Reaching and Teaching Your Staff: Building a Culture of Growth, Impact, and Leadership While Empowering Teams and Cultivating Future Leaders

October 28, 2026

1:50 pm - 2:50 pm |

High-performing animal welfare organizations do more than rescue animals. They build strong, mission-aligned teams that can sustain the work long-term. In this session, leadership strategist Anthony Dodson introduces two practical frameworks, Reaching and Teaching Your Staff and Leaders Create Leaders, designed to help organizations develop emotionally intelligent, resilient, and engaged teams. Tailored for shelter executives, directors, and emerging leaders, the session focuses on improving communication, building psychological safety, and creating internal leadership pipelines that reduce burnout and increase retention. Participants will explore how intentional mentoring and staff development directly impact workplace culture and animal care outcomes. Attendees will leave with adaptable strategies they can immediately apply to strengthen engagement, grow leaders from within, and create a healthier, more sustainable organizational environment.