Maximize strengths, prevent burnout! Colleen DelVecchio empowers teams to embrace strengths-based leadership for lasting impact & performance.
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Your insightful presentation was a highlight of the event and provided immense value to our attendees. We received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from participants who found your session both informative and inspiring.
Adara Sloane, Director
Events and Operation HCAF
Colleen DelVecchio empowers organizations to prevent burnout, boost engagement, and foster strengths-based leadership. As a dynamic keynote speaker and Gallup-certified coach, she delivers actionable strategies that inspire teams, drive cultural transformation, and equip leaders with the tools to navigate change, increase belonging, and maximize performance.
Keynote Speaker Colleen DelVecchio is a leading expert in strengths-based leadership, employee engagement, and organizational transformation. As the Founder and Chief Maximizer at Maxady LLC, she helps organizations prevent burnout, increase belonging, and develop high-performing teams. With years of experience as a corporate trainer and Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths coach, Colleen delivers dynamic keynotes packed with actionable insights that drive lasting change.
Colleen’s keynotes equip leaders and teams with the tools to embrace their strengths, navigate change, and foster a culture of resilience and inclusion. She shares real-world strategies that inspire immediate action, helping organizations create thriving workplaces where employees feel valued and engaged.
Book Colleen DelVecchio for your event to gain proven strategies for boosting performance, reducing turnover, and building a strong, purpose-driven workplace culture. With her engaging storytelling and data-driven approach, Colleen empowers audiences to unlock their full potential and drive meaningful business results.
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Your insightful presentation was a highlight of the event and provided immense value to our attendees. We received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback from participants who found your session both informative and inspiring.
Adara Sloane, Director Events and Operation HCAF
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I really needed to hear this today! You have such an amazing way of teaching that one can't help but feel connected with you and what you say. Know that you've impacted a life today
Alisha Coyne, E for All
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Colleen’s keynote at our inaugural She Leads conference was professional, enthusiastic and engaging. Our participants left feeling inspired, and motivated. We received so much great feedback that we brought her back as a keynote for our 3rd conference!
Moe Belliveau She Leads Conference Co-Chair
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Businesses thrive when everyone is empowered to push through their own boundaries and innovate. To truly unlock potential, we all must create an environment where everyone feels secure in expressing ideas, taking risks, and learning from mistakes without fear.
In this engaging keynote, you’ll discover the critical balance between challenging yourself and ensuring psychological safety. You’ll learn how to:
Encourage innovation through challenge: Create an environment where individuals are motivated to step out of their comfort zones and take on new challenges, knowing that growth comes from overcoming obstacles.
Build trust and psychological safety: Develop a culture where everyone feels safe to speak up, ask questions, and share unconventional ideas.
Support resilience and adaptability: Provide the tools and support necessary to recover from setbacks and learn from failure, making growth part of the organizational fabric.
Let’s face it—work changes all the time. It’s a constant squiggle!
In this fun and interactive keynote, we’ll dive into how to embrace the unexpected twists and turns and why those curveballs might be the best thing for your growth. Forget rigid plans; this talk is all about staying flexible, being open to new opportunities, and turning the unknown into your secret weapon.
You will walk away from this keynote being able to:
Recognize the Value of Adaptability: Understand how embracing unexpected changes and curveballs at work can lead to personal and professional growth.
Develop a Growth Mindset Toward Change: Learn practical strategies for shifting your mindset to view uncertainty and challenges as opportunities for creativity, innovation, and resilience.
Leverage Flexibility for Success: Gain tools and tips to turn the unexpected into an advantage, enabling you to navigate the squiggles of work with confidence and purpose.
With fun stories, practical tips, and a little humor, you'll walk away ready to embrace change like a pro and make every zig and zag work in your favor!
Leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all, yet many leaders fall into the trap of mimicking the styles of those they’ve worked for—whether or not those approaches align with their strengths, values, or personalities. In this inspiring and thought-provoking keynote, we’ll explore why authentic leadership is the key to unlocking your potential and empowering your team.
Through engaging stories, practical tools, and actionable insights, you’ll learn how to identify and embrace your unique leadership style. Forget trying to fit someone else’s mold; it’s time to lead your way—with authenticity, confidence, and impact. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just starting your leadership journey, this session will equip you to break free from imitation, embrace your individuality, and inspire others like never before.
Does your company culture lead to burnout? Is burnout getting in the way of your team or organization being successful?
Burnout is real and results in decreased employee engagement, lower productivity, higher absenteeism and greater turnover. With 76% of employees experiencing burnout (Gallup, 2019) even before the pandemic, burnout is a workplace crisis.
Learn to help you and your team confront burnout’s effects head on. We’ll dive into its role in quiet quitting, decreased employee engagement, lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and greater turnover, and I’ll also share proven tactics to keep burnout at bay.
During this keynote you will learn to:
Figure out how to lean into your strengths to decrease burnout
Learn about burnout’s consequences on employees
Master how to spot potential burnout in yourself and your team
Concrete steps to decrease burnout and stay motivated at work
Learn how to instill a sense of wellbeing for all in your workplace
Many of us work hard to avoid risks. Or spend too much time trying to take the smallest risk possible. But life really is a series of calculated risks. Fear and risk are relative - do you need to build your risk tolerance?
Get motivated to take the five most important risks that everyone should take in their life. Big or small, learn how to maximize the right risks for you. By blending humor and life experiences, Colleen will leave you invigorated for the rest of the conference and inspired to start taking more risks.
Studies have shown that people tend to be resistant to change under normal circumstances. But during times of crisis, most don’t need convincing. This is when people are open to change - but they still might fear the unknown. As a leader, you have the ability to lead your team successfully through change with compassion.
Learn the 4 ways to lead by compassion right now, during this time of rapid workforce change. Because if there was ever a time to show your employees you care, this is it.
During this session you will learn:
Why change is so hard
4 things that followers want most from leaders
4 ways to lead by compassion
