Wally Schmader

Wally Schmader

Best Selling Author & Leadership Expert

VA, US
Insightful & interactive leadership and team development workshops led by a recognized thought leader and best-selling author.

Wally Schmader is the co-author of the best-selling "What Exceptional Leaders Know", the widely acclaimed book for progressive leaders everywhere, and the author of "Full Contact Leadership", the innovative leadership book first published in 2006.

He is the Co-Founder of the Exceptional Leaders Lab, a worldwide community of progressive business leaders focused on making a positive difference in their organizations. Wally has coached thousands of leaders through conferences, webinars, broadcasts, and videos.

His powerful collaborative approach has helped leaders and aspiring leaders all over the world to improve their leadership skills and their understanding of how to positively influence people and organizations.

Wally specializes in developing leaders, optimizing teamwork, improving communication and increasing the possibilities for organizations. 

Wally Schmader is the co-author of the best-selling "What Exceptional Leaders Know", the widely acclaimed book for progressive leaders everywhere, and the author of "Full Contact Leadership", the innovative leadership book first published in 2006.

He is the Co-Founder of the Exceptional Leaders Lab, a worldwide community of progressive business leaders focused on making a positive difference in their organizations. Wally has coached thousands of leaders through conferences, webinars, broadcasts, and videos.

His powerful collaborative approach has helped leaders and aspiring leaders all over the world to improve their leadership skills and their understanding of how to positively influence people and organizations.

Wally specializes in developing leaders, optimizing teamwork, improving communication and increasing the possibilities for organizations. 

The Five Conversations Leaders Must Get Right

Effective leadership is all about communication. Understanding how to handle the most important management conversations is the key to improving team performance, retaining talent and increasing team accountability. Participants will leave this interactive session with important new communication tools.

  • A descriptive review of the 5 conversations leaders must get right 
  • Learning when to have a certain conversation 
  • Leadership scripting to make...
Educational / Informative

Organizing Your Personal Board of Directors

This tactic is used by super-achievers everywhere. Our interactive session will teach participants how to leverage their relationships and aspirations to improve anything they want in their professional or personal lives. 

  • What is a PBOD & how to decide on yours
  • Recommended personal & professional areas to focus on
  • How to approach people to be on your PBOD
Educational / Informative

Diversity & Inclusion for Leaders

This dynamic participative session will illuminate why diverse teams perform better, describe & uncover personal & institutional biases, and deliver a go-forward plan for building a truly diverse & inclusive organization.  

  • In-depth explanation of why diverse teams perform better
  • Interactive exercises on unconscious bias
  • Discussions on micro-aggressions & generational bias
Educational / Informative

What Exceptional Leaders Know

This dynamic session will introduce concepts to your leadership team that will make them more effective and influential in their roles. Participants will leave the session with a new depth of understanding about humility, transparency, self-development, and leadership. 

  • Character & competency in leadership
  • The surprising importance of humility
  • Progressive self development for leaders
Educational / Informative

Developing Your Personal Brand

This in-depth interactive session will explain the importance of a person's personal brand and how it influences their performance & relationships. Participants will learn how to develop and manage their personal brands to increase their influence and effectiveness. 

  • Understanding & identifying your personal brand & reputation
  • Managing & improving your personal brand
  • How your personal brand influences your results
Educational / Informative

The Exceptional Leaders Playbook

This high-energy session is full of techniques & tactics used by the most progressive leaders. We'll go in-depth on having effective meetings, leadership transparency, unconscious bias, leadership humility and team development. Participants will leave the session with some new additions to their skill set. 

  • Making meetings work
  • Unconscious bias & leadership
  • Building a better you: Self development for leaders
Educational / Informative