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Leading through tensions
Warsaw Leading edge

In a world defined by competing tensions and constant change, Leading Edge is a unique experience for leaders ready to navigate complexity with greater awareness and impact.

Join us to connect, learn and elevate your leadership for what’s next.

When

Thursday | 1st October | 2026
9am - 1.30pm

Where

Elektrownia Powiśle, ul. Dobra 42 
Warsaw

Beyond simple solutions

Today’s leaders are no longer dealing with simple problems — they’re navigating tensions with no single solution, such as Speed vs Quality, Profit vs Growth, Control vs Trust, Performance vs Wellbeing and AI vs Human.

Leading edge is Impact’s global event series designed for people-professionals who need to build leadership skills throughout their organisations to thrive through uncertainty. Following Seattle, Sydney, London and Zurich we now invite you to join us in Warsaw. 

 
This is not a conference. This is an experience. 

The Warsaw edition of Leading Edge is designed as an intensive, highly interactive journey – from understanding the broader context, through experiencing tensions in action, to working on real leadership challenges. 

During this 4-hour experience, you will: 

See the bigger context. Step into today’s global tensions – and explore them through the lens of leadership. Guided by insights drawn from real business practice, you will look beyond theory and focus on what today’s reality truly demands. 

Experience tensions in practice. Through engaging, hands-on experiences, you will observe how tensions play out in systems – and how even small decisions can amplify their impact. This is not theory – it is learning through doing, in interaction with others. 

Name your real dilemmas. Together with other leaders, you will map the tensions that are most present in business and HR today – including those directly relevant to your own role. Many of these tensions will be brought into the room by practitioners from leading organisations (to be announced). 

Work on real cases. You will take part in a workshop-based format built around real organisational challenges. Each session will be anchored in live cases shared by business leaders, creating space for meaningful dialogue and exploration. This is not about quick fixes – it is about the quality of thinking. 

Leave with clarity and action. Rather than inspiration without application, you will take away: 

  • clearly defined tensions
  • practical directions for action
  • insights shaped by peer discussion and practitioner perspective
  • your own personal next steps as a leader. 

This experience is designed for People & Culture leaders who: 

  • operate in complex environments and recognise that simple solutions are no longer enough
  • navigate tensions between performance, people, and strategic direction
  • value learning directly from other practitioners*, not just experts on stage
  • want to develop their network and leadership in a more conscious and systemic way
  • are ready to think, explore, share and actively engage – not just listen 

 * line-up coming soon

 

The Warsaw edition brings a distinct local perspective to the global Leading Edge narrative – reflecting the pace of change, market dynamics, and specific tensions faced by leaders in this region. 

It offers a space that is: 

  • intimate (working in small groups)
  • honest (real cases instead of polished success stories)
  • practical (anchored in real business challenges and insight)
  • demanding (built on experience, not just inspiration) 

You will meet and work alongside senior leaders from leading organisations* operating in Poland and the region. 

*line-up coming soon

Event details

📅 When                                                                       📍Where

Thursday 1 October 2026                                     Elektrownia Powiśle, ul. Dobra 42 

9:00 - 13:30 CEST

Join us in Warsaw

Tensions do not disappear. But you can learn how to lead through them – rather than trying to resolve them. 

If this resonates with you, we invite you to join us - simply complete the form below.

Come with your questions, your challenges, and an openness to work within uncertainty.  Leave with greater clarity, a broader perspective, and concrete directions for action – shaped together with other leaders facing similar realities. 

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