By Chester Elton & Adrian Gostick Speakers on Organizational Culture, Employee Engagement and Leadership We were chatting with a CEO last week about the crisis that is 2020 and how it has affected employees’ mental health. He confided, “As leaders, it’s time to remove our…
Communication
5 Steps to Booking a Speaker
Updated May 21, 2025 In March, our world changed and the speaking business was not immune. With grace & skill, our great speakers rose to the occasion, developing fascinating and inspiring content that they could deliver virtually. The good news is that booking a speaker with The…
Top 10 Trending Speakers of Summer 2020
The world changed in unprecedented ways in early 2020 and the effects of those changes are being felt on a global scale. With approximately 40 million people working remotely or working from home across North America right now, we have had to shift our ways of thinking about our businesses…
Are You Doing What’s Important?
By Molly Fletcher – Inspiring Speaker on Leadership, Business Development, and Peak Performance Discipline is doing what you want most; not necessarily what you want right now. When we set goals, whether short- or long-term, we’re clear on what we want to achieve. We have goals, we…
Look to the Future for Help Working Through what Bothers You
By Josh Linkner, Tech Entrepreneur, CEO, and Best-Selling Author In stressful times, it’s easy to get derailed by matters that might be viewed as trivial under ordinary circumstances. A colleague shows up late to a Zoom call, the client changes her mind mid-stream, the boss unleashes an unnecessary…
First Things First: Recognizing & Adapting to Change
By Whitney Johnson, Author and Co-Founder, with Clayton Christensen, Rose Park Advisors’ Disruptive Innovation Fund One day, a few weeks ago, I had a plan. I often do. I had a plan, but the plan had to change. They often do. My intent was to…
5 Leadership Keys to Communicate & Connect in a Crisis
By Colette Carlson, Author & Motivational Speaker on Human Behaviour and Communication Six years ago my car was in the middle of a five-car pileup. I distinctly remember the moments that followed as individuals emerged from their cars. No one appeared to be physically injured, although one…
Teamwork, the Key to High Performance and Success
Carey Lohrenz talks about Leadership & Teamwork in high pressure situations and how to get the most from your team to deliver bottom line results. Learn more about Carey Lohrenz’s live and virtual keynote presentations with The Sweeney Agency. As the first female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in the U.S.
4 Things You Must Do to Survive Social Distancing
About Bill Acheson Bill Acheson is an expert in nonverbal communication. Since 1985, Bill has taught communication at the University of Pittsburgh. As a keynote speaker, he uses his knowledge of nonverbal communication, body language, to teach professionals how to project themselves with greater impact. In the process…
Top 10 Speakers on How to Lead Your Team When They Are Working Remotely
Dr. Rhea Seddon | NASA Astronaut, Medical Doctor, Author and Speaker on Leadership & Teamwork Dr. Rhea Seddon is a woman of many firsts, was one of only six women in a class of 100 in medical school – and the first woman ever accepted to her…