Not all workplace challenges are immediately visible, but their impact can shape performance, communication, motivation, and organizational culture in significant ways. In today’s fast-paced and uncertain professional environment, leaders are increasingly required to navigate stress, emotional fatigue, and team resilience alongside traditional business responsibilities.
On May 7th, SSM Cairo will host an insightful session titled “Leading in Times of Trauma”, presented by Dr. Ahmed Sobhi Hamidou, Chancellor and Dean at the Swiss School of Management.
This upcoming event will explore how trauma and stress influence workplace behavior, decision-making, team dynamics, and leadership effectiveness while offering practical strategies leaders can use to respond with clarity, empathy, and resilience.
Event Details
Date & Time: May 7th, 7:00 PM CEST
Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Sobhi Hamidou
Format: Online Webinar + Info Session
Key Topics of the Session
The session will focus on:
- Understanding the Landscape
- Defining trauma in the workplace: acute vs. collective/systemic
- The impact of trauma on behavior, performance, and engagement
- The neurobiology of stress (amygdala hijack) and its effect on decision-making and collaboration
- Key insight: survival mode vs. innovation mode
- The 4 Pillars of Trauma-Informed Leadership
- Safety: Creating psychological and physical safety; encouraging open communication without fear
- Transparency: Communicating clearly and sharing the rationale behind decisions
- Peer Support: Encouraging connection, collaboration, and shared experiences
- Empowerment: Giving employees autonomy, flexibility, and ownership of outcomes
- Identifying the Red Flags
- Performance dips in previously consistent employees
- Withdrawal, disengagement, or reduced participation
- Hyper-arousal: irritability, conflict, or overworking leading to burnout
- Understanding boundaries: leaders support, not diagnose
- Communication Strategy: Holding Space
- Active listening vs. problem-solving
- Validating emotions while maintaining accountability
- Using supportive and clear language in difficult conversations
- Practical phrases leaders can apply in real situations
- Leader Self-Care & Burnout Prevention
- Practical ways to sustain energy and resilience as a leader
- Understanding secondary traumatic stress in leadership roles
- Modeling healthy boundaries and behaviors
- The “oxygen mask” principle in leadership
Join the Webinar
All professionals, students, and aspiring leaders are invited to join this important conversation on leadership, resilience, and the future of workplace culture.Access the webinar directly via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85950085142