Practicing Confidence Over Performance
Confidence is more than a mindset. It’s a set of tangible skills we practice, source, and strengthen over time, rather than a performance we must put on for others.
In this Community Conversation, join the team from Monday Wellness to explore how we build confidence in real life and move beyond performative pressure.
We’ll discuss:
- Where confidence comes from and how to grow it as a practice
- How to build real, practical confidence skills that hold up under pressure
- Identifying the subtle, common, patterns and behaviors that undermine our confidence
This is a dialogue-centered gathering, not a lecture. If you attended the recent Change SIG workshop on The Neuroscience of Confidence, this is a natural next step in the conversation. If you didn’t, don’t worry, you won’t be lost.
The conversation is shaped by your experiences, insights, and questions. Come ready to share, listen, and reflect with others committed to cultivating confidence as a practice grounded in community, curiosity, and real skills.
Discussion Facilitators
Ashley Emmons, LCMHC CRC and Merrill Wood, LCMHC of Monday Wellness partner with impact-driven organizations to build confident, connected, human-centered workplaces. They blend therapeutic insight with strategic consulting to design development experiences that support both performance and well-being.
With backgrounds spanning psychotherapy, coaching, and organizational consulting, their work focuses on burnout prevention, psychological safety, and leadership communication. Ashley created the Confidence Fingerprint Framework, while Merrill specializes in executive coaching and inclusive change. Their trauma-informed, relational approach helps leaders lead with authenticity and intention.
Why Join the Conversation
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Conversation, not presentations. These sessions are centered on dialogue and shared inquiry rather than slides, panels, or prepared talks
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Inclusive and accessible. Open to members and nonmembers alike; no specific role, title, or OD background required.
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Curiosity over certainty. Participants are encouraged to ask thoughtful questions, explore multiple perspectives, and sit with complexity.
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Lived experience welcomed. Insights come from the room—your stories, reflections, and real-world practice are the curriculum.
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A non-promotional space. We prioritize inquiry and shared sense-making over agenda-driven promotion.
About Community Conversations
Community Conversations are free, open gatherings focused on inquiry, dialogue, and shared learning around organizational development. Open to members and nonmembers alike, we prioritize inquiry and shared sense-making over agenda-driven promotion.
For questions about this event, please reach out to Cherisa Zafft at cherisa@coreshiftdevelopment.com
