The Power of the Pilot: Creating Safety in Change
📅 Date: March 11, 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30pm EST
🌐 Venue: via Zoom
🎟 Registration: Open to members and the public for a fee
When transformation feels risky, pilots create psychological safety—the foundation of lasting change. This session explores how leaders can use pilots as a low-risk, high-trust method to test, learn, and adapt change initiatives before scaling. Participants will learn a simple framework for designing pilots that reduce fear, build credibility, and accelerate adoption. Through real examples, you’ll see how small, structured tests can turn organizational hesitation into results. Attendees will leave with a Pilot Terms of Reference template they can use immediately to align leadership and guide pilot execution.
What Attendees Will Walk Away With:
- Identify how pilots de-risk innovation and build trust during change.
- Apply a structured framework to design an effective pilot.
- Develop engagement strategies that transform resistance into learning.
Morgan Davis is a Fractional Chief of Staff and Strategic Advisor who helps organizations lead through disruption, drive performance turnarounds, and deliver sustainable transformation. With 18 years in nuclear energy, petrochemical, and oil & gas, she brings operational rigor to high-risk environments—specializing in cross-functional execution, compliance leadership, and organizational effectiveness. She works with executive teams to turn strategy into results through systems that align people, process, and performance.
Morgan is also the founder of Flight of the Phoenix, a career development and business community for experienced professionals. She was named the 2024 Influential Woman of the Year in Construction and Manufacturing and is committed to helping people reinvent how they lead, work, and live.
