Navigating Relentless Change and Uncertainty

Join us for Navigating Relentless Change and Uncertainty and unlock:

• A live, interactive half-day workshop introducing new science, solutions, and hands-on practice
• A companion learning portal with research, resources, and guided practices
• A 21-day micro-practice series to trigger neuroplasticity and train new habits
• A certificate of completion and a digital badge
• CE credits for ICF and SHRM

Participants also receive:

• A 60-day free Student Membership in the OM Network
• An optional all-access Alumni Membership at 50% off

Why This Matters

In today’s relentlessly VUCA world, the untrained brain is the weakest link in work performance. Your brain—every brain—is wired to fear change and resist uncertainty. This is an evolved survival response, not a personal flaw. But unless we actively retrain these ingrained patterns, we’ll keep cycling through the same painful loops of resistance, reactivity, miscommunication, and burnout.

What You’ll Learn

Navigating Change and Uncertainty teaches new science, solutions, and skills for navigating today’s volatile, disruptive change and uncertainty. You’ll learn how evolutionary wiring derails the modern brain - how we can intervene and course-correct in the moment - and how to retrain those patterns over time, through mindfulness and other forms of neural training.

Knowledge and Hands-on Practices

Calm the Body and Brain

• Regulate the nervous system to dampen the stress response
• Control emotions in the midst of fast-changing conditions
• Interrupt the brain’s instant reactions of fear and resistance
• Rewire automatic habit loops that trigger worry or overwhelm
  

Shift Perspective and Reframe

• Disengage and decenter to shift your perspective
• Observe change as it occurs objectively, with nonjudgment
• Consciously accept new circumstances and “what is”
• Adapt quickly with mental flexibility and agility
• Reframe to find new insights and opportunities in change

Lead Effectively Through Change

• Sustain the envelope of psychological safety
• Communicate more effectively in high-stakes situations
• Make better decisions in unstable, uncertain conditions
• Act with purpose and intention

Who It’s For

Mental and emotional skills for managing change and uncertainty are critical new competencies for personal, leadership, and workforce development.

This program is essential for:

• Leaders at all levels
• Managers and Supervisors
• High-performing Teams
• High-achieving individuals
• HR and OD professionals
• Talent development professionals
• Executive and business coaches
• Life and wellbeing coaches

Bring Your Team

We reserve space in public workshops and offer significant savings for teams of 2–12. For larger groups, we provide dedicated training scheduled at your convenience.

Team training will:

• Level-up mental and emotional skills across the team
• Improve team focus and presence in high-pressure moments
• Reduce emotional reactivity, frustration, and conflict around change
• Cultivate team flexibility, adaptability, and agility
• Sustain psychological safety in periods of volatility
• Build resilience to manage continual disruption
• Improve communication in unstable circumstances

What Our Students Say

“IOSM's coursework does a wonderful job of distilling the key ideas of organizational science and mindfulness. Grounded in decades of study, the courses blend theory and practice, offering students the opportunity to learn why practicing organizational mindfulness matters and numerous ways to do so. Among the great features of each course are the numerous links to videos, research studies, mindfulness practices, and opportunities to connect with others in the community as well as instructors.” - Sharon Kruse, Ph.D., Academic Director and Professor at Washington State University

“We are in the midst of a paradigm shift in the world of business and leadership, and the problems facing organizations and their leaders are multi-layered and complex. IOSM teaches the knowledge, strategies, and tools needed to calm our bodies and brain, focus our attention, and tap into the neuroplasticity of the brain to create new pathways needed to deal with this firestorm of information and distraction.” - Nancy Sayer, Ph.D., LCPC PCC, CEO at Leadership Evolvement Institute

"IOSM has given me the science behind the transformation that mindfulness can bring. It provided me with the data necessary to convince our senior leadership team that this was a valuable program and the applicable techniques necessary to see the ROI that I had promised! I could not be more grateful for this knowledge, thought leadership, and the relationships developed during my time with IOSM!" - Cydney Goodin, Training & Development at BFA Industries

Our Instructor

Åsa Fanelli is an experienced executive, consultant, and facilitator specializing in leadership development, with a strong focus on neuroscience and mindfulness-based emotional intelligence.

She is the Chief Education Officer at the Institute for Organizational Science and Mindfulness (IOSM) where she designs innovative curricula and leads corporate and public programs to cultivate mental and emotional skills in the workplace.

As the Founder of IdeaLift Group, a Boston-based boutique consulting firm, Åsa works with leaders and teams to elevate strategic clarity, resilience, and effective teamwork. Her approach blends decades of executive leadership with the latest research in neuroscience and mindfulness.

With over 25 years of experience as a senior executive in global corporate and nonprofit sectors, Åsa has led high-performing, multicultural teams in 35 countries across 5 continents—often in complex, high-stakes environments. She brings a deep understanding of organizational dynamics, human behavior, and transformational change to her teaching and consulting work.

Åsa serves on the Boards of the Epiphany School, The Boston Club, and New London Barn Playhouse. She is a Certified Teacher with the Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute and a Certified Organizational Mindfulness Strategist at IOSM.

She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management and Economics from the University of Stockholm. A Swedish citizen, Åsa grew up across Asia, Africa, and Europe, and brings a global perspective to everything she does.

Why IOSM?

The Institute for Organizational Mindfulness (IOSM) is a global non-profit association of human capital and operating leaders, educators, and coaches. We share a common mission to apply neuroscience and mindfulness to create more effective leaders, a happier, healthier, and higher-performing workforce, and a safer, more inclusive, and more productive workplace.