Navigating Short-Term Pressures and Long Term Shifts in 2026

Session Leaders: Alec Levenson, Sharna Wiblen, and Jennifer Deal 

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 8:00 am PST (Los Angeles) | 11:00 am EST (New York) | 4pm GMT
(1.5 hour duration)

A collaborative peer-to-peer dialogue about what enterprise effectiveness means in 2026.

 Our first Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN) session of 2026 focuses on you and your organisation as we collectively pause to discuss what enterprise effectiveness means in 2026. Join us for this 90-minute session in which our EEN co-leaders Alec Levenson, Sharna Wiblen and Jennifer Deal (all Senior Research Scientists) will share their insights into the opportunities and challenges which 2026 presents. The dialogue will then turn to you and your organisations questions, queries, concerns and comments about the year ahead. This session enables you to pause, think and plan alongside our Senior Research Scientists and your peers. 

Who should attend? 

YOU and YOUR team members. This session is for everyone. This session is for you and your teams to step away from your immediate pressures and to be part of peer-to-peer dialogues to exchange ideas and build clarity around what’s really shaping organisational effectiveness in 2026 and beyond. 

 What’s the Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN)?

The Enterprise Effectiveness Network (EEN) is a dynamic peer-to-peer community where we discuss and address talent, organizational, and strategy execution challenges. Led by USC’s Center for Effective Organizations (CEO) experts Alec Levenson, Jennifer Deal, Sharna Wiblen EEN sessions are 90-minute virtual sessions founded on research-backed insights. By joining us for our EEN sessions, you’ll gain access to expert and research-led discussions and practical tools and be part of a network of like-minded professionals committed to advancing enterprise effectiveness. Together, we tackle real-world issues at a depth that drives meaningful, lasting impact.