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Forward-thinking companies recognize that making the most of their workforce is a strategic necessity in a fast-changing world characterized by VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity). Unfortunately when everyone is busy and overwhelmed employee talent, ideas, concerns, and creativity often go to waste. Organizations want engagement from their workforce, but the emotional investment employees make looks more like complacency, resignation, or resistance.

It’s time for a breath of fresh air. In this tactical and motivational session Andrea outlines the Dynamics of Influence model for cultural engagement and talent optimization. Takeaways include:

  • Learn the essential elements of talent optimization in 2023-2024 and why the stakes are so high
  • Understand the cost of wasted potential in your organization and why it’s important to take action now
  • Develop a compelling business case for urgent change
  • Discover how to move people from complacency, resignation, and resistance to true engagement
  • Analyze your program against the “4 Essential Elements of Successful Professional Development Programs That Attract & Optimize Valued Talent in 2024”
  • Learn how using the Dynamics of Influence model and the 6 levers of engagement can turn your your talent development strategy from “good intentions” into intentional execution that inspires employees to bring their best to work

As a learning organization, you need people to be a Voice of Influence® in and on behalf of your organization. A Voice of Influence® develops their voice, clarifies their mission, and builds into their team. They need an authentic voice, clear communication, courage to take calculated risks, and the ability to take initiative and make decisions.

As an agent of change you can turn your vision into reality by gaining the tools necessary to sell your idea and get buy-in from key stakeholders, including those on the front lines. This tactical and inspirational keynote is customized for your particular group and can be offered as part of our VOI for Young Professionals (Gen Z) program.

In this engaging session, you will learn how to:

  • Own your expertise and voice your perspective
  • Share your ideas in a way that inspires others to take action
  • Develop your credibility with coworkers, supervisors, and customers
  • Have a significant impact on the success of the people, process, product, and profit of your business
  • Learn to create a strategic action plan that gets it done

The path to effective leadership is filled with internal tensions that hold people back from achieving the impact and connection they want to have in the world. How do leaders decide what projects to pursue and what issues to advocate for? How do they determine what opportunities to take or create for themselves? This inspirational keynote is offered in 20-minute to 1-hour timeframes. Takeaways may include:
  • Highlights / illustrations from Andrea’s book UNFROZEN: Stop Holding Back and Release the Real You
  • Three internal tensions that hold leaders back and how to relieve them so you are free to pursue your ambitions
  • Identify what makes your voice unique and valuable to your organization, community, and the world
  • Learn how to harness purpose to your passion so you can make wise decisions about when to invest your time and energy into a problem you want to solve and when to move on
  • Inspirational closing poem

Learn about ‘Unfrozen’ here.

What People are Saying

“Andrea is an engaging storyteller, captivating the audience from the moment she steps on stage. More importantly, her session is a must-have for any event or gathering where the goal is to help leaders discover how to help their customer service teams become trusted advisors that drive loyalty and sales. Even in just a short time, Andrea can create a long-lasting shift in mindset, action, and results.”

Angelique Rewers, CEO // The Corporate Agent

“Andrea walks her talk. Her presentation on engaging leaders had our audience of leaders engaged from the start. Pulling from both her own in-depth professional experience, as well as a cross-functional spectrum of best practices, she delivered practical yet powerful strategies and actionable takeaways. She was motivational, thought provoking, and a pure joy to have on our stage. Our audience truly enjoyed her presentation.”

Phil Dyer, EVP // The Corporate Agent

“My favorite session of the conference!”

Conference Attendee

“I wish I had the Dynamics of Influence model to understand people and how to influence them when I first started leading change! Knowing your audience is everything.”

Karen Worstell, CEO // W Risk Group; former CISO // Microsoft

“Andrea is a skilled moderator, compelling public speaker, and a thought leader in transforming customer service operations. As a moderator, her preparation was more thorough and helpful than any panel I’ve been on. She was very invested in the success of the discussion, and the panel reflected that. It felt very much like a conversation, and her follow-up questions were great prompts to expand the discussion.”

Tim Bay, Head of Digital Marketing/Ecommerce // Fellowes Brands

“I went to my B-Schoolers and said “Does anyone have a great idea for a bonus that you think would be valuable?” And we got so many responses like probably 50 or 60 people with great ideas. But I chose yours and it was all around the profit plan reality check, diving into your profit, how you’re making money, what are your expenses look like, how are you evaluating this, and how are you planning for this. Andrea nailed it!”

Amy Porterfield, Online Marketing Entrepreneur and Podcast Host

“Andrea really listened to what I had to say prior to the presentation, and it was evident in the information she presented to us. Topics, advice, suggestions, and encouragement that was customized for us! Andrea uses her gifts of compassion, listening, and leading to empower others to be the best versions of themselves.”

Amber Larson, Team Lead and Retreat Planner in Education

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