SUMMER CAMP 2026
Leading Under Pressure
The evolution of Emotional Intelligence for the Nervous System Era of Work
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DATE:
July 16, 2026
TIME:
1-2:30 pm (EST)
LOCATION:
Virtual (via Zoom)
Session Details
Strengthen your capacity to lead in moments of pressure.
Leadership is often tested most in difficult moments. Tight timelines, emotionally charged conversations, competing demands, uncertainty, and workplace conflict can quickly impact how leaders think, communicate, and respond. In these moments, even experienced leaders can find themselves reacting in ways that feel disconnected from how they want to lead.
This session explores the foundation of effective leadership: leading yourself. This session helps participants better understand how stress, emotional triggers, nervous system responses, and past experiences shape leadership behaviour, communication, and decision-making under pressure.
Drawing on emotional intelligence research and practical workplace application, participants explore why emotional intelligence can become harder to access in high-pressure situations. Rather than focusing only on leadership strategies and techniques, this training helps leaders build awareness of the internal patterns that influence how they show up for others during challenging moments.
Through reflection, discussion, and real-world workplace scenarios, participants develop practical tools for responding with greater clarity, regulation, empathy, and accountability when tensions rise. Leaders explore how emotional reactions can influence team dynamics, trust, psychological safety, and communication, while strengthening their ability to navigate difficult situations with greater steadiness and care.
This session also examines the role of nervous system regulation, emotional awareness, and a growth mindset in leadership development. Participants build practical skills for staying more present and intentional under stress while fostering environments where people feel safer to contribute, collaborate, and engage honestly.
When leaders are able to respond thoughtfully during moments of pressure rather than reacting automatically, teams experience greater trust, stronger communication, and healthier workplace relationships. This training supports leaders in developing the self-awareness and capacity needed to lead more effectively through challenge, change, and uncertainty.
PLEASE NOTE: Completion Certificates for 1.5 hours of professional development will be provided upon request. Please see FAQ below for additional information!
Who Should Attend
Session Outline
In this workshop participants will learn:
Additional Resources
Meet Your Facilitator
tiffany smye
human resources & leadership expert
Tiffany Smye
Tiffany (she/her) is a Canadian HR leader, certified coach, and trusted advisor with more than 15 years of experience strengthening leadership capability across some of Canada's most recognized organizations. As the Founder & Principal Consultant of TCS Talent Consulting, she delivers practical, grounded solutions that build leader effectiveness and drive meaningful change.
A certified leadership coach, Agile HR practitioner, and DiSC® practitioner, Tiffany brings a rare combination of strategic HR expertise and hands-on facilitation experience. She has led local and global teams at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), and Deloitte, supporting employee populations from 150 to 9,500 across diverse industries. Her facilitation style is relatable, interactive, and immediately applicable. Leaders leave her sessions with tools and language they can put to work right away.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This session is delivered live on Zoom Meeting. The session will be highly interactive consisting of small and large group discussion, breakouts, and activities. Questions are welcome throughout and at the end of the session.
You'll receive a calendar invitation with join link from Zoom automatically upon registration. Reminder emails will be sent ahead of time.
Yes! For groups, please reach out using our contact form and we'll register participants on our end and send an invoice. Discount will depend on the number of participants and the overall number of sessions purchased.
You need a device with a screen, audio and internet. You can use a laptop, iPad, tablet or phone.
Upon registration you'll receive a payment receipt from Stripe, our payment processor. If you need a more detailed receipt please contact us.
This session will be recorded and the playback will be available for viewing in your profile on TheExpertTalk.com within two business days of the session finishing. You can join the session live at any time once it's begun.
Yes! The recording will be available to all registrants within two business days post-session. The recording will be viewable in your profile on TheExpertTalk.com for 90 days.
Completion certificates are available upon request. In order for us to ethically provide one, we request your camera to be on as much as possible and for participation in discussions and activities as much as is comfortable.
Please note - Certificates of Completion are only available when attending live. They will not be provided for only watching the recording.
Ultimately it is up to you to ensure this training would be accepted by your licensing body in your province or state. Please advise us ahead of time if you need a Certificate of Completion for this session. You must attend the live session to receive a Certificate of Completion. At this time, we cannot provide Certificates of Completion for accessing the recorded playback.
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