Reflection as Resistance: A Behavioural Approach to Difficult Conversations, Voice, and Psychological Safety

​For faculty, students, staff, alumni, and community members working across differences. Reflection is often treated as an individual, internal activity; this hands-on workshop facilitated by Dr. Lynne K. Lets'ela reframes it as a collective, relational process you can use in real time to facilitate dialogue, support ethical decision-making, and strengthen psychological safety. You'll leave with a five-step reflective cycle: Pause, Notice, Name, Make Meaning, Choose, for responding to challenging moments as they happen. Through a behavioural lens, we'll explore how people interpret difficult situations and influence one another through words, actions, and silence, and you'll practise interrupting automatic reactions, examining assumptions, and choosing responses that support constructive dialogue and meaningful participation.

Facilitator Bio

​Dr. Lynne K. Lets’ela, is a behavioural scientist, scholar-practitioner, organizational development consultant, and Associate Faculty member at Royal Roads University. Her work explores human behaviour in organizational settings, with a focus on leadership behaviour, workplace psychological health, and the development of organizational cultures that support trust and psychological safety. She is the founder of Driven Aligned Leadership Group, where she partners with organizations across Canada and internationally to advance leadership development, organizational strategy, and workplace cultures that support organizational well-being through research-informed consulting and advisory services