Leaders face scenarios and situations where the “pressure” is high, yet many have not been trained to deliver their skills under scenarios that are deemed stressful. In this workshop, Green & Gold sports psychology expert Klaudia Sapieja will lead you to gain awareness around your relationship with pressure and learn strategies to cope with high-pressure scenarios by aligning your actions with your core values.

About the Facilitator

Klaudia Sapieja completed her M.A. in Sport Psychology from the University of Alberta in 2009. She currently leads a high-quality integrated mental training program for the Green & Gold Sport System at the University of Alberta. This includes providing performance psychology services to student athletes, varsity staff, and pre-varsity athletes using a variety of modalities which include individual consulting, team workshops, train the trainer sessions, and embedded mental training sessions. Her passion lies in helping athletes excel in both life and sport through a holistic approach. Her interests are broad and include culture building, confidence building, mindfulness training, embedding mental training into practice, and mental health support. She is a certified Mental Performance Consultant with the Canadian Sport Psychology Association.

About Wade in the Graduate Leadership Development Program

This workshop is offered as part of the Wade stream of the Graduate Leadership Development program. This workshop is open to graduate, professional and law students at any educational institution.

Design your own leadership skill development program by participating in the workshops of your choice. Build your leadership skills with an interdisciplinary group of graduate students in one-off experiential workshops that focus on a specific leadership skill, from public speaking to negotiation to media training.

Visit uab.ca/gld for full details on our graduate programming.