Leading Under Pressure Registration 2026

We’ve all attended inspiring leadership trainings full of great ideas — and then returned to work unsure how to actually apply them in the middle of a stressful meeting, a funding crunch, or a team conflict. This cohort is different.

Right now, nonprofit leaders are navigating constant urgency: shifting funding landscapes, increased community need, team burnout, and the pressure to do more with less — all while holding a vision for a more just world. In this environment, reactive leadership can be default. Grounded, values-aligned leadership takes practice.

Leading Under Pressure, a 6-session program facilitated by somatic coach, Leah Landry, focuses on practical skill-building you can use immediately in your day-to-day leadership. Through guided, body-based practices and structured peer learning, you’ll build the internal capacity to stay grounded, think clearly, and respond strategically — even in high-pressure environments. This is an interactive leadership lab, not a lecture. Each session gives you practical body-based tools you can practice in real time and apply directly to your work.

What you will gain:

• Learn how to regulate your stress response in real time
• Respond instead of react during conflict or urgency

• Strengthen your ability to manage up, across, and down
• Communicate clearly under pressure

• Build habits that support sustainable leadership
• Interrupt urgency culture and make more strategic decisions

• Make choices that reflect the just world you’re working toward
• Show up in ways that build trust and resilience on your team

• Cohort A: Wednesdays 3:30-4:45 PM EST (April 1, April 15, April 29, May 20, June 3, June 17)
• Cohort B: Thursdays 12-1:15 PM EST (April 2, April 16, April 30, May 21, June 4, June 18)