Ask a Chief of Staff: Building Resilience: Staying Clear, Calm & Effective Under Pressure
🗓️ Join us on December 17th!
You operate in fast-paced, high-stakes environments where clarity, adaptability, and stakeholder management are constantly tested. Carrying a high cognitive load makes you an essential leader but without supportive tools, even the strongest operators are at risk of burnout.
This interactive workshop teaches practical, science-backed techniques for managing your stress responses and optimizing your energy so you can access clearer thinking, stronger problem-solving, and more creativity.
Rooted in polyvagal theory and somatic awareness, you’ll learn how to identify nervous system shifts in real time and use targeted breathing techniques to return to clarity, focus, and grounded leadership even in moments of pressure.
Through short practices and discussion, you’ll walk away with a toolkit you can use immediately to regulate your nervous system, make better decisions, and sustain high performance without burning out.
✅ You should attend this workshop if...
your org is navigating constant change or high growth;
you notice yourself reacting from stress instead of responding from clarity;
you find yourself absorbing others’ stress or operating from reactivity;
you’re experiencing burnout, fatigue, or exhaustion;
you want to access clearer thinking and better decision-making, especially when stakes are high.
🎟️ Please note, there will be a 100-person limit on this event. This event is not recorded.
🎙️ More about the Speaker
Sasha Bannister is a certified coach, breathwork facilitator, and former strategy and operations leader. After 12 years working in tech at HubSpot, Salesforce, and GitLab, she's prioritizing building deeply human-centered, sustainable leaders. Blending neuroscience, somatic awareness, and leadership coaching, Sasha supports individuals and teams to build resilience, recover from stress faster, and lead with more clarity. Through her Resilience at Work workshops and 1:1 coaching, Sasha helps leaders integrate nervous system literacy into everyday decision-making, communication, and collaboration.
💜 Ask a Chief of Staff
Ask a Chief of Staff is a premier executive search and career development platform dedicated to placing top-tier Chiefs of Staff and empowering professionals in strategic leadership roles. We serve ambitious professionals and high-growth companies by offering executive recruiting, mentorship programs, and career resources tailored to Chiefs of Staff. By addressing the lack of structured career paths for this role, we provide guidance, connections, and opportunities that accelerate leadership development and organizational success.
Learn more at askachiefofstaff.com.