lisa Schmidt
Leaders and HR professionals will be inspired to ditch pricey, ineffective leadership development programs and replace them with potent practices that catalyze potential and bolster workplace culture.
A seasoned coach, speaker and leadership development expert, I help leaders and organizations focus on what matters, and act with courage in crafting compelling, powerful strategies, along with the road maps and people practices to get there.
More than a coach and strategy development facilitator, I am a thinking partner and paradigm challenger who leverages my experience leading the organizational development function with iconic organizations such as the CBC, the Hospital for Sick Children and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health – and internationally with the Humanitarian Coaching Network – to embolden leaders and organizations to build workplace cultures where human potential is expressed and impact is significant, and where leadership development practices improve employee engagement and inspire discretionary effort.
A former speechwriter credited with writing "the Million Dollar speech" for a hospital fundraising campaign, the recipient of Canadian Council literary funding, former contributor to Forbes on leadership and coaching, and coach to senior leaders in finance, broadcasting, healthcare and international development, I understand how language is critical to leadership, and use my skills to help leaders hone their ability to influence and inspire—and embed powerful practices into their days that help teams thrive and leave a lasting legacy.
A seasoned coach, speaker and leadership development expert, I help leaders and organizations focus on what matters, and act with courage in crafting compelling, powerful strategies, along with the road maps and people practices to get there.
More than a coach and strategy development facilitator, I am a thinking partner and paradigm challenger who leverages my experience leading the organizational development function with iconic organizations such as the CBC, the Hospital for Sick Children and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health – and internationally with the Humanitarian Coaching Network – to embolden leaders and organizations to build workplace cultures where human potential is expressed and impact is significant, and where leadership development practices improve employee engagement and inspire discretionary effort.
A former speechwriter credited with writing "the Million Dollar speech" for a hospital fundraising campaign, the recipient of Canadian Council literary funding, former contributor to Forbes on leadership and coaching, and coach to senior leaders in finance, broadcasting, healthcare and international development, I understand how language is critical to leadership, and use my skills to help leaders hone their ability to influence and inspire—and embed powerful practices into their days that help teams thrive and leave a lasting legacy.
Everything We've Been Taught about Leadership Development is Wrong!
FORMAT: Keynote or Webinar (45-60 min) :: Workshop (one hour; or up to half-day)
This program is perfect for:
- HR professionals, leadership training professionals
- Senior organizational leaders
The audience will leave with:
- Understanding how low employee engagement, high turnover and disheartening workplace cultures can all be traced back to ineffective leadership...
Leaders: What's in the way IS the way
FORMAT: Keynote or Webinar (45-60 min) :: Workshop (one hour; or up to half-day)
This program is perfect for:
- Leaders seeking to strengthen self-awareness, relational and conflict skills, and the ability to influence, inspire and motivate
- Emerging leaders transitioning from technical skills and strengths to people-first practices
The audience will leave with:
- An understanding that...
Leading Through Uncertainty: Lessons from Surviving Cancer
FORMAT: Keynote or Webinar (45-60 min) :: Workshop (one hour; or up to half-day)
This program is perfect for:
- Leaders at all levels tasked with leading through change, uncertainty and turmoil
- Leaders seeking to expand their perspectives on effective leadership
- Leaders approaching or at the limits of their resilience and urgently need to adopt new approaches to lead in times of turbulence and...
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