HR Power Lunch: Thrive Under Pressure: Tools for HR to Stress Less and Lead More


Date and Time

Starts:06/26/2025 12:00 PM

Ends:06/26/2025 1:30 PM

Registration Closes:06/25/2025 8:00 AM

Event Type: Webinar Series

1.5 Hour(s)

Location:
ON24

Price:

HRPA Members Exclusive Benefit: FREE (included in membership dues)

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Availability

Additional Information

HRPA Northeast Chapter is pleased to host this HR Power Lunch webinar.

Event Sponsor


The HR profession has always required composure and resilience—but today’s environment raises the bar. With escalating demands from executives, evolving employee needs, and constant organizational shifts, HR leaders face unprecedented pressure. This science-backed session delivers practical, real-world strategies to help you stay grounded, foster meaningful connections, and lead effectively without losing yourself.

Focusing on three essential areas—managing emotions, navigating interpersonal connections, and protecting your mental energy—you will explore how both positive and negative emotions play a critical role in leadership, and how to skillfully reframe stressful situations through cognitive reappraisal. You’ll also learn how to set interpersonal boundaries and strengthen social connections that support well-being and resilience.

In addition to live learning, you’ll take away some workbook exercises to deepen your understanding, reinforce strategies, and continue building resilience long after the session ends. 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Apply evidence-based techniques to recognize and leverage the role of positive and negative emotions, and use reappraisal strategies to shift perspectives in stressful situations.
  • Strengthen interpersonal connection management by setting clear boundaries and fostering supportive, energy-sustaining relationships.
  • Leverage self-guided exercises to embed stress relief practices and cultivate lasting resilience.

Agenda:

12:00pm Welcome and Introductions
12:03pm Speaker presentation
1:30pm Event Concludes

Registration Closes: June 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM 

Registration Difficulties or Questions: Please reach out to Tammy Williams Specialist, Member Engagement

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Speaker bio(s)
Julie McCarthy

Julie McCarthy is a Professor of Management at the University of Toronto. Julie’s research focuses on strategies that individuals, teams, and leaders can use to reduce stress, build resilience, and achieve success in their professional and personal lives. Her work also examines how organizations can ensure that their policies and practices are viewed favorably by job applicants and employees. Julie’s work is published in leading academic journals and she has received numerous awards and grants for her research. In the corporate sector, Julie conducts leadership and resilience training programs on behalf public and private corporations. Her collaborations span a number of industries, including healthcare, consulting, banking, and government. She has worked with hundreds of executives across leading corporations, including Deloitte, Blakes, Metrolinks, and Shoppers Drug Mart. Julie’s work has also been featured in media such as Harvard Business Review, the Wall Street Journal.