Leadership Conference 2022

Why can’t people just do their jobs?! Are you tired of having the same performance discussion with employees? If this sounds familiar, there is hope! It is possible to hold others accountable, increase productivity, develop strong interpersonal relationships, and get your job done! But first, you must debunk the leadership lies that could be keeping you from reaching your full potential. 

Walk through your day-to-day real-life leadership challenges in this 45-minute workshop with an experienced professional leadership coach and uncover the benefits of transitioning from a leader who manages short-term fixes to one that facilitates sustainable change. The workshop will emphasize challenges presented to women leaders in their transition from managing leader to leader-coach and how male counterparts can support women leaders and promote advancement in their own teams. 

Session Objectives:

• Clearly distinguish between a managing leader and a LEADER-COACH
• Discuss the benefits of shifting leadership styles from managing to facilitating
• Leave with techniques that can be applied immediately to increase effectiveness

Kristine Conway  has over 20 years of demonstrated excellence for improving experiences through the leverage of people development in organizations with multiple locations that range from 60Million to 9Billion in annual revenues. Clients include C-level, Vice President, Director, and highly skilled individual contributors in software development, finance, operations, human resources, sales, and healthcare. Kristine is passionate about developing leaders, with a clear understanding that the most significant asset a leader can bring to an organization is the ability to remove the barriers that prevent those under their influence from contributing at their highest level. Kristine holds a master’s degree in Management and Administrative Sciences with a concentration in Organization Behavior and Executive Coaching from the University of Texas at Dallas. Kristine is also certified by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach.

The Center for Creative Leadership identifies self-awareness, learning agility, communication and influence as the four fundamental traits needed by all leaders to be successful. During the sessions, we will explore each of these traits to understand how our behavior impacts organizational outcomes, understand how to course correct, explore how to communicate in a way that inspires trust, and increase comfort in persuading, delegating and promoting, particularly as it relates to women leaders. During both sessions, participants will engage in 45-minute facilitated discussions, self – explorations and exercises to understand how our “leadership brand” impacts our team’s success. Each session will also discuss how women leaders can use and explore these skills to grow the leadership potential of themselves and the women that work with them.

Rebecca Armacost has had a distinguished career with over 25 years of experience as an executive and senior leader in Global Human Resource Management and Organizational Development. Rebecca serves as the CEO of Amani Consulting where she engages as a thought partner with company leadership and individual coaching clients to ensure long-term success. As a board-certified coach, Rebecca has an active coaching practice since 2002, coaching executive level clients in many Fortune 50-500 companies, small start-ups, higher-ed institutions and multi-national charities including General Electric, Raymond James, General Dynamics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Vision International, and the American Heart Association.

Join Rebecca Armacost after the conference for a special women leaders’ roundtable. In the optional facilitated discussion, we will explore how supportive connections with other women within the workplace can help us be better leaders while strengthening the four essential skills all leaders need. We invite you to share key takeaways from the conference, your personal experiences as it relates to leadership, and how that has impacted your leadership style today. We will talk about how key topics such as conflict and trust impact our ability to develop effective relationships with other leaders