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Leadership Lessons From Prison

A FREE LIVE SESSION WITH SHANNON TALBOT

Exhausted by Leadership? It May Not Be the Workload.

Join me live for an honest hour on what is really draining you, and one thing you can start doing

about it right away.

BEHIND THE MASK WEBINAR

Exhausted by Leadership? It May Not Be the Workload.

Join me for a practical 60-minute session to uncover what's really draining you and leave with one change you can make immediately.

Friday, September 18 at 12:00 pm ET

60 minutes, live and interactive

Friday, September 18 at 12:00 pm ET | 60 minutes, live and interactive

You're Managing Up, Managing Down, and Running on Empty.

You hold it together for everyone.

You keep senior leaders happy, your team supported, and the work moving. And somewhere along the way, leadership started taking more out of you than it gives back.

Sometimes the workload is real. But often, what drains us isn’t only what we’re carrying. It’s how we’ve learned to carry it.

Maybe you overthink every decision. Maybe you say yes before checking your capacity. Maybe you feel like you have to prove yourself in every room. Or maybe you look calm and capable on the outside while quietly wondering how much longer you can keep this up.

That is the Leadership Mask. And once you can see it, you can start leading with less weight on your shoulders.

In 60 Minutes, You'll Walk Away With:

  • A clear understanding of the leadership habit that may be costing you the most energy

  • A simple way to stop carrying problems that aren’t yours to solve

  • One practical change you can use immediately to reduce stress and lead with more confidence



    You’ll have time to reflect, ask questions, and apply what you’re learning to your own leadership situation.

Take 10 Minutes Before We Meet

This session is built around the Leadership Mask Assessment.

Before the webinar, take the free 10-minute assessment to discover the leadership habit you rely on most when things get hard.

You’ll see how that habit may be affecting your confidence, communication, energy, and team.

Bring your result to the webinar so the hour feels personal, practical, and relevant to you.

Where This Comes From

For 17 years I led teams in global companies like Scotiabank, Loblaw, and Publicis Groupe. From the outside, I looked calm and in control.

The truth was less tidy. Before big meetings I'd take half a Gravol to settle my stomach. Sometimes I'd slip to the bathroom, not because I had to go, but because I thought I might be sick.

I was convinced that if anyone saw what was really going on, I'd be done. So I hid it. For years.

When I finally stopped hiding, everything changed, at work and at home. That's what I built my business on, and it's what this session is about.

Today, I help leaders uncover the habits that quietly drain them so they can lead with more confidence, clearer communication, and a lot less pretending.

Leadership Doesn't Have to Take This Much Out of You.

Join me live and leave with a clearer head, a better understanding of what’s really draining you, and one real thing to try.

Friday, September 18 at 12:00 pm ET | 60 minutes, live and interactive

BEHIND THE MASK

Honest leadership insights for the weeks when the polished version isn't cutting it. Stories from the boardroom, the prison, and everywhere in between.

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