On-line and in-person talks with real takeaways.
Want me to speak at your next event, lunch-and-learn, or webinar? Below are some of the topics I’ve spoken on in the past. Please get in touch to talk about your specific needs, audience, and timeline.
An Introduction to Conversational Intelligence®
An Introduction to Conversational Intelligence®
Conversational Intelligence® (C-IQ) gives us insights into how conversations activate our brain’s trust and distrust networks. Learn how to understand and architect conversations, and how you and your team can shape the culture of your environment based on mutual trust.
Length: 60 minutes
Audience: Anyone who wants needs to work with others as a team
Key Takeaways: You’ll leave the presentation with:
- An understanding of what C-IQ means
- Tips on how to have conversations will consistently positive impact.
Please contact me if you’d like to schedule this presentation.
MVP Redefined for More Successful Projects
MVP Redefined for More Successful Projects
Leaders in tech are usually under pressure to do more with less, usually at the risk of sacrificing quality and/or their personal well-being. Learn how to see MVP as something more impactful to you and your organization.
Length: 60 minutes
Audience: Anyone who leads a team or a project
Key Takeaways: You’ll leave the presentation with:
- Key frameworks to use in your projects so that you aren’t wasting valuable time and resources
- Specific questions you need to ask and answer throughout your projects’ life cycle
Please contact me if you’d like to schedule this presentation.
Building Happy Teams
Building Happy Teams
I have the proud reputation of being a role model as a people manager and team builder. My approach is to simply be respectful of everyone and to apply common sense. In this presentation, you’ll learn what has worked successfully for me distilled into a few basic concepts.
Length: 60 minutes
Audience: Managers who want to attract the best talent
- New to their roles or teams
- Seasoned, but need new ideas
Key Takeaways: You’ll leave the presentation with:
- A simple way to remember the concepts
- An overview of the key elements
- Ideas to apply the concepts
- A completed personal element
Please contact me if you’d like to schedule this presentation.
Ctrl-Shift: Why needed
Ctrl-Shift: Why needed
Having worked in large organizations, I’ve seen and experienced many different leadership styles. The most effective and respected leaders recognize the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility they have to create positive working environments. In this presentation you’ll learn the importance of constantly shifting the way you lead others and yourself.
Length: 60 minutes
Audience: Managers at all levels
Key Takeaways: You’ll leave the presentation with:
- 3 key reasons to make a shift
- How to identify your Leadership Energy
- What it means to have Leadership Presence
- How you can improve Leadership Engagement
Like hardware and software, you can keep upgrading, integrating, debugging, refactoring, and making a difference… or… you can risk becoming obsolete.
Please contact me if you’d like to schedule this presentation.
Do HAPPY to Be HAPPY
Do HAPPY to Be HAPPY
Sometimes, even after you have landed your dream job or think you have finally achieved that elusive work-life balance, you are left wondering if this all there is. What’s missing? You deserve to be happy! Learn how you can follow my simple 5-step HAPPY program (Humility, Aspiration, Presence, Personality, and Yardstick) to increase your personal and professional happiness.
Length: 60 minutes
Audience: Anyone who want to keep growing
Key Takeaways: You’ll leave this presentation with:
- An understanding of the HAPPY steps
- Personal actions for doing HAPPY to be HAPPY
Please contact me if you’d like to schedule this presentation.
Supporting Women in STEM - from the Inside
Supporting Women in STEM - from the Inside
In October 2016, a report from AnitaB.org revealed that women held just 21.7 percent of technical roles among 60 companies with a total of 1.4 million U.S. employees. It also revealed that due to a promotion gap, jobs for women at the senior and executive levels continue to lag entry-level jobs. As a result turnover rates among women in the tech industry is increasing.
Learn what you can do to help close the gender gap.
Length: 60 minutes
Audience: Supporters of Women in STEM
Key Takeaways: You’ll leave this presentation with:
- Why we need to build upon Diversity and Inclusion Programs
- What changes are needed from the Inside
- How you can personally make a difference while enhancing your leadership skills
Please contact me if you’d like to schedule this presentation.