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With Drs. Diana B. Allen, Banya Barua, Kader Gumus, and Hannah Meacham, and Dr. Brian Redmond (Moderator)
Cost: Free to all ILA Members; $9.95 for non-members.
Thank you to ILA’s Leadership Development Member Community for hosting this webinar as part of its Global Voices Project.
- 17 July 2025, 7–8PM EDT (UTC-4)
Explore the transformative relationship between lived experience and leadership excellence in this groundbreaking session.
At the intersection of personal narrative and leadership efficacy lies untapped potential for organizational transformation. This compelling panel examines how our most profound experiences—including trauma in the post-pandemic landscape—become catalysts for developing leaders who are not merely effective, but exceptional.
Critical Insights:
- Discover how navigating personal challenges cultivates the resilience, adaptability, and compassion that define today’s most impactful leaders.
- Learn practical frameworks for integrating trauma-informed practices and well-being strategies that create psychologically safe environments where engagement and performance flourish.
- Explore how Post-Traumatic Growth and intentional self-care redefine leadership development as a holistic journey, preventing burnout while fostering authentic, transformational leadership.
- Master empowerment principles that sharpen self-awareness and elevate career coaching conversations from transactional to transformative.
- Examine compelling evidence showing how self-aware leaders and empowerment-focused organizations achieve unprecedented employee satisfaction and retention.
Don’t miss this essential exploration of human-centered leadership strategies that will reshape how you conceptualize, develop, and embody truly effective leadership in today’s complex organizational landscape.




Dr Hannah Meacham is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management at RMIT University. Hannah’s research focus is based within the human resources management domain and focuses on diversity, inclusion and employee wellbeing. Hannah has previous industry experience in operational and strategic HRM both in Europe and Australia. Hannah has published in top ranked business and management journals including Human Resource Management, International Journal of Human Resource Management and Personnel Review. Hannah is currently an Associate Editor of the Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resource Management and Journal of Business Research.

Dr. Brian Redmond (Moderator) received his PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in 2011. He is a teaching professor of organizational leadership in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at Penn State University, where he is also the Online Education Lead for the school. He has worked at Penn State since 2006. He is also currently the vice-chair for the Global Voices project in the Leadership Development Membership Committee for the ILA. Between his academic and consulting roles, he has taught thousands of people about leadership. He has a passion for making sure that everyone feels valued and can have their voice heard as that is his own underpinning philosophy of leadership.
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