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Leadership Mindsets and Applications: A Two-Day Leadership Reset and Action Retreat

Leadership Mindsets and Applications: A Two-Day Leadership Reset and Action Retreat

Thursday, October 15, 2026 7:00 PM - Saturday, October 17, 2026 12:00 PM (EDT)

Description

This 12-hour immersive leadership retreat helps leaders reset how they think, decide, and show up. Grounded in behavioral science and practical application, the experience strengthens self-awareness, resilience, communication, accountability, and the leadership mindsets needed to lead through complexity, conflict, and change. Through interactive learning blocks, facilitated peer exchange, self-assessments, skill labs, and action planning, participants translate insight into action. Leaders explore behavioral drives, communication styles, conflict response, psychological safety, difficult conversations, trust, influence, change, and team performance, then leave with a practical 30–90 day implementation plan to apply in their workplace.


Facilitator:

Jay Johnson

Jay Johnson works with people and organizations to empower teams, grow profits, and elevate leadership. He is a Co-Founder of Behavioral Elements®, a two-time TEDx speaker, and a designated Master Trainer by the Association for Talent Development. With a focus on behavioral intelligence, Jay has delivered transformational workshops to accelerate high-performance teams and cultures in more than 30 countries across four continents.


Nursing Contact Hours:

Michigan HomeCare & Hospice Association is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Pennsylvania State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


Social Work Contact Hours:

Applied for to the Michigan SW CE Collaborative.


Criteria for Successful Completion:

In order to receive contact hours you must stay for the entire session and not miss any more than 30 minutes, Signing in and out will be required each day.  Participants must also complete an evaluation for the session at the conclusion.

No Relevant Financial Relationships or Commercial Support at this time!


AGENDA

Thursday, October 15th

6:30 pm – Registration

7:00 pm – Opening Reception

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Leadership Exercise

Friday, October 16th

8:00 am – 9:00 am  - Breakfast

9:00 am – 12:00 pm – Self Awareness, Behavioral Drives, communication styles, behavioral signals that influence Leadership effectiveness

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm – Lunch

12:30 pm – 4:30 pm - Conflict response patterns, de-escalation practices; Psychological safety in leadership, Apply practical tools for difficult conversations, accountability and ownership

5:00 pm - Dinner

Saturday, October 17th

8:00 am Working Breakfast – 12:00 pm – Strengthen trust, influence and leadership capacity during change and uncertainty; Translate retreat insight into practical team leadership and a 30-90 day implementation plan. 


LIMITED TO THE FIRST 30 PEOPLE


Overnight Room Reservations:


Pricing

MHHA Members:  $500

Non Member:  $650

Park Place Hotel
300 E State Street
Traverse City, 49684
Event Contact
Cindy Thelen
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Thursday, October 15, 2026 7:00 PM - Saturday, October 17, 2026 12:00 PM (EDT)
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