Why Effort Isn’t Enough: The Leadership Shift from Pressure to Purpose
Schedule
Thu Jan 08 2026 at 10:00 am to 11:00 am
UTC-07:00Location
Pikes Peak Library District - East Library | Colorado Springs, CO
Your teams are driving hard, but the system feels heavy. You are demanding maximum effort, yet you are not seeing corresponding innovation, ownership, or sustainable momentum.
The truth is, high effort often masks profound internal friction. For too long, leaders have focused on extracting energy (through pressure and compliance), which generates stress, burnout, and actively blocks authentic performance. The transactional leadership model is broken, and the cost is measured in lost talent and slow adaptability.
This keynote reveals why your focus on behavior is failing, and why you must shift your focus to the deeper belief that drives all performance.
THE KEY INSIGHT
Effort without purpose is simply friction.
This session provides a definitive new mandate for leadership: You cannot compel a person to care, but you can lead them to the source of their own powerful, inherent drive. You must master Aspiration Alignment, the strategic architecture that connects an employee's personal growth to the company's critical success.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Executive Leadership
Heads of HR & Learning and Development
Senior Managers & Directors
Teams Navigating Transformation or Change
Where
Pikes Peak Library District - East Library
5550 North Union Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
When
Date: Tuesday, January 8
Time: 10:00 – 11:00am MST
Seats are limited so register below:
https://form.jotform.com/253346749963169
Where is it happening?
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