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…
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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…
3 Tips to Getting Potential Customers to Open Up
By Diana Kander, New York Times Bestselling Author and Speaker on Innovation Three years ago, I was coaching a successful company that was very confused about the failure of a recent product launch. When I was first hired, they told me they were convinced they had done everything…
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…
Why are Stock Prices Going Up When the Economy is in Ruins? Here’s some context…
By Geoff Colvin It’s the question on every investor’s mind. Google “Why is the stock market going up?” and you get 2.8 billion answers. Yet many of them (we haven’t checked them all) ignore or minimize a significant factor. The once-a-century strangeness of this downturn has combined…
What I Learned as a Crisis Communicator
By Libby Gill This week’s Twitter hack got me thinking about my past career as head of public relations and communications for three major Hollywood studios. You might not think that my entertainment background would qualify me to talk about crisis communication, but you’d be…
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. Navy, having flown missions worldwide as a combat-mission-ready United States Navy pilot, Carey Lohrenz is used to working in fast-moving, dynamic environments, where inconsistent execution can generate catastrophic results. The same challenges are found in business: markets change, customer needs evolve and if you do not adapt quickly your company is at risk. Carey is a powerhouse in the field of delivering engaging leadership, high performing organizations and diversity training in her motivating and engaging keynote presentations. Her mastery of these fundamentals can help your team triumph in this high-risk, time-crunched world.
What Indiana Jones Can Teach Us About Business
Sterling Hawkins, Innovation Speaker with The Sweeney Agency, discusses what leaders can learn about business from Indiana Jones. Sterling Hawkins is a top-rated keynote speaker on innovation, transformational leadership and exponential growth. His keynotes share meaningful strategies to drive change. Book Sterling Hawkins for your next event by contacting TheSweeneyAgency.com
10 Breakthrough Speakers
March 8th marks International Women’s Day. The theme for 2021 is Choose to Challenge. How will your organization help forge a gender equal world this year? We’ve selected these speakers because they are leaders in their fields, from science to media; the military to business; geopolitics to outer space;…