Leading in Unity

In September 2022, SA held its inaugural Leadership Gathering. A time where SA’s managers, administrators, and executives, from across departments, came together to learn, celebrate, and build relationships. Through participation in this event, leaders were honored for their roles within the organization and were given a greater sense of their part in moving SA toward its goals.

In the months leading up to the event, attendees were assigned to breakout groups that met via Zoom to get acquainted and build a larger sense of “team” before gathering in person, then breakout groups were seated together at the event. Having all SA’s leaders together in one space created a powerful energy and brought perspective to the wide variety of work SA does.

One particularly valuable experience was the line of topic-specific tables for different services provided by SA. At these tables participants connected with other leaders to learn more about the services provided across the organization.

“Having all SA’s leaders together in one space created a powerful energy and brought perspectives to the wide variety of work SA does.”

The Legacy Wall was another memorable experience. It illustrated the timeline of SA’s history since the company’s inception and was impactful in showing everywhere the organization has been, how it has grown, and visualizing where things may go in the future. Michael Wallace, Program Manager, shared that “it was meaningful to see [the] wall length of accomplishments and the exponential growth since the beginning of the company.”

These activities really brought the “why” into focus and brought attention to the heart of the work SA does. The 2022 Leadership Gathering was the first of many to come, bringing energy, intentionality, and collaboration to SA’s diverse teams.

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