Addressing Basic Psychological Needs to Build Resilient Teams

(FS:R) Addressing Basic Psychological Needs to Build Resilient Teams - with Yulia Lenina

Session Overview

Resilience isn’t something we’re born with — it’s something we practice. This session explores how meeting three basic psychological needs — autonomy, competence, and relatedness — helps teams stay motivated, adaptable, and connected during change. Drawing on research and real stories from tech and partnerships, Yulia will share practical ways to create an environment where people feel empowered to take initiative, grow their skills, and build trust. Whether you’re a team lead or an individual contributor, you’ll leave with simple tools to strengthen both personal and collective resilience at work.

Alongside insights, the session includes short, hands-on activities that bring the theory to life and help you reflect on your own team’s resilience.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session, participants will :

• Understand the three basic psychological needs that shape motivation and resilience.
• Reflect on which of their own needs are being met and how this affects their work and wellbeing.
• Turn these insights into simple, practical actions that support resilience and connection within their teams.

Personal Bio

Yulia Lenina is a seasoned Partner Manager with over 16 years of experience building and scaling SaaS partnerships across global markets. She combines strong commercial insight with a deep interest in business psychology — exploring how motivation, trust, and resilience shape collaboration and performance.

At Automation Consultants / AppFox, Yulia manages strategic partnerships that connect people and products to deliver meaningful impact — aligning business growth with genuine human connection.

She founded Atlassian Community Events Oxford, bringing together professionals to explore both the technical and human sides of teamwork. A regular speaker at tech events, Yulia’s sessions blend evidence-based insights with practical reflection, helping people build more resilient, motivated, and resourceful teams ready to thrive in times of change.

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Logistics - In-person and Remote

• In person at Pentahotel in Reading
• Online via Google Meet - https://meet.google.com/ics-iddz-uht

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Schedule

18:00: Icebreaker on Miro

18.15: (FS:R) FutureSkills : Reading - Introduction

18.25: (FS:R) Addressing Basic Psychological Needs to Build Resilient Teams - with Yulia Lenina

19.25: Q&A

19:45: Close

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We look forward to seeing you there!

Adam and Stu

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About (FS:R) FutureSkills : Reading - Our mission is to grow the community of future facing technologists in Reading and share new trends and techniques that will help us accelerate into the future.

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