{"id":35387,"date":"2026-09-04T19:51:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=35387"},"modified":"2026-09-04T19:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T23:53:43","slug":"elevate-performance-presence-leadership-a-professional-development-workshop","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/event\/elevate-performance-presence-leadership-a-professional-development-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Elevate: Performance, Presence &#038; Leadership | A Professional Development Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>AGENDA:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>12:15 \u2013 12:40 PM \u2014\u00a0<em>New Member Orientation!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM \u2014\u00a0 Registration Open &amp; Networking<\/li>\n<li>1:00 \u2013 1:30 PM \u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Business Meeting<\/li>\n<li>1:30 \u2013 3:00 PM \u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Overcoming Perfectionism Workshop with Dr. Greg Chasson<\/li>\n<li>3:00 \u2013 3:30 PM \u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Break<\/li>\n<li>4:00 \u2013 5:00 PM \u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Business Travel Leadership Panel with Audra Mead, Moderator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>SESSION DESCRIPTION:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Overcoming Perfectionism Workshop | Greg Chasson<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Author of <em>Flawed: Why Perfectionism Is a Challenge for Management<\/em>, Greg Chasson leads an engaging session focused on avoiding perfectionism and its impact at work.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>90 minute workshop<\/strong> will help attendees learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain high-quality outcomes while minimizing the downsides of perfectionism<\/li>\n<li>Increase productivity by reducing procrastination<\/li>\n<li>Distinguish between healthy and unhealthy expectations of others<\/li>\n<li>Prevent tension and disengagement caused by perfectionist behaviors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Business Travel Leadership Panel | Moderated by Audra Mead<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this <strong>one-hour<\/strong> engaging panel, Audra Mead, Chief Culture Officer at Fox World Travel, moderates a panel of industry leaders sharing their perspectives on <strong>career growth, self-development, and standing out in a competitive environment<\/strong>. Panelists include Amanda Lello, Director of Procurement &amp; Corporate Professional Services at Medline Industries, Shannon Byrne Schneider Director of Global Corporate and Airline Sales at IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts, and Heather Samp Managing Director, Operations Transformation of American Airlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attendees will walk away with:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Clear ways to elevate their leadership presence and visibility within their organization<\/li>\n<li>Practical approaches to continuous self-development and career growth<\/li>\n<li>Insight into how senior leaders assess performance, potential, and advancement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>SPEAKER BIOS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35390\" style=\"letter-spacing: 0em;\" src=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-C-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"greg c\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-C-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-C-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-C-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-C-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Greg-C.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nDr. Greg Chasson<br \/>\n<em>Professor, The University of Chicago | Licensed &amp; Board-Certified Psychologist | Author &amp; Speaker<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Dr. Greg Chasson is a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified cognitive-behavioral therapist, professor at the University of Chicago, and author of\u00a0<em>Flawed: Why Perfectionism Is a Challenge for Management<\/em>. His work focuses on helping leaders and organizations address perfectionism, improve performance, and create lasting behavior change. He has authored more than 70 scientific publications and completed advanced fellowship training at Harvard Medical School. As an international speaker and educator, Dr. Chasson combines behavioral science with practical strategies to help individuals and teams overcome fear, overthinking, and barriers to progress.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35391\" src=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audra-M-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"audra m\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audra-M-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audra-M-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audra-M-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Audra-M.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nAudra Mead<br \/>\n<em>Chief Culture Officer, Fox World Travel<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Audra Mead partners with senior leaders to shape organizational strategy through people, culture, and leadership. Throughout her career, she has led initiatives spanning executive development, organizational design, talent strategy, employee engagement, succession planning, and culture transformation. She is passionate about helping leaders strengthen their influence, navigate change, and create environments where people can do their best work. A collaborative facilitator and speaker, Audra brings practical experience and thoughtful perspective to conversations around leadership, organizational effectiveness, career advancement, and continuous professional growth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35392\" src=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heather-S-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"heather s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heather-S-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heather-S-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heather-S-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Heather-S.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nHeather Samp<br \/>\n<em>Managing Director, Operations Transformation, American Airlines<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Heather Samp is a transformational aviation leader with more than 20 years of experience across Revenue Management, Network &amp; Fleet Strategy, Loyalty, and Operations at American Airlines. She has led major strategic initiatives including the redesign of the AAdvantage program and development of American\u2019s Operations Excellence framework. As Managing Director of Operations Transformation, she partners with senior leaders to advance strategic priorities across the airline. Heather is a recipient of American Airlines\u2019 Circle of Excellence Award, holds a degree in Aviation Business Administration from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and is a licensed private pilot.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35393 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shannon-S.png\" alt=\"shannon s\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shannon-S.png 144w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Shannon-S-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nShannon Byrne Schneider<br \/>\n<em>Director of Global Corporate and Airline Sales, IHG Hotels &amp; Resorts<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Shannon Byrne Schneider leads strategic partnership and business development efforts across some of the world\u2019s most influential corporate travel and airline organizations. Throughout her career, she has built innovative growth strategies, strengthened industry partnerships, and helped organizations maximize the value of their travel and meetings programs. Her career reflects a commitment to continuous growth, learning, and delivering results. Shannon is recognized for her collaborative leadership style, deep industry expertise, and ability to build meaningful connections between people and businesses through travel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-35394 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amanda-L.png\" alt=\"amanda l\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amanda-L.png 144w, https:\/\/gbta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amanda-L-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><strong><br \/>\nAmanda Lello<br \/>\n<em>Director of Procurement &amp; Corporate Professional Services, Medline Industries, LP<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Amanda Lello is a procurement leader at Medline Industries with more than 25 years of experience in procurement and supply chain management, specializing in professional services. She leads Medline\u2019s professional services procurement team, developing category strategies, driving sourcing innovation, and strengthening supplier partnerships. Known for her collaborative and data-driven approach, Amanda brings together stakeholders, suppliers, and business leaders to achieve strategic objectives. Since 2006, she has delivered approximately $425 million in savings across more than 40 organizations and is passionate about elevating procurement as a strategic business partner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AGENDA: 12:15 \u2013 12:40 PM \u2014\u00a0New Member Orientation! 12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM \u2014\u00a0 Registration Open &amp; Networking 1:00 \u2013 1:30 PM \u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Business Meeting 1:30 \u2013 3:00 PM \u2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Overcoming Perfectionism Workshop&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":86,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","_tribe_events_is_hybrid":"","_tribe_events_is_virtual":"","_tribe_events_virtual_video_source":"","_tribe_events_virtual_embed_video":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button_text":"","_tribe_events_virtual_linked_button":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_at":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_embed_to":[],"_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_event":"","_tribe_events_virtual_show_on_views":"","_tribe_events_virtual_url":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[1629,1461,1458],"class_list":["post-35387","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry","tribe_events_cat-professional-development","tribe_events_cat-summits-workshops","tribe_events_cat-chapter-event","cat_professional-development","cat_summits-workshops","cat_chapter-event"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Amanda Stokes","author_link":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/author\/astokesgbta-org\/"},"comment_info":"","taxonomy_info":{"tribe_events_cat":[{"value":1629,"label":"Professional Development"},{"value":1461,"label":"Summits &amp; Workshops"},{"value":1458,"label":"US Chapter Event"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/86"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35397,"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/35387\/revisions\/35397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35387"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gbta.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=35387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}