For women navigating career transitions, leadership growth, and pivotal decisions,"not yet"often shows up in familiar ways:

The opportunity you want but don't feel ready for.
The next step you know is right but can't quite commit to.
The instinct you have but aren't sure you trust.

While hesitation can sometimes be wise, it can also quietly become the barrier standing between where you are and where you're meant to go.

In this interactive session, we'll explore the internal narratives and external pressures that keep capable leaders anchored in uncertainty and what it takes to move from hesitation to action with greater clarity and confidence.

Together, we'll examine how to distinguish productive caution from momentum-blocking doubt and uncover practical strategies for creating forward motion in your career, leadership, and life.

By the end of this session, participants will be able to:

• Identify the internal and external patterns that keep them stuck in "not yet."
• Differentiate productive reflection from hesitation that limits growth and opportunity.
• Apply practical tools to move from uncertainty to decisive action.
• Create momentum for themselves and the teams and organizations they lead.

Speaker Bio:

Michele Kawamoto Perry is a leadership expert, speaker, and host of the Expressions of Leadership podcast, where she explores the experiences, challenges, and lessons that shape impactful leaders. Through her work, she helps professionals navigate transitions, strengthen leadership presence, and move forward with greater confidence and purpose.

Her perspective is grounded in the belief that growth doesn't come from avoiding setbacks, but from learning how to move through them with intention.

As she shares:

"The most grounded, most trusted leaders aren't the ones who avoided failure. They're the ones who let it change them."

And:

"There is a difference between reflection and rumination, and great leaders know it. They use reflection not to dwell on where they have been, but to lead more clearly toward where they are going."