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, June 25, 2026
🕒 5:30 PM GMT / Use Time Converter
📅 Live on Zoom — Free to Attend

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This Month’s Theme

Mid-Year Culture Check: From ‘Busy Mode’ to Measurable Momentum

Mid-year is often when organizations feel the pressure most. Leaders are balancing engagement surveys, H1 reviews, board reporting, restructuring conversations, Q3 planning, and increasing pressure to “do more” with fewer resources. At the same time, many companies are navigating AI conversations, layoffs, and uncertainty about what sustainable performance really looks like.

But amid all the activity, an important question remains:

Are your people and culture strategies actually driving impact, or just more busyness?

In this roundtable, we’ll create space for honest reflection and practical conversation around what healthy momentum looks like in today’s workplace.

Together, we’ll explore how to:

Assess whether your culture is supporting sustainable performance or burnout
Shift from reactive activity to intentional, measurable progress
Keep people-centered leadership at the core while navigating change and pressure

This interactive conversation is designed for senior leaders, founders, HR and People leaders, nonprofit executives, and team leads who want to lead with greater clarity, alignment, and impact in the second half of the year.

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.

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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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Reserve your spot today.

It’s free, it’s virtual, and it could be the shift you need to lead with more intention and less overwhelm.

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Thursday, June 25 · 5:30pm UTC (1h)
#PeopleBeforeStrategy Roundtable June 2026

Mid-Year Culture Check: From ‘Busy Mode’ to Measurable Momentum
Hosted by Akua Nyame-Mensah
Mid-year is when performance pressu…
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Mid-Year Culture Check: From ‘Busy Mode’ to Measurable Momentum
Hosted by Akua Nyame-Mensah
Mid-year is when performance pressure peaks, but many organizations are confusing busyness with progress.
As leaders navigate engagement surveys, H1 reviews, restructuring conversations, AI disruption, and Q3 planning, this conversation creates space to pause and ask:
Is your culture supporting sustainable momentum or driving burnout?
This live roundtable will explore how leaders can move from reactive activity to intentional impact while keeping people at the center of performance and strategy.
We will talk about how to:
⫸ Assess whether your culture is creating clarity, momentum, or exhaustion
⫸ Shift from constant activity to measurable, sustainable progress
⫸ Lead through uncertainty and change without losing the human element
With special guests:
⫸ Tiffany Castagno — Multi-dimensional People & Culture leader with experience across Fortune 100/500 companies, healthcare, nonprofits, startups, logistics, and human services. Tiffany is passionate about equitable workplaces, leadership development, and building cultures where people thrive.
⫸ Jenn Smith — Former Fortune 50 HR and talent leader helping organizations and individuals rethink outdated definitions of success, leadership, and career growth through a more human-centered lens.
This 60-minute interactive session is designed for senior leaders, founders, HR and People leaders, nonprofit executives, and team leads across sectors.
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