John Baldoni

Grace under Pressure: Leading through Crisis & Change

Crisis can bring out the best in leaders; they must rise to the challenge of a world turned upside down. The very best leaders do this by leveraging their purpose with their sense of grace.

Leaders need to demonstrate resilience in the face of adversity, provide clarity in times of uncertainty, and deliver hope when fear abounds. And, do it all with a sense of grace that reflects humility, empathy, and respect for others.

In his keynote, John Baldoni reveals how leaders use the concept of grace to help us learn, grow, and fulfill the “greater good.” The presentation explores three concepts:

• Take Care of Your Team (Adversity, Stress, Resilience, Affirmation)
• Take Care of Yourself (Make This Your Finest Hour!)
• Prepare for What’s Next (Capitalize on the Crisis)

Lead with Purpose

When an organization succeeds it is because employees know what they do and why they do it. We say they have purpose. From purpose emerges three things: vision (becoming), mission (doing), and values (belonging).

Knowing the vision enables people to see the big picture. Executing the mission achieves results. Living the values creates a community where people feel they belong.

In this presentation, John will explore:

• How purpose defines the vision, mission and values
• How to turn your organization into a community where people feel they belong
• How to make employees “comfortable with the uncomfortable” (i.e. ambiguity)
• How to create and build psychological safety
• How to create your legacy with emerging leaders

MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership

Leading others to achieve positive results is not easy. Not only must leaders be smart, they must be resilient. They need to be able to view challenges as opportunities. And if they are knocked down they need to find ways to pick up themselves as well as their teams. In short, successful leaders have something that distinguishes them from others.

We say they have “moxie” – one part determination, one part smarts, and one part courage!

Leaders need to be opportunistic in the sense of wanting to make positive things happen. Leaders also need to have the disposition to succeed as well as the inner resourcefulness to persevere. We call this the “right stuff to lead,” or X-factors. Leaders know that risk is involved with most ventures so they must be willing to do things differently. They must be innovators.

And, all good leaders know that they by themselves accomplish very little. They must engage with others in order to achieve sustainable goals for themselves, their teams and their organizations. Moxie is an attribute that successful leaders utilize to make a positive difference in the world in which they live.

In his keynote “MOXIE: The Secret to Bold and Gutsy Leadership,” John Baldoni will show how leaders can learn:

• Mindfulness… Practice it consistently
• Opportunity… Capitalize on it
• X-Factor…  Put the “Right Stuff of Leadership” to work
• Innovation… Create pathways to success
• Engagement… Achieve intended results with others