Activating Managers: A Candid Conversation on Culture, Leadership, and Performance

Your managers are the single biggest lever in shaping culture and driving performance, but most organizations don’t give them what they need to succeed.

In distributed and fast-paced environments, managers are often left navigating competing priorities, evolving expectations, and teams that don’t all work the same way.

In this fireside chat, we’ll sit down with Kate McKinnon to talk about what it really takes to activate managers in today’s workplace. Drawing from her experience in high-performance environments, Kate will share how leaders can build trust, drive accountability, and create meaningful team connections, whether their people are remote, hybrid, or on the frontlines.

This is a candid conversation on what works, what doesn’t, and how to turn managers into the leaders your culture depends on.

## ⭐ Key Takeaways

• What separates average managers from truly effective leaders

• How to build trust, connection, and accountability across distributed teams

• Ways to better equip and support managers in real-world conditions

• How managers influence both culture and performance—every day

• Practical insights you can apply immediately, no matter your team structure