We live in a time where the need for the skills required for transformational leadership are at an all-time high. As many of the bedrock institutions of western society (family, education, government, religion, etc) have lost some luster from previous generations, and blindly saluting the hierarchical structures has gone by the wayside, the question "Why?" has become preeminent. Why should I listen to you? Why should I follow you? Why should I respect or trust you? Why are YOU the leader? Why and how does it impact and benefit me to buy-in and follow? Why should we hire YOU to lead? Why and how are you going to be different than your predecessor? The value & ultimate success of leaders is in direct correlation to their ability to successfully convince those they lead and answer to that they are the person for the job in any environment or problem they may be posed with.
Make no mistake, leaders are in the reality creation business, and we will talk about and explore the 4 Main tools of transformational leaders (through both a historical lens & personal anecdote):
I have personally gotten (not had to) but gotten the honor of taking over leadership of some of the direst and historically dysfunctional organizations in the sports world at a historically young age. This speech looks at the actions, decisions and psychology of Agents of Change/Transformational leaders and how to lead through chaos and crisis.
Humans are not machines. They have a natural tendency to fear, avoid or distrust what they don't understand, cannot see, or cannot control. As such, even the most successful and properly chosen business systems, be it Six-Sigma, BSC, Kaizen, KPI's or anything else are doomed to fail if they are not properly socialized into the fabric of the organization with education, proof, buy-in, empowerment and tapping into intrinsic motivation over carrot & stick. This speech looks at historical and personal anecdotal ways to do this. Leaning heavily on the anecdotal side which I have vast experience on.
This speech looks at the prevailing concept or feeling that it's lonely at the top of leadership, and quickly moves beyond that in order to delve into what to do about it, and how to navigate it successfully.
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This speech looks at learning, teaching, coaching and development across a multitude of spectrum, including neurodivergence, and assembles the newest data and debunks old urban legends in a way that is tangible and instantly usable for leaders/teachers/coaches in all industries.
Blake Williams is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Transformational Leadership & Reality Creation, The Art of Leading Change: Transformational Leadership & Agents of Change, Measuring People: Socializing performance metrics and decision-making analytics within a human organization, It's Lonely at the Top and Making it Stick: Concept Learning & Concept Teaching for 21st century. The estimated speaking fee range to book Blake Williams for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Blake Williams generally travels from Cleveland, OH, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Steve Young, Mike Ditka, Kevin O'Connell, Robert Saleh and Matt Rhule. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Blake Williams for an upcoming live or virtual event.
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