Heroic Engagement Methods that Build Culture - Top-down, Bottom-up, and Sideways
1 Hour Breakout

Heroes need more than good intentions and superpowers—they need a toolbelt that works. This interactive workshop equips HR professionals with skills from Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) frameworks that drive authentic engagement, leadership development, and workplace mental health, creating cultures where people don't just show up—they belong. Traditional engagement strategies treat connection as a top-down initiative. This session flips the script: engagement is a two-way street built through EQ, vulnerability, and skills anyone can learn. Drawing from the four pillars of DBT—Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, and Distress Tolerance—you'll discover how to help employees feel genuinely seen while protecting yourself and your organization from burnout and risk. This workshop directly applies to critical HR challenges: talent acquisition and retention, leadership pipelines, learning and development through skills-based growth, workplace wellness and mental health, and organizational culture and change management. You'll leave with proven techniques to build cross-functional cohorts, identify emerging leaders, and shift your culture from compliance-driven to co-creative—where agency and self-actualization replace enforcement. The truth? Employees don't leave jobs; they leave relationships. You'll walk away with downloadable interactive documents, core DBT techniques adapted from clinical practice for organizational use, communication frameworks rooted in neuroscience, and internal coaching strategies that resolve conflict and build resilience. Whether you're navigating organizational change, supporting neurodiverse teams, or championing mental health advocacy, these DBT-informed methods give you the language, structure, and confidence to act. No therapy degree required—just a commitment to engagement that goes beyond surface-level programs. Walk in with good intentions. Walk out with a hero's toolkit that changes how your people experience work.