People Before Strategy Roundtable
#PeopleBeforeStrategy Roundtable
You can have the best strategy, but without the right people, you won’t get anywhere.
Join this free monthly Roundtable designed for leaders who understand that businesses are people. Each session is a live, facilitated space where decision-makers, team leads, and people professionals connect, learn, and grow together.
🗓️ Next Live Session: Thursday, February 26, 2026
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📅 Live on Zoom — Free to Attend
This Month’s Theme
Psychological Safety as an Operational Advantage
Guest Expert: Frederica Peterson, author of Inquisitive Leadership™
Psychological safety isn’t a nice-to-have it’s a leadership essential. As Q1 goals ramp up and hybrid fatigue lingers, your ability to create space for candor and connection directly impacts performance, innovation, and retention.
In this interactive session, we’ll explore how leaders at every level can embed psychological safety into how they work not just what they say. You’ll gain tools to assess your team’s current culture and practical ways to shift toward openness, experimentation, and shared purpose.
Together, we’ll explore:
- Why psychological safety drives execution, not just engagement
- How to assess and elevate safety within your team environment
- A new framework for cultivating high performance through curiosity
Ideal for senior leaders, people professionals, and team leads who want to lead with intention and deliver results.
Why Join the Roundtable?
You can Google leadership tips. But you can’t Google or GPT real-time connection, coaching, and strategy.
This is for you if you want to:
- Lead with confidence and clarity
- Build empowered, energized teams
- Elevate your impact while staying grounded in your values
- Learn from diverse voices and real-life leadership stories
Every month features a new topic with curated guest experts and a facilitated learning experience led by executive and leadership coach Akua Nyame-Mensah.
What Past Attendees Are Saying
“Great guest. Wonderful facilitation. Good participant interaction. Really enjoyed it. The time flew by — always a good sign!”
“As always, quite inspiring! Practical tips and insights. Huge thank you!”
“It’s always a pleasure to join your Roundtable. The subjects are very impactful and the speakers are outstanding.”
“Thank you for all the insights. I wish this continued for more than 1 hour. Thank you for organizing, Akua!”
“Very good conversation, as always.”
“An hour and a half next time for more information on a topic.”
“I enjoy it…The guests were outstanding, it felt like they had a lot more to offer, but the time was limited.”
“I enjoyed the engagement with the audience and how the topic was unpacked practically.”
What to Expect
No fluff. Just an hour of value you can apply immediately.
Case Studies + Mini Trainings
Explore a real-world leadership challenge and hear how experienced leaders approach it
Live Coaching + Q&A
Ask your questions and get support in the moment
Networking
Connect with peers who are serious about people-first leadership
Who Should Join the Roundtable?
- People Managers & Team Leads
- Heads of HR, People, L&D, and Organizational Development
- Founders and Executives in Growth Mode
- Consultants and Service Providers who support leaders and teams
If you’re responsible for culture, performance, or team dynamics — this is for you.
Previous Roundtable Topics
- Self-Promotion: How Leaders Can Showcase Their Value Without Bragging
- Balancing Empathy and Accountability
- From Manager to Coach: Transitioning to a Coaching Leadership Style
- The Art of Delegation: How to Let Go and Trust Your Team
- Navigating Tough Conversations: Mastering Difficult Dialogues
Each month builds leadership capability while centering the human side of work.
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Thursday, February 26 · 5:30pm UTC (1h)Register View more
Psychological Safety as an Operational Advantage
Hosted by Akua Nyame-Mensah - Leadership & Culture Advisor
Psychological safet…
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Hosted by Akua Nyame-Mensah - Leadership & Culture Advisor
Psychological safety isn’t a “soft” skill it’s a strategic advantage. As Q1 picks up momentum, leaders need to create environments where people feel safe to question, speak up, and take risks.
This interactive session will help you:
⫸ Shift from permission-based culture to proactive experimentation
⫸ Use psychological safety to drive execution and performance
⫸ Apply the Inquisitive Leadership™ framework to unlock team potential
With special guest:
⫸ Frederica Peterson – Leadership Strategist & Author of Inquisitive Leadership™
This 60-minute live conversation is designed for senior leaders, founders, people professionals, and team leads who want to align culture with results.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Nope! Register anyway and you’ll get access to the replay after the event
Yes, 100% free. It’s part of Akua’s commitment to supporting intentional, people-first leadership.
If you lead people, support people leaders, or influence culture and strategy, this is for you.
Absolutely. Feel free to share the registration link with your team or network.
No problem. You’ll be welcomed in, and you don’t need to prepare anything. Just show up ready to engage.
Akua's guest experts are from her network. Many of them she has worked with directly. If you are interested in becoming a guest expert for an upcoming Roundtable please contact her via her contact form and select 'Other.'
 
  
  
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