Steady: Dr. Victoria Farris on the Most Underrepresented Leadership Skill in 2026
When pressure hits at work, do you speed up, shut down, overthink, or try to keep everyone happy? How we respond to stress can influence our decisions, relationships, and effectiveness as leaders.
In her Career Navigation Summit workshop, Dr. Victoria Farris explores why steadiness is an essential leadership skill, especially in workplaces shaped by constant change and uncertainty.
As a transformational leadership coach and culture consultant, Victoria helps leaders build the skills to create high-trust, inclusive, and resilient workplaces. In this session, she breaks down what happens in our bodies when stress takes over and how our automatic responses can make it harder to think clearly, collaborate, and solve problems.
She also shares a powerful insight: anxiety can spread through a team, but so can groundedness. The person who can pause, take a breath, and help everyone focus on the next step can change the direction of a stressful moment.
The workshop offers practical tools for building that steadiness, from grounding exercises and intentional self-talk to recognizing when you're absorbing other people's stress. These strategies can help you create a little more space between what happens around you and how you choose to respond.
You don't have to be calm all the time to be an effective leader. You need tools to help you find your footing when things get difficult.
Watch the Replay Inside the APN
Victoria's full workshop replay is available inside the AdaMarie Professional Network (APN), alongside sessions from the Career Navigation Summit.
Inside, you'll also find:
The full summit replay library
Live workshops and expert conversations throughout the year
Our spring Career Accelerator
A growing library of career resources
A Slack community of professionals navigating their next career steps
Ready to strengthen your leadership skills? Watch Victoria's workshop inside the APN.
