Sample Session: Modern Boardroom Course June 24, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT About In this sample session of Athena Academy’s Modern Boardroom Course, Erin Essenmacher – a long-time member of Athena's Advisory Board and architect of the course – will discuss our 8-week virtual course, giving a sampling of the real lessons […]

AI Agents in the Boardroom: What Directors Need to Know about Oversight, Liability and AIUC-1 July 23, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT About As organizations rush to deploy AI agents - autonomous systems that can take actions, access data, and interact with other systems on behalf of a company - the governance […]

Training the Executive Athlete August 13, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT About What if the missing variable in your leadership performance isn't strategy or skill — it's physiology? Nicole Elizabeth Ward, who spent years in executive leadership before turning her focus to health optimization and behavioral science, developed the concept of the […]

Compose, Don't Climb: Structuring Career Growth on Your Terms August 20, 2026 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT About For decades, careers followed a shape: start at the bottom, climb one rung at a time, reach the top. That structure is gone. Companies restructure faster than titles can keep up. Jobs are created and […]

The Bias Advantage: Who Becomes Indispensable When AI Changes the Rules? September 16, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT About Artificial intelligence is changing far more than how work gets done. It is changing what organizations value in leaders. For decades, companies rewarded expertise, certainty, hierarchy, and control. As AI makes knowledge and […]

Building a Safe, Healthy and Authentic Culture That Scales October 21, 2026 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT About As organizations grow and change faster than ever, culture gets harder to maintain—especially when remote work, generational shifts, and AI are rewriting how teams operate. Pat Wadors has built and sustained culture across some of […]