Imagine the world we would live in if we all realized our gifts…
Signature Talks
Hello, Kind Soul: Kindness as a Core Value of Leadership
The world doesn’t always see kindness as a strength, especially in the realm of leadership. In this talk, we’ll explore how kindness becomes a driving force for improved collaboration among educators and superior outcomes within teams. We’ll uncover practical approaches to leverage kindness as a tool for strengthening connections, fostering a positive work environment, and achieving remarkable collective results.
This keynote presentation builds on ideas discussed in the Hello, Kind Soul podcast to inspire and equip leaders with the transformative power of kindness for enhanced leadership, collaboration, and overall success.
Building a Culture of Safety, Authenticity, and Innovation
During this interactive conversation we will discuss the importance of creating a school culture that values agency, belonging, worth, and authenticity. Additionally, we will explore three questions:
Who gets the space to be at peace at work?
Who gives and gets permission to be heard, valued, and affirmed?
How can we shift culture in a way that improves innovation and outcomes, while valuing diverse perspectives, identities, and voices?
Advice to My Adolescent Self: Three Keys Moving into Your Future
In this talk, we share three key messages that students can take with them on their journey into adulthood. Each message is intended to help tear down self-limiting beliefs that could become barriers if not explored in young adulthood:
Your most important relationship is with yourself.
Mistake-making moves you closer to success.
Love yourself as you love your best friend.
Building Systems of Care for Transformational Leadership
This keynote dives into the crucial role of self-care and collective-care in transformational leadership, with a special focus on trauma-informed care. Participants will explore three interconnected levels of care—self, group, and system— understanding how nurturing each contributes to school and district leaders thriving professionally and emotionally. The talk integrates trauma-informed care principles, offering practical strategies to empower leaders in fostering healing and resilience within themselves, their teams, and the broader community.
Merging Theory and Practice to Create Sustainable Change
In order to achieve and sustain equitable excellence, three elements must be in place: the structure to achieve that excellence, the process to take the necessary steps to it, and the mindset that will not quit. During this keynote, we will explore how each element complements the others and how all three must be leveraged to achieve true and sustainable progress. Participants will walk away with a deeper understanding of each core element, ready to reflect on how they are or are not represented in their current school environment and, if not, ready to enact new ideas to make it happen.
Self-Talk: Reimagining Purpose and Communication with Yourself
During this talk, teachers and principals will engage in a process of reflection to examine how their belief systems evolve over time and serve as opportunities or barriers that lead to innovation. These concepts are centered around ethical considerations of right and justice as a framework to move toward cultural proficiency. At the end of the session, participants will gain strategies that will support them to further align their words to actions as an integral part of cultivating equitable principles in themselves and their communities.
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