Leadership Power Hour: Session 2 – Leading Through Conflict

When:  Mar 26, 2026 from 02:00 PM to 03:00 PM (ET)

Join ASTHO for the Essentials of Leadership and Management (ELM) Leadership Power Hour: Your Launchpad for Impact. This series equips public health leaders with the strategic insights and tools needed to lead with confidence and drive meaningful change. Over the course of five sessions, these insightful one-hour programs explore key leadership competencies essential for driving organizational success.

Leaders committed to building strong teams must be able to navigate conflict effectively in professional and personal interactions and manage difficult or strategic conversations with confidence. In session two, Leading Through Conflict with Strategic Conversations, learn practical strategies essential to strengthening team performance and enhancing professional credibility. This includes how to maintain productive forward momentum when leading critical discussions or delivering challenging information in the workplace.

Participants will:

  • Explore conflict management approaches.
  • Understand and describe types of conversations that lead to negotiation.
  • Learn skills to navigate conflict and structure productive conversations.

Participants who attend all five sessions and complete accompanying assets will receive a digital badge. Please find additional series details HERE: https://www.astho.org/topic/public-health-leadership-development/elm/leadership-power-hour-badging/.

Featured Speaker: Dawn Morriston, MPH, Director, Faculty Advancement, Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, UNC School of Medicine