Tapping into your own authenticity is the first step

Every person has the power to communicate and connect authentically. If you can do that, you begin to establish TRUST. And trust turns into more abundance, more collaboration, more success.

What people don’t realize is in order to get clear and make connections with people, we first need to understand HOW to discover our own truth, and share it with others in a way that resonates. And this must be accomplished in a professional and time-efficient manner.

Ash will present a framework for quick, authentic communication as she takes the audience on an interactive journey to first understand self, and then connect with others.

This method helps people experience the difference between expressing thoughts, feelings and desires - in real-time. When people learn to communicate from all three places, we are showing up as the most authentic version of ourselves.

Takeaways:

•  Authentically communicate thoughts, feelings and desires
• Use storytelling for deeper interpersonal connection
• Feel more clear and confident with who they are empowering them to show up as their true self consistently
• Increase trust among co-workers, colleagues and customers
• Make stronger connections with people in a shorter amount of time

How do you make sure everyone feels part of team?

In this session, learn how to master the Art of Inclusive Leadership. By turning the lens inward first, we can fully explore our own unconscious biases and exclusionary practices. Our ability to personify the inclusion we are striving for is critical to our personal success and the success of our companies. Only then can we truly lead.

In this entertaining and provocative talk, Ash will explore the vital components of Inclusive Leadership. With wildly funny and poignant stories, and a tough yet deeply compassionate stance, Ash elevates her audience beyond empathy into the realm of personal discovery, and challenges every listener to take personal responsibility for creating a much bigger societal shift.

Takeaways:

• Understanding the traits of Inclusive Leadership and how to implement them
• Creating Strategies for Individualized Leadership Development
• Empowering all participants to uplevel their inclusion practices

Mastering Everyday Leadership

Anyone can be great once. How can we lead every day in everything we do? When we find the power of our unique version of leadership, those core principles are the same whether we are talking to our client, our boss, our child or the barista behind the counter. The way we do anything is the way we do everything. In order to lead every day, in everything we do, we must identify, practice and improve our particular leadership style.

In this humorous and relatable talk, Ash outlines the 8 pillars of everyday leadership – Empathy, Responsibility, Courage, Grace, Individuality, Humility, Patience and Authenticity. By sharing personal stories, extracting universal messages and presenting the audience with challenges that are both plausible yet outside of our comfort zones, Ash motivates the audience to both strive to be a better version of themselves and make tangible plans to get there.

Takeaways:

• Understand the 8 pillars of Everyday Leadership and how to practice them
• Identify and enhance your individual leadership brand
• Examine your leadership growth opportunities and design strategies to broaden your leadership tool kit.

Finding the courage to speak your mind is just the first step

In a world of 6 second videos and 140 character tweets, sometimes we don’t take the time to think about the words we use—or the impact those words have on other people. With a blend of personal stories and relatable antidotes, Ash unpacks how word choice affects people. She helps you understand the need for inclusive language in so many aspects of our lives—everyday conversation, institutional forms, policy initiatives.

Someone may not feel like a word or phrase or lack of inclusive language affects them if they are not in the marginalized group. But, it is critical to find the empathy in other people’s struggles in order to create a stronger community. That empathy is most easily discovered when we begin listening to each other’s stories and we know what it is like walk a mile, or even just a couple steps, in someone else’s shoes.

Takeaways:

• Understand the impact our words can have on others
• Examine our biases that stop us from using inclusive language
• Recognize situations where we can serve as active allies