Getting Leadership Aligned Around Systems, Not Silos
Thu, Aug 20
|Webinar
August 20 PEN webinar
Time & Location
Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EDT
Webinar
About the Event
Many leadership teams genuinely want alignment. Yet decisions, priorities, and metrics can unintentionally reinforce siloed thinking.
Organizations rarely struggle because people do not care. More often, teams are working hard, making sound decisions within their own areas, and still creating unintended consequences elsewhere in the system.
Join Dr. Irina Fursman of HueLife for a practical discussion on how leaders can strengthen system-level thinking, improve cross-functional alignment, and better understand the cause-and-effect relationships that shape organizational performance.
What We'll Explore
Why silos persist even when collaboration is a stated priority
How leaders can better understand organizational interdependencies
Common barriers that prevent systems thinking from becoming part of daily leadership practice
Ways leaders can improve alignment across functions, teams, and initiatives
Practical tools and perspectives for supporting collaboration around shared outcomes
What Participants Will Leave With
A clearer understanding of how siloed thinking impacts organizational performance
Practical ways to strengthen system-level thinking among leaders
Ideas for improving alignment across functions and teams
Questions and reflection prompts to assess leadership alignment in their own organization
Tools for helping teams better understand organizational interdependencies
Approaches for supporting collaboration around shared outcomes
About the speaker
Dr. Irina Fursman works with leaders and organizations to strengthen leadership effectiveness, innovation, organizational development, and change leadership capabilities. Her work focuses on helping organizations navigate complexity, build stronger connections across teams, and develop practical approaches for leading change and innovation.
JOIN US FOR THIS PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE NETWORK (PEN) WEBINAR
Date: Thursday, August 20
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 am (ET)
Location: On-line, via Zoom
Cost: Free to GRQC members and non-members
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