Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, New York Times best-selling author, and recipient of the 2023 World’s #1 Leadership Guru award for three years running.
Deemed “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace and the worldplace.” Cy Wakeman works with organizations globally to ditch the drama, hardwire accountability in their teams and turn excuses into results.
As the founder of Reality-Based Leadership, she inspires audiences to modernize their approach to leading their teams which enables them to succeed in spite of the challenging circumstances they face. Her thought-provoking insights capture the hearts and minds of attendees of all backgrounds, helping them realize that success and happiness in their careers is their natural state - once the drama is gone.
Cy’s client list includes Google, Meta, Viacom, NBC Universal, Keurig Dr. Pepper, NASA, Pfizer, CVS, Johns Hopkins, Stanford Medicine, Bank of America, among others.
Cy Wakeman is a drama researcher, New York Times best-selling author, and recipient of the 2023 World’s #1 Leadership Guru award for three years running.
Deemed “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace and the worldplace.” Cy Wakeman works with organizations globally to ditch the drama, hardwire accountability in their teams and turn excuses into results.
As the founder of Reality-Based Leadership, she inspires audiences to modernize their approach to leading their teams which enables them to succeed in spite of the challenging circumstances they face. Her thought-provoking insights capture the hearts and minds of attendees of all backgrounds, helping them realize that success and happiness in their careers is their natural state - once the drama is gone.
Cy’s client list includes Google, Meta, Viacom, NBC Universal, Keurig Dr. Pepper, NASA, Pfizer, CVS, Johns Hopkins, Stanford Medicine, Bank of America, among others.
Finding Peace, Happiness, and Greatness in Transformative Times
In the midst of extreme challenges and disruption, peace, happiness, or greatness quickly start to seem like an impossibility. As humans, we quickly fall prey to the belief that we can't succeed in circumstances like these and many buy in to the belief that our new normal is one of stress, anxiety, conflict, and suffering. We throttle down to settle for just "getting through" and surviving until things get back to the way things were before.
But what if we had the power to invoke...
No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Drama, End Entitlement and Drive Big Results
Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace &Turn Excuses into Result
These are challenging times in our businesses today. In leadership, we must become willing to admit that the ways in which we have taught leaders to lead over the years is simply not working. These times are calling for a new type of leader, one who can bring peace, sanity, and results back to the workplace! In this session, Cy rocks audiences as she teaches the key principles of her new wave of Reality-Based Leadership™.
Hardwiring Accountability Into Your Workforce
Everyone is talking about accountability but few organizations are actually successful in ensuring that personal accountability is hardwired into their talent and everyday business operations. Join Cy as she breaks down the core competency of personal accountability and gives you no-nonsense, workable strategies to hire for, coach for, and develop for accountability in your workforce! After all, personal accountability is the foundation of Reality-Based Leadership™ - a revolution in...
Business Readiness: Ensuring Our Teams are Ready for What's Next
The Reality of Peace and Happiness at Work
Every day our teams are presented with challenges at work that feel insurmountable. Some days, we aren't even sure what priority is top of mind or whose direction we should follow. For many, work has never seemed tougher. Expectations continue to rise, and the workplace is so riddled with burnout and drama that it just seems - normal. Because of this, employees have come to believe that suffering is now part of working life. But not everyone is suffering. In fact, there is a group of...
Employee Engagement is Broken: Unlocking the True Driver of Employee Performance
For years, our organizations have been investing time, money and energy into engaging our employees based on the promise that engagement drives results. While engaging our employees is critical, it turns out that engagement isn't enough. Engagement without accountability is chaos. In this dynamic, provocative and groundbreaking presentation, you will be introduced to the concept of Reality-Based Engagement, where accountability and engagement intersect to produce awesome results. This will...
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NBC Universal Media, LLC
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V.W., CHRO, NBC Universal Media, LLC
Verificado @nbcuni.comThe response from our HR community has been overwhelming. They loved your message, and I think the whole experience provided a much-needed energy boost. The day exceeded my expectations, and it was the perfect launch to my new role - setting a new tone for our HR community.
Women Lead Change
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T.O.D., CEO, Women Lead Change
Verificado @iwlcleads.orgCy is consistently the highest-rated speaker at any event we host. This is especially notable when one considers the caliber of speakers who present at Women Lead Change events! She is also a speaker that provides ongoing opportunities for development, beyond her keynote. It is not uncommon for us to hear from organizations who use her books, podcasts, and videos as regular components to staff meetings and employee resource groups long after the conference.
Southwest Credit
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J.A.H., CEO, Southwest Credit
Verificado @sw-credit.com“Cy ’s approach to Reality -Based Leadership is practical, relevant and exactly what today’s leaders really need. This is definitely a must read for every success-oriented leader and manager.”
Liberty Bank
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R.O., President and CEO, Liberty Bank
Cy Wakeman's book delivers a powerful message. Required reading.
Center for Leadership at University of Dayton
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B.K., Executive Director, Center for Leadership at University of Dayton
Verificado @udayton.eduI wanted to share the fantastic feedback we've received from Cy's programs over the years. I am grateful for the passion that she brings to her presentations and for the experience that those attending (including myself) are able to take away from her sessions. Cy's presentations are some of the highest rated Executive Programs we've had at the Center since 2010, and Wow...she just gets better and better each time!
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- The Reality-Based Rules of the Workplace: Know What Boosts Your Value, Kills You
- Life's Messy, Live Happy: Things Don't Have to Be Perfect for You to Be Content
- Reality-Based Leadership: Ditch the Drama, Restore Sanity to the Workplace, and
- No Ego: How Leaders Can Cut the Cost of Workplace Drama, End Entitlement, and Dr