Karen Schmidt

Karen Schmidt

QLD, AUSTRALIA
When you move from managing to keep your team members alive to releasing their full potential and seeing them thrive you know you're making a difference as a leader

Karen Schmidt CSP* is the Frontline Leadership expert.

Having authored 4 books and worked with over 20 industries in 8
countries, the senior leaders she meets tell her that most
leadership development programs they've tried don't work. She
has a process that does.

Karen believes that being a great leader is like being a great
gardener. Her unique Workplace Gardening Philosophy offers
your delegates a down to earth approach to leading that will
have them blooming in no time!


Through her highly interactive presentations she gives audiences
practical ideals on how to lead their teams to success. Karen
backs up her message with a range of resources and programs to
keep the message alive long after the event is over.

Karen Schmidt CSP* is the Frontline Leadership expert.

Having authored 4 books and worked with over 20 industries in 8
countries, the senior leaders she meets tell her that most
leadership development programs they've tried don't work. She
has a process that does.

Karen believes that being a great leader is like being a great
gardener. Her unique Workplace Gardening Philosophy offers
your delegates a down to earth approach to leading that will
have them blooming in no time!


Through her highly interactive presentations she gives audiences
practical ideals on how to lead their teams to success. Karen
backs up her message with a range of resources and programs to
keep the message alive long after the event is over.

THE LEADERSHIP GREENHOUSE

A more productive way to grow thriving frontline leaders

Healthy leaders are the driving force behind any successful organisation. They are the number one factor in higher employee engagement that leads to higher productivity. The future success or failure of your organisation is in the hands of those people who are in their first leadership positions today.

Frontline leaders are responsible for up to 80% of your workforce and yet they don't receive the development they deserve. I...

Educational / Informative

THE GREEN THUMB LEADER

How to go from surviving to thriving as a frontline leader

Being a frontline leader or small business owner today is challenging. In fact it is probably more challenging to lead now that it ever has been. The business environment has changed, with timeframes getting shorter and shorter and your organisation wanting more and more from you. At the same time you are expected to operate with tighter budgets and less support. 

I believe that...

Educational / Informative

WORKSHOPS DON'T WORK

Why most frontline leadership programs fail and how to create a system that gets results

So you know it is essential to develop your frontline leaders but your attempts to date have only been somewhat successful. You may have spent a lot of money on workshops or be contemplating introducing a new program but are hesitating because in the back of your mind you aren't sure it will work.

The truth is that no matter how skilled the facilitator or how...

Educational / Informative

THE LEADERS TOOLKIT FOR SUCCESS

3 tools that will boost your success as a frontline leader or small business owner

Whether you lead a frontline team in a large organisation or a leader of people in a small business, you are always looking for ways to make your job easier and get a better outcome. There is so much advice out there on what to do and what not to do that it can be overwhelming, so you just keep doing what you have always done and hope that you somehow get a different...

Educational / Informative