SAVE THE DATE for the 2nd Leadership Coaching session

When the work is your passion, saying no feels like a betrayal. When recognition is hard-won and meaningful, every opportunity to contribute feels too important to decline. And so you keep saying yes — to one more project, one more committee, one more request — until the very thing that fuels you begins to deplete you.

Date: Friday, September 4, 2026
Time: 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (CEST, Central European Summer Time)
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Format: Online via Zoom (no Zoom account is needed!)

For women in academic leadership, this dynamic is often compounded by an additional layer: a lifetime of social conditioning that equates compliance with competence, and silence with professionalism. In environments where women have long had to work harder to be seen, the cost of saying no can feel not just professionally risky — but personally disloyal to everything they have fought for.

This workshop is designed for researchers and academic leaders who want to understand why this happens — neurologically, not just intuitively — and how evidence-based tools from corporate leadership practice can be adapted to the specific pressures of academic life.

We will explore the neuroscience of chronic stress and the 12-stage burnout progression, why purpose-driven people are particularly at risk, how to protect your energy without compromising your values, and practical boundary-setting tools adapted for the academic context.

This interactive workshop will be facilitated by Andrea Tamási, Accredited Trauma-Informed Coach (PCC, TIC, TIGC) & Leadership Development Trainer.

We expect active participation at the event – therefore participants will be asked to:

• Join breakout rooms

• Share their thoughts in the chat

• Turn on their cameras

Open to researchers and academic leaders. Women and men are equally welcome to register, but if the participation limit is reached women will be prioritized.

Registration is required here. Registration deadline: 4:00 PM (CEST) on Thursday, September 3, 2026