Workshop

The Aware Leader: Lead With Clarity, Trust, and Purpose

Patti Tutalo

Leadership Consultant - Thriving Spaces

Use self-awareness and feedback to become a more trusted leader.

Great leadership starts with self-awareness, but there is often a gap between how we see ourselves and how others experience us. Feedback helps close that gap. It can reveal blind spots, challenge our assumptions, and help us understand the impact we have on the people around us.

But feedback isn't always easy. Giving honest feedback can feel uncomfortable, and receiving it can bring up defensiveness or self-doubt. Leaders also have to learn how to determine which feedback is useful, which needs more exploration, and what to do with it once they receive it.

In this interactive workshop, we'll explore the connection between self-awareness, feedback, authenticity, and trust. You'll learn practical ways to ask for, receive, evaluate, and give feedback, while considering how your workplace environment influences whether people feel safe enough to speak honestly. You'll leave with tools to better understand yourself, strengthen trust, create more open conversations, and lead with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

What you’ll learn

Grow into a more self-aware, confident leader who builds trust and creates space for honest communication.

  • Identify your strengths, values, patterns, and potential blind spots.

  • Recognize gaps between how you see yourself and how others may experience you.

  • Use reflection and feedback to better understand your impact as a leader.

  • Examine how workplace culture influences behavior and communication.

  • Recognize how hierarchy and power dynamics affect people's willingness to speak up.

  • Identify the conditions that support trust and psychological safety.

  • Receive feedback with curiosity rather than reacting immediately or becoming defensive.

  • Evaluate feedback thoughtfully and decide what is useful for your growth.

  • Give clear, constructive feedback that focuses on behavior, impact, and shared goals.

  • Adapt to different people and environments without losing sight of who you are.

  • Model openness and authenticity to build trust with your team.

  • Lead with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Workshop agenda

  • Looking Inward

    Explore the values, strengths, experiences, perceptions, and blind spots that shape how you show up as a leader.

  • Reading the Room

    Look at how workplace culture, hierarchy, power dynamics, and psychological safety influence behavior and communication.

  • Navigating Feedback

    Explore why feedback can be difficult, what makes it valuable, and practical approaches to receiving, evaluating, and giving it.

  • Showing Up as Yourself

    Examine the balance between adapting to your environment and staying grounded in your values, strengths, and leadership identity.

  • Putting It Into Practice

    Bring the pieces together using Patti’s “Lead Like a Cuttlefish” framework and identify ways to apply them in your day-to-day leadership.

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Who this workshop is for

  • Emerging leaders preparing to step into greater responsibility with confidence and self-awareness.

  • Experienced leaders who want to build trust, strengthen relationships, and lead more intentionally.

  • Leaders navigating complex workplaces where culture, hierarchy, and power dynamics shape how people communicate.

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Dec 3
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12–2pm EST

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