Session 3 – Navigating Change and Uncertainty

This is the third of three 90-minute themed sessions supporting senior leaders, with a focus on reflection, resilience and discernment through the Thinking Environment. Designed for those navigating change in complex roles.  The series began with Loving the NHS (without adoring it), continued with The Tragic Gap, and concludes with this session: Navigating Change and Uncertainty.

About the session:

When pressure mounts, the pull toward control, speed and certainty can be overwhelming – but often ineffective. In this session, we explore an alternative: how to respond with grounded awareness rather than reactive urgency. We’ll introduce key components of the Thinking Environment® – including ease, attention and appreciation – and explore how these create the conditions for wiser action. Participants will practise simple techniques that support both personal clarity and team confidence, especially when navigating change, ambiguity or emotional strain.

Objectives:

• To explore how the Thinking Environment® supports calm, clear thinking under pressure.
• To shift the emphasis from urgency and control to discernment and presence.
• To equip leaders with simple tools to support themselves and others in navigating uncertainty.

Outcomes:

• Participants will experience a structured way to pause and reflect before acting.
• They will understand how attention, equality and ease foster better decision-making.
• They will leave with greater self-awareness and practical insights to apply in their own settings.

Who’s the session for?

These sessions are for Senior Health Leaders working across the South East who play a pivotal role within the region’s Integrated Care Systems (ICSs). This includes leaders working at provider level, General Practice, within an Integrated Care Board (ICB), across Community sector or as part of a partner organisation. 

Book your Place:

Please book your place via the green RSVP ‘Going’ button below. Places are available on a first come, first serve basis.  Although we will be able to see your name and email address upon submission, once extrapolated the demographic and protected characteristics data will be anonymised. We appreciate your support in providing this information, which will help us to ensure our leadership development interventions are widely accessible and inclusive.

The session will be delivered virtually.  Please ensure that you can access a confidential quiet space for the duration of the session. The joining instructions, including the meeting room link, will be sent one week prior to the session. If your circumstances change and you can no longer attend, please email [email protected].

Our Commitment: 

We are committed to making our training as accessible as possible (please see our accessibility page), we are aware that there is more that we can be doing. Please do contact us if there are any reasonable adjustments that we can make to support you to be able to attend this programme by emailing us at [email protected].

About the Facilitator

Mitzi Wyman is a leadership consultant, former lawyer and NHS Faculty member with a background in organisational psychology. She’s on the global Faculty of Time to Think and is completing her certification in the Courage & Renewal® approach developed by Parker J. Palmer. Mitzi leads NHS programmes across London and the Southeast, and offers open courses in the Thinking Environment® and reflective leadership practice.