The Outdoor Leader: Confident, Committed, Courageous Communication - Online Classroom

Author of “The Outdoor Leader”, experienced leader Jeannette Stawski focuses on the essential attributes of outdoor leadership: resilience and grit, integrity, tolerance for adversity, and highly developed listening and communication skills. In outdoor leadership, communication is not just about exchanging information—it’s about building trust, inspiring confidence, and creating shared understanding in environments where conditions change rapidly. Drawing from The Outdoor Leader, this session explores how intentional communication before, during, and after an adventure can transform group dynamics, enhance safety, and cultivate leadership at every level.

Presenter

Jeannette Stawski is the author of, “The Outdoor Leader” released by Mountaineers in 2024 and owner of leadership development company Leading Valiantly. Jeannette currently serves as the Senior Assistant Director of Adventure Leadership Programs & Sustainability at the University of Michigan. She is transitioning out from 14 years as the Executive Director of the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education (AORE), where she worked with an international complement of outdoor professionals to develop and refine industry best practices and provide professional educational support. She is a Certified Association Executive (CAE) and a Certified Executive Coach.  She was the director of Outdoor Adventures at the University of Michigan for eleven years and has worked as a professional outdoor guide, a wilderness medicine instructor, and NOLS instructor. She is currently the chair of the Coalition for Outdoor Access (COA) and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her husband and their two children.

6:00-7:00pm PST via Zoom Meeting
Meeting link will be sent to registered attendees the day of the session.