About this session
"Agility." "Resilience." "Psychological safety." The words are everywhere — but what do they actually mean for the teams you coach, develop, and support?
This 90-minute virtual session cuts through the noise. Drawing on current research, UBC Sauder professor Jon Evans will unpack the real science behind how teams detect change, make sense of new conditions, and adapt — and what that means for your practice.
You'll walk away with
A research-grounded model for diagnosing where team adaptation breaks down
The ability to translate leadership buzzwords into specific, observable behaviors — and the interventions that actually work
Concrete moves coaches and developers can make before, during, and after disruption to accelerate team learning
Take home: The Team Adaptation Playbook
A practical, evidence-based reference guide built for the people who build better teams. Yours to keep.
This session is designed for
OD professionals Coaches & consultants Leadership developers Organizational coaches Early-career practitioners Experienced practitioners
Meet your presenter
Jon Evans researches how leaders signal — through humor, curiosity, emotional expression, and the framing of power — and what those signals do to the people around them. Before academia, he served as a Civil Engineer Corps officer in the U.S. Navy, then managed capital projects for ExxonMobil across Nigeria, Russia, and Qatar. He holds a PhD in Management from the University of Arizona, an MBA from UT Austin, and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young University.
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