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      <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>September 2026 Leadership SIG Meet-Up (Tuesday, September 01, 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;img src="https://astdrichmond.wildapricot.org/resources/Leadership%20SIG%20-%20September%202026.png" alt="" title="" border="0"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Join us&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;each month, in-person&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;for the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Greater Richmond ATD Leadership Special Interest Group (SIG).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;This is a&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;free event&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;for current and prospective organizational development, talent management, and learning leaders&amp;nbsp;to network, learn, and share best practices.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Discussion is open and informal; engage with the monthly theme, or share a personal leadership hurdle for valuable insight from fellow thought leaders.&amp;nbsp;You won't want to miss it!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;September 2026 Location:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Wegmans (Short Pump)&lt;br&gt;
12200 Wegmans&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Blvd, Henrico, VA 23233&amp;nbsp;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;(meet in the café, across from kids' play area)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Aptos, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;font color="#5D6976" face="Arial, sans-serif"&gt;Topic for September:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Coping with Change as Leaders&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;ATD emphasizes that navigating change is both a leadership capability and a human experience. Leaders strengthen their effectiveness by developing emotional intelligence, resilience, communication, collaboration, and lifelong learning — all core elements of the ATD Capability Model.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This month's SIG invites you to reflect on how you personally experience change and how those reactions influence the way you lead and support others. We’ll explore questions such as:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;When your team is facing uncertainty, what have you found is the most effective way to reduce anxiety without compromising things you can't guarantee?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Looking back on a change you initially resisted, what unexpected opportunities or benefits eventually emerged? What changed your perspective?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;When you can't control the change itself, what specific actions or mindset shifts help you — and your team — focus on what you can control instead of dwelling on what you can't?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;This topic aligns with ATD’s Building Personal Capability domain within the ATD Capability Model, where Emotional Intelligence lives as a core leadership capability, and offers a practical, reflective in‑person discussion designed to help you deepen your personal competence and strengthen your leadership readiness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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