Sample talks
Looking for an expert on team dynamics and leadership to present to your organization? Here are some of Mary Ann’s most popular speaking topics. Always interactive as well as educational, each talk will be customized to your group’s interest and needs. She’s also happy to craft something specific for your group.
Mastery
Cultivate the skill of learning so you can be a more impactful leader
Building competence in anything new follows a series of predictable stages and there are specific things you can do to accelerate your development. Drawing from the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition, this talk introduces participants to the fundamentals of mastery.
Leading with Purpose
Deepen your impact
Leading with purpose is about being in touch with what is meaningful to you and applying it your work. It propels us to take risks despite our personal fears and insecurities and gives us the resilience to navigate change and challenge. This workshop guides participants through the process of clarifying and connecting with their personal sense of purpose.
Bridging the Confidence Gap
Turn your self-doubt into action
Self-doubt is natural. What you do with it matters. If we wait until we feel confident to act or speak, we miss out on opportunities. In this talk, participants learn practical ways to turn their doubt into constructive actions that enable them to deliver their message with confidence.
Cultivating a Positive Outlook
Moods and their impact
You may not be able to control your circumstances, but you can manage your attitude. Leaders who maintain a positive outlook are able to inspire confidence, commitment and performance. By contrast, a leader’s negative mood is infectious and demotivating. This talk will outline what goes into “Mood EQ” and offers steps for cultivating a more effective outlook in the face of challenges.
Creating Alignment
Bring people together for a common good
One of the secret superpowers of great leaders is the ability to align themselves and others to a common good. It’s a skill that will allow you to work together with colleagues, direct reports clients and managers to navigate obstacles, problems, conflict and change. Alignment isn’t something you can set and forget. You need to do it over and over. In this talk, I’ll lay out what alignment is (and isn’t) and offer a path for creating it.