What if the key to a thriving, resilient workplace isn’t policies or perks—but a deep understanding of human needs and the systems that shape them? This session offers a fresh lens on Maslow’s hierarchy, enriched by Indigenous worldviews and the Tree of Life, as a roadmap for authentic leadership, engagement, and trust.

Participants will explore a holistic framework to better understand what employees truly need to thrive. They will learn how to diagnose the root causes of disengagement, burnout, and workplace fragmentation, using contemporary assessments and healing-centered approaches. The session also provides strategies for reframing workplace culture, navigating paradoxes such as scarcity versus abundance, attachment versus belonging, and me versus we, to foster authentic connection, shared purpose, and sustainable leadership.

Key Takeaways:

• Apply a holistic framework that combines Maslow, Indigenous wisdom, and the Tree of Life to understand human needs at work.
• Diagnose root causes of workplace challenges and implement tools and strategies to address disengagement, burnout, and fragmentation.
• Recognize how conventional approaches may inadvertently erode wellbeing and learn methods to reframe culture for trust, belonging, and resilience.
• Leverage paradoxes in workplace culture to cultivate authentic connections, shared purpose, and sustainable leadership.