Stewart Liff
Stewart Liff is a dynamic, enthusiastic, innovative and entertaining speaker, who always leaves his audiences asking for more. An award-winning former government leader, a classically trained fine artist, the author of seven books and a columnist for Government Executive, he has given many speeches around the world (e.g. he gave keynote speeches at the Government HR Summit in Abu Dhabi and at the Marriot School of Business International Conference in Utah) on such topics as:
1) visual management,
2) building teams of leaders, and
3) improving the performance of government and its employees.
Offices that he led received many awards during his government career, including VA's New York Regional Office, which received the first Hammer Award from Vice President Al Gore for reinventing government and VA's Los Angeles Regional Office, which received OPM's highest performance award for his innovative "Visuals for Veterans" program.
Mr. Liffis is also an exceptional motivational speaker. For example, he recently gave a motivational speech to the University of Southern California. Here is an example of the reaction to that speech:
"Stew...I watched the video this morning. It is unbelievably honest and moving. I think anyone who was in the audience that day—or anyone who watches it online as I did—will benefit greatly from your experiences and your outlook on life. It is truly remarkable, and, in its understated way, ranks with the greatest motivational speeches I have ever heard or watched. I hope you have the opportunity to give this talk again and again—and that you have the courage and strength to continue to do so!" – E.C.
That speech was so well received that the following day USC asked Liff to save the date (April 29, 2019) to speak at their highly prestigious annual Choi Family Gala.
Stewart Liff is a dynamic, enthusiastic, innovative and entertaining speaker, who always leaves his audiences asking for more. An award-winning former government leader, a classically trained fine artist, the author of seven books and a columnist for Government Executive, he has given many speeches around the world (e.g. he gave keynote speeches at the Government HR Summit in Abu Dhabi and at the Marriot School of Business International Conference in Utah) on such topics as:
1) visual management,
2) building teams of leaders, and
3) improving the performance of government and its employees.
Offices that he led received many awards during his government career, including VA's New York Regional Office, which received the first Hammer Award from Vice President Al Gore for reinventing government and VA's Los Angeles Regional Office, which received OPM's highest performance award for his innovative "Visuals for Veterans" program.
Mr. Liffis is also an exceptional motivational speaker. For example, he recently gave a motivational speech to the University of Southern California. Here is an example of the reaction to that speech:
"Stew...I watched the video this morning. It is unbelievably honest and moving. I think anyone who was in the audience that day—or anyone who watches it online as I did—will benefit greatly from your experiences and your outlook on life. It is truly remarkable, and, in its understated way, ranks with the greatest motivational speeches I have ever heard or watched. I hope you have the opportunity to give this talk again and again—and that you have the courage and strength to continue to do so!" – E.C.
That speech was so well received that the following day USC asked Liff to save the date (April 29, 2019) to speak at their highly prestigious annual Choi Family Gala.
Dealing with Cancer: How My Attitude Increased My Altitude
Visual Performance Management
This is a cutting-edge concept that Stew pioneered, which combines generally accepted management principles along with the fine arts to help an organization reinforce the culture it is trying to achieve and help drive outstanding performance. Using pictures, videos and charts, as well as a drawing lesson from Stew, he will explain how the award-winning concept started in a government organization, how it works, who is using it and why, the results it has produced and the challenges you may...
How to Build A Team of Leaders
Workplace teams are supposed to harness employees' talents to tackle challenges, but the reality often falls short. Imagine having a team where everyone steps up and performs all of the leadership tasks, constantly shares knowledge and pushes the envelope--one that does long term planning and produces outstanding performance. This presentation will show attendees how to design systems that nurture the leadership potential of every employee--the key to creating high-performance teams.
How to Successfully Manage Government Employees
Managing government employees presents unique challenge, which the Trump Administration is currently dealing with. Stewart Liff, who has written more books on managing in government than anyone else in the world, will explain that you can get things done in government. He will clearly show how to manage government employees as proactively and decisively as their corporate counterparts, hold their staffs, teams, and departments accountable for productivity and results and develop a...
