Executive leadership is the ability to influence and guide individuals to get their best performance. The content featured in this category provides valuable insights for executive leaders on how to manage their teams better and meet organizational goals.
Great leadership is rooted in the power to inspire action and create meaningful impact. In this dynamic session, Carrie A. Weaver, management consultant and executive coach at Silver Branch Consulting, shared the four key elements of influence as well as how to harness each one to elevate leadership presence and drive positive change within your...
Leading a team is challenging, especially when it feels like you’re constantly putting out fires. While results are crucial, it’s relationships that truly drive success. Too often, we hit the snooze button on the most vital part of our business — our people. Ready to elevate your leadership? In this energetic and interactive session, join...
Katie Briscoe is the CEO of MMGY Global, a $100 million integrated travel marketing firm operating around the world. Katie leads international strategy and agency operations across five continents and hundreds of travel clients while shaping policy for over 550 team members in 14 global offices. She also leads an international management team that focuses...
In improv, before your team gets on stage, you’re in the green room feeling all the nervous and anxious energy of, as comedian and author Andrea Flack-Wetherald put it, “performing comedy on demand for a room full of drunk people that have high expectations.” Flack-Wetherald, who authored “The Funny Thing About Forgiveness: What Every Leader...
In today’s challenging business environment, it’s clear that traditional leadership approaches are no longer enough. The demands of the modern workplace call for a new type of leader — one who can restore peace, sanity, and drive meaningful results. Cy Wakeman, New York Times best-selling author, drama researcher and founder of Reality-Based Leadership, will partner...
Leading a team is challenging, especially when it feels like you’re constantly putting out fires. While results are crucial, it’s relationships that truly drive success. Too often we hit the snooze button on the most vital part of our business — our people. Courtney Ramsey, leadership development consultant and author of “Share Your Genius: 35...
Forgiveness is the least talked about but most important leadership soft skill. In this keynote presentation, social worker, comedian, author and speaker Andrea Flack-Wetherald teaches leaders how to use improvised comedy and mindfulness to make forgiveness — of big and small things — a part of their daily lives. By embracing forgiveness, leaders will be...
In 2022, Qualtrics concluded that the frontline labor shortage would force organizations to closely examine the intersection of their employee and customer experience, saying employees wanted “customer grade” experiences. The 2024 Employee Experience Trends report suggests many businesses are still missing the mark when it comes to their employees, particularly those on the front line,...
Odessa “OJ” Jenkins grew up in sports — she was a Division 1 basketball athlete and started playing football at the age of 27. At the same time, she was making huge strides in the technology sector, working as the chief operating officer of a tech firm. A football player and coach who also leads...
As a self-confessed “recovering corporate executive,” Cindy Solomon’s mission is to radically update the way we think about and practice leadership in order to create high-performance teams focused on customer experience and results. In this keynote session, Solomon, founder and CEO of Courageous Leadership Institute, addresses the importance of courageous leadership in driving a culture...
