Ambitious professionals and organizations that are hungry to meet their potential need to take risks at work. Risk-taking sounds good in theory, but most of us have a hard time moving from wishful thinking to execution. Why? Because when we have a chance to take a risk in the moment, we feel awkward—and that awkwardness bumps up against our deep desire for others to approve of us and what we do. As it turns out, it’s what we improve in the face of taking risks—often despite others’ judgment—that leads to the greatest growth. After all, the fastest path to major improvement comes from strengthening what’s weak, rather than what’s strong.

Join workplace performance expert, author, and two-time TEDx star, Henna Pryor, and learn why conditioning for awkward is your secret weapon for strengthening your risk-taking muscle—and how to do it right. Plus—10 lucky attendees will win signed copies of Pryor’s hot-off-the-press book, Good Awkward.