IN-PERSON | The Paradox Toolkit: Navigating Leadership in a World of Contradictions

In today’s fast-paced world, leadership is less about finding the "right" answers and more about managing the tensions between seemingly opposing forces like these. The Paradox Toolkit for Leaders equips you with practical tools to navigate these complexities and lead with confidence.

In this interactive program, you’ll learn to identify paradoxes, shift your mindset, and apply a four-step process to move beyond “either/or” thinking. The tools you’ll gain can be used for personal reflection or to help a team move forward toward a shared goal. Through real-life examples and collaborative exercises, you’ll learn to break through stagnation and lead with clarity in even the most complex circumstances and toughest leadership dilemmas.

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Rashel Hughley is the founder of HR consulting firm10:Ninety, Inc., an organization focused on creating exceptional leaders, teams and employee experiences. She is a self-proclaimed ‘people geek’ who believes effective leaders are the key to organizations with strong cultures and results. She helps organizations understand where they are and partners with them to reach their goals.

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In her nearly 20-year HR career, Rashel has worked for some of the world’s most recognizable industry leaders. She has led teams for marketing & advertising leader VML, Healthcare IT leader Oracle Cerner, Hallmark Cards Inc., and was an adjunct professor at Rockhurst University. Among other things, her broad experience includes learning and development, recruiting, employee experience, leadership and organizational effectiveness, and employee relations.

 

Rashel is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia (BSBA, MBA). She has training in human-centered design and holds certifications in coaching, team effectiveness, employee engagement, and work style differences.

 

She is a trusted coach and advisor to individuals and organizations across multiple industries and has also provided non-profit board leadership. She was recognized as one of Ingram’s Magazine’s 40 Under Forty, a group of leaders that represent the future of business in Kansas City.​

 

When she’s not working, you can find her volunteering in the community, in her garage working on a DIY project, or having impromptu dance parties in the living room with her husband, 3-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter.

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