06/27/2025

Leading With Courage

Some lessons from “The Exchange: A Women’s Leadership Experience”

In an era where authenticity and vulnerability are being recognized as strengths in leadership, the American Society of Association Executives' (ASAE) June 2025 day-long gathering, "The Exchange: A Women’s Leadership Experience," offered a powerful reminder that courage, mental resilience and self-preservation are critical tools for all association women leaders and those aspiring to be.

In a world of constant change, women leaders are finding strength in vulnerability, clarity in purpose, and power in community.

As association leaders grapple with economic uncertainty, generational shifts in the workforce, and an increasingly steep "glass cliff," women executives find themselves often navigating these headwinds while also confronting persistent gender expectations combined with burnout risks. The post-pandemic era has magnified the pressures placed on leadership, especially for women, who are more likely to be sought after as both leaders and emotional anchors for their teams, while managing change, innovation and the push for relevance.

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