🏄‍♀️ Show & Tell: Surviving Change at Work w/ Vanessa Gennarelli
- Date
- 2023-07-13
- Host
- Indy Hall Events
About this event
Change at work can feel exciting one day and exhausting the next. If you’re navigating shifting priorities, new expectations, team transitions, or the general pressure of keeping up, this Show & Tell offers a grounded place to hear how someone else thinks through it in real time. Expect a thoughtful midday gathering built around practical insight, honest conversation, and the kind of perspective that helps you leave feeling steadier and more clear-headed. About the Event This in-person Show & Tell centers on surviving change at work with Vanessa Gennarelli. Rather than treating change as an abstract business buzzword, the event is designed to explore what workplace change actually looks and feels like for the people living through it: unclear direction, evolving roles, new systems, shifting teams, and the emotional labor of adapting while still doing your job. The format is intentionally social, community-oriented, and approachable. You can expect a talk that shares lived experience and perspective, paired with the energy of a meetup where people can connect around a challenge that is both deeply personal and widely shared. It’s a chance to learn from someone else’s story while also hearing how peers are making sense of their own professional transitions. Because this is a Show & Tell, the spirit is less formal than a traditional lecture and more focused on ideas you can carry into your own work. The emphasis is on making space for reflection, conversation, and practical takeaways rather than abstract theory. Whether you’re currently in the middle of a big change or simply trying to build resilience for the next one, this event creates room to pause and think more clearly about how you respond, what helps, and what gets in the way. What to Expect At a high level, the event will likely move through a few distinct phases that make it easy to settle in, listen, and engage: Arrival and informal connection with other attendees A featured Show & Tell from Vanessa Gennarelli focused on surviving change at work Group conversation or Q&A to unpack themes, questions, and reactions Networking and social time with people thinking about similar workplace challenges The midday timing makes this especially useful for people who want a meaningful professional reset without committing to a full evening program. You can step out of your normal routine, spend time with a thoughtful community, and return to the rest of your day with a fresher perspective. Expect the conversation to be relevant across many kinds of work situations. Change at work is rarely limited to one industry or one role, so the strongest moments often come from hearing how different people interpret the same challenge through very different lenses. Because the event is in person, there is also real value in the side conversations: the brief exchange before things start, the follow-up question after the talk, the recognition that other people are also figuring it out as they go. Those moments often turn a useful event into one that genuinely sticks. Why Attend Most people don’t need more generic advice about being “adaptable.” They need better language for what they’re experiencing and more realistic ways to move through it. This event is valuable because it focuses on the human side of workplace change: how to stay functional, thoughtful, and connected when the ground keeps moving. You’ll come away with more than inspiration. You’ll have the chance to sharpen your understanding of how change affects communication, motivation, confidence, and decision-making at work. That kind of clarity can help whether you’re managing up, supporting a team, or simply trying to protect your own energy. This event is also a strong fit if you value learning in community. Hearing one person’s perspective is useful; hearing how a room of peers reacts to it can be even more useful. It can help you test your own assumptions, name challenges you haven’t fully articulated yet, and discover practical ways other people are coping. A few reasons this event may be especially worth your time: You want practical perspective, not corporate jargon You’re in a season of transition and want to feel less alone in it You learn well through conversation and shared experience You want to meet thoughtful people who care about work, change, and how to navigate both well Practical Details This event takes place in person on Thursday, July 13 at 12:00 PM EDT. If you’ve been looking for a daytime meetup that feels substantial without taking over your schedule, the lunchtime slot makes this especially accessible. The event is tagged as community, networking, meetup, social, and other, which gives a useful sense of the atmosphere. Expect something more relational than overly polished: a gathering where conversation matters, where attendees can actually connect, and where the exchange of ideas is part of the value. Since the event is in person, it’s worth planning to arrive a little early so you can get settled and make the most of the social side of the experience. These gatherings often reward people who leave a bit of margin for informal conversation before and after the main session. If your work life has felt especially in motion lately, this is a smart way to spend an hour in the company of people who get it. You’ll have space to listen, reflect, ask better questions, and leave with a more grounded sense of how to face change without letting it flatten you.
Who should attend
This is for you if work feels a little unstable, fast-moving, or hard to make sense of, and you’d value honest conversation with people navigating similar realities. - You’re dealing with **change in your role, team, leadership, or organization** and want perspective that feels practical and human. - You’ve been asked to **adapt quickly at work** and are looking for better ways to think through uncertainty without burning out. - You enjoy events that combine **insight with real conversation**, rather than passive listening or overly formal presentations. - You want to meet **thoughtful peers, community-minded professionals, and curious people** who care about how work actually feels, not just how it looks on paper. - You’re interested in **networking with substance**: connecting through a real topic instead of making small talk for its own sake. - You don’t need to have everything figured out. If you’re **in the middle of transition, questioning what’s next, or building resilience for future change**, you’ll likely find this relevant.