ACHE 86th Annual Conference and Meeting - October 14-16 2024

45-Minute Panel Discussions

The ACHE conference theme, “Fostering Care and collaboration through a Culture of Wellness” reflects current leadership trends in the workplace.  Leadership strategies and skills are trending towards the development of a culture of wellness where empathy, interpersonal skills, self -care, and trauma-informed problem solving are integrated. Since the pandemic, and with more companies shifting towards a hybrid or remote workforce model, “soft skills” are no longer considered “optional,” but instead have become more valued and sought after by recruiters in the workplace. “Soft skills,” such as empathy, kindness, collaboration, leadership, and problem solving—in combination with “hard skills,” based on expertise and technical capabilities which are more quantifiable, together are transitioning the ways leadership has been defined in the past. Based on recent LinkedIn data, “Hard skills can help you get a recruiter's attention, but soft skills can help you land the job.” In fact, more than 61% of professionals say soft skills, essential for remote work and career longevity in the workplace, are just as important as hard skills.  As reported in a McKinsey survey, the proportion of companies addressing empathy and interpersonal skills doubled in 2020. Further, between 2019 and 2020, skills like leadership and management became a much bigger priority for most companies, jumping ten percentage points year over year, from 40% to 50%.  Expert leaders from Antioch University’s national Women in Leadership program will address these cutting-edge leadership trends based on our Women in Leadership PD Badge Series - Antioch University Continuing Education. ~All Genders Welcome