Info-Tech Research Group

IT leadership Development - Leading Through Uncertainty

May 7, 2026, 3-6pm | Chicago, IL

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20 hours

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Join your peers for an Info-Tech LEVEL-UP Leadership Event

Event Highlights:

  • High-impact, half day session focused on building the psychological safety that will create team culture of confidence, transparency, and resiliency. 
  • Key Takeaway: Leading Through Change Playbook.
  • Featuring content from Info-Tech's IT Leadership programs, including Leading Through Change and Build Psychological Safety.
  • Connect with fellow participants at a Dinner Reception after the training.
  • This event is a complimentary training program offered at no cost to participants,

Program Overview

Designed for IT professionals and leaders at all levels.

Level up your practical knowledge and skills. Join this half-day interactive group session led by Info-Tech facilitator Amanda Mathieson.

A key enabler in a world of constant change and uncertainty is building psychological safety. As a leader, learn how creating psychological safety will drive your team’s ability to face the challenges of changing technology. In this dynamic session, learn key people change concepts to help you build a resilient team that isn’t afraid to take risk, navigate uncertainty, and has the confidence to drive results. Leave with insights and tactics that will enable you to lead your team through change and uncertainty.

Learning Outcomes

  • Define Psychological Safety.
  • Determine your team’s atmosphere and identify tactics to increase safety.
  • Identify reactions employees may display during change that enable you to respond as a leader.
  • Describe four change personas and how each one brings value to change.
  • Build out a holistic plan of tactics to manage different reactions.
  • Info-Tech-endorsed CPE qualifying credit hours.

Program Schedule

3:00 - 4:15 PM Part 1
 

Welcome & Introduction

Psychological Safety: Build a Safe Place for Innovation

4:15 - 4:30 PM 15-minute break
4:30 - 6:00 PM Part 2
 

Leading the People Side of Change

Deliverable: Leading Through Change Playbook.

6:00 PM Onward Networking Dinner Reception 

 

Meet Your Facilitator

Sharon Foltz, Managing Partner, Emerging Enterprise

Sharon (pronouns: she/her) is passionate about building relationships and understanding the needs of customers to ensure they achieve the most value from engaging with Info-Tech to accelerate achievement of personal and organizational goals.

She has spent over 25 years in various IT roles in leading global companies and has been at Info-Tech since 2019 in various roles including facilitating workshops and partnering with executives. Additionally, she has industry experience that spans gaming, hospitality, sports, entertainment, Tribal Nations, pharmaceutical, medical products, financial services, banking, and the public sector, and she has a strong passion for diversity, equality, and inclusion.

Sharon works closely with her team of counselors and advisors to deliver stellar experiences and products that not only help organizations understand strategically where to go, but also enable effective and efficient methods on how to get there.
 

Event Location:
Fairmont Chicago, Millenium Park
200 N. Columbus Dr.
Chicago, IL
60601

 

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