no longer a temporary phase. Drawing on new research and real-world insights, you’ll hear how to recognize survival-mode patterns, help individuals and teams stop waiting for work or life to “settle,” and take proactive steps that restore momentum and engagement.
Attendees will leave with practical frameworks for leading through uncertainty, strengthening psychological safety, and building resilient teams capable of moving forward even when the pressure doesn’t let up.
Keren Wasserman
Sr. Manager, Organizational Development, Lyra Health