Speaking & Signature Programs
Choosing a speaker for your conference or retreat can be a daunting task. Success hinges on selecting someone who can meet your team where they are, deliver relevant material, and bring the group together in a way that sparks engagement.
Our specialty areas include proactive communication, really effective collaboration, and mentoring the next generation of leaders. Our signature programs are outlined below and we’re always willing to work with you on a custom program for your unique situation.
Signature Programs
The Three Ps of Proactive Communication
Telling stories is how we share our work. The threads of these stories are woven into how we talk to partners, volunteers, funders and even ‘potentials,’ the people who don’t yet know us, but realize after hearing our stories that we’re exactly who they’ve been looking for.
Key Takeaways:
- The Three Ps of Proactive Communication
- Optimize limited staff and resources
- Know who and where your audience is
- Master the art of asking for help
- Organize a plan that works for you
Start with Better Meetings
Learn a simple and repeatable process to transform meetings from mundane to meaningful and supercharge the productivity of your team.
Key Takeaways:
- Learn three common meeting mishaps, along with tactics to fix them
- Introduce the 5-step Better Meetings method and planning tools
- Practice the Take Ten agenda process using the concept of effective meeting math
- Create a plan for real-word application in a specific meeting
Run the Hill First
Designed for the next generation of effective leaders, this program gets to the very core of what makes managers effective.
Key Takeaways:
- Stepping into a new role with grace
- Cultivating a support system
- Setting (and keeping) healthy boundaries; Mapping a plan that works
- Communicating effectively
- Managing & motivating a team
- Modeling recognition, reflection, & rest
“Kelly has a great talent for organizing vague ideas into an actionable plan. She sees the bigger picture and finds a way to meet goals in a better way. She also sees peoples strengths and draws those out so the whole process is inclusive and highly engaging“
Emily Hendrickson | Former DEI Coordinator, DCNR