Natalie Johnson

Natalie Johnson Speaking Topics

• Dare to Lead™

  Based on the research of Brene Brown and led by Natalie, who was trained by Dr. Brown, Dare to Lead™ is focused on brave work, tough conversations and whole hearts. In particular, it focuses on the development of the four skillsets of courage: rumbling with vulnerability, living into your values, BRAVING Trust, and learning to rise.

  The audience will:

  • Learn what it means to “rumble with vulnerability” and understand the vital importance of vulnerability in great leadership
  • Identify core values and explore the difference between professing and practicing values
  • Explore the seven elements of trust and learn a framework for more productively resolving issues related to trust in the workplace
  • Practice a simple but powerful “learning to rise” strategy that immediately shifts mindset and improves performance

• Intentional Corporate Culture: From the Inside Out

  Workplace culture is a common topic among organizational leaders, with good reason. Recent research suggests culture is ten times more important than compensation in determining whether valuable employees will stay or leave. But culture is a complex concept to understand – and even more complex to change.

  The audience will:

  • Learn a simple, operational definition of culture
  • Understand where culture comes from and, thus, what is necessary to transform it over time
  • Identify the three most important responsibilities of every person and leader when it comes to intentionally designing and nurturing a thriving culture

Courageous Communication: The Inner Game

Traditional efforts to improve communication skills focus on models or strategies that, while valuable, overlook one key factor: the internal work that is often necessary to improve the way we communicate with others. Developing an impactful communication style requires that we attend to important elements of our “inner operating system” such as thoughts, feelings, values, and decision-making models.

The audience will:

• Describe at least five communication traps they fall into that undermine communication
• Identify their most pressing personal challenge when it comes to communication
• Understand how their inner narrative and stories will influence communication style
• Apply two simple but powerful tools for generating the right mindset to support better communication and the power of storytelling

Optimize Performance Though Energy Management

The research is clear that wellbeing, work performance, and organizational outcomes suffer in the long term unless leaders develop the ability to balance the demands of the modern work world through better management of their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual energy. This rich, interactive, and inspiring training helps leaders understand that health and wellness at work is not a luxury, but rather an absolute necessity for showing up as the best versions of themselves at work and at home.

The audience will:

• Connect daily decision making regarding energy and wellbeing to a greater purpose and powerful motivator for change
• Learn science-based behavioral strategies in each energy dimension (physical, emotional, mental and spiritual) to support managing and expanding energy as well as increase engagement, motivation and learning
• Practice a resiliency strategy that will help to identify stress as a performance enhancer
• Define the barriers to managing energy and understand why energy (instead of time) has more value

Stress: It’s Your Superpower!

Work and life today are busier and more emotionally demanding than ever. Although stress is a predominant factor in all our lives, research has revealed that the traditional way of viewing stress isn’t helpful and actually contributes to burnout. The science suggests we can use our stress to foster performance, better connect with those that matter, and even extend our life. This session will allow the audience to understand how they can create resilience during times of uncertainty.

The audience will:

• Update their thinking on stress based on the newest research
• Identify their biggest stressor and practice a powerful technique for changing their stress response
• Connect their experience of and response to stress to a greater purpose that serves to increase resilience even during times of uncertainty