Two days of intense meetings, filled with conversations about leadership that starts with a person. The next edition of the LeadWell conference has ended at the Olivia Centre – an event that has already managed to gain the position of one of the most important points on the map of the development of the leaders of northern Polish.

The program included lectures, discussion panels, workshops and networking. Experts invited to participate talked about the most important challenges of contemporary leaders: from job crafting and self-reflection, through motivating teams and improving the competencies of the future, to creating and implementing strategies. The agenda also included a topic without which it is impossible to talk about effective leadership: healthy sleep and its impact on work efficiency. According to experts, a sleep-deprived leader is up to 30 percent less engaged team.

On the LeadWell stage, m.in Sebastian Drzewiecki, Maja Gojtowska, Agata Grenda, Paweł Wujec, Bartek Olejniczak, Piotr Nowosielski, Mateusz Majchrzak and Rocco Spencer performed. The workshop part was led by practitioners who have been professionally accompanying development leaders for years: Maciej Sznitowski, Monika Czupajło, Paweł Korycki, Iwona Borzym and Elżbieta Lewandowska.

Although the conference offered a solid portion of knowledge, the organizers unanimously emphasize that the most important thing was to change the perspective. Participants proved that diversity of ways of thinking drives development, and constructive differences of opinion can be more valuable than complete agreement. The shared experience of the presence of hundreds of leaders has also shown that a leader is never alone. The power of leadership lies in relationships, community and everyday decisions that have a real impact on the work environment.

LeadWell is an O4 Coworking initiative developed with passion and a lot of courage. The organizers joke that this is a classic “magical” project – no one requires its implementation, and yet it is difficult to imagine the autumn calendar of Olivia Centre events without it. The effort put into the preparations and the enormity of emotions were emphasized by the teams involved in creating the event. The ovations of the participants and positive opinions confirmed that it was worth it – even if the pace of preparations until the last moment resembled a long-distance run.

Martyna Czarnobaj-Borowska and Karolina Rymarczyk were responsible for the concept and production of LeadWell, with the great support of the experienced O4 team. The course of the event was also supervised by Marta Moksa – the host and one of the ambassadors of the idea of “leaders who like people”.

The atmosphere of the event is best summed up by the words of one of the participants, who described LeadWell as “bigos with chocolate” – an unobvious combination of strong emotions, insightful reflection and specific knowledge. A connection that lasts a long time.

The LeadWell conference will return in 2026!

Fig. Aleksandra Brzeska