Key FEDTalks: Break|Through: How Healing Communities Drive Our Success

We all want more productive and mission-driven teams, but the relentless pace and pressure of today's workplace takes a toll on everyone. When stress builds up, communication breaks down, priorities get fuzzy, and morale suffers. To thrive, we must recognize that mental health is corporate health. It shapes how we lead and how we synergize with our team.

 

Every day, whether we realize it or not, we're influencing our team's mental wellbeing. Each meeting we run, policy we implement, and check-in we conduct either strengthens or weakens trust. So, how do we create environments where honest conversations can flourish, boosting adaptability, connection, and results?

In this actionable FEDTalk, Dr. Carylynn Larson shares the mindset shift and practical tools organizations need to build a professional ecosystem that encourages not only meaningful communication but also how to translate intent into action. Drawing from lived experience, powerful storytelling—including a conversation that changed her life—and decades of research in workplace psychology, she reframes mental health as a foundation for trust, engagement, and performance.

You’ll leave with Dr. Larson’s “Recipe for Healing Community”, a three-part blueprint to:

• Advance from resilience to innovation
• Build agile and high-performing teams
• Promote a proactive approach to workplace mental health

About Key FEDTalks

Built on the foundation of Key Executive Leadership Programs' 50-year legacy of excellence, the Key FEDTalks Speaker Series proudly continues its 14-year tradition of delivering exceptional leadership insights. The 2025 Key FEDTalks presents practical approaches to today's most critical federal leadership challenges, demonstrating our commitment to integrity in public service, skill-building for executive leaders, and fostering the fierce resolve needed to drive organizational success.

Each session provides federal leaders with actionable strategies and innovative approaches they can immediately implement within their agencies. Participants who attend three or more live sessions will receive a certificate of participation, documenting their investment in professional growth and leadership excellence.

5 Reasons to Attend

• Learn in a stimulating environment designed for federal leaders, fostering intellectual and professional growth through engagement with cutting-edge public sector concepts.
• Network with diverse government professionals and build valuable connections with fellow leaders, renowned faculty, and public service experts.
• Enhance your leadership capabilities with specialized content relevant to today's complex public sector challenges.
• Apply insights directly to your federal role, with the option to earn a professional certificate by attending six seminars within a two-year period.
• Benefit from the Key Executive Leadership Program's commitment to public service excellence and organizational mission success.