Unlock breakthrough performance by mastering the psychology of leadership—build resilience, adapt to change, and inspire your team to new heights. Read More
Navigating Change with Resilience and a Little Humor
Navigating Change with Resilience and a Little Humor
Navigating change requires resilience, fresh perspectives, and adaptive strategies to thrive today and turn uncertainty into opportunity with confidence. Change is tough. Change in today’s world—where shifts in technology, market dynamics, and the ways we connect impact home and business in every conceivable way? It can feel overwhelming, halting progress for individuals, teams, and companies alike. So, how do we get people to lean into their resilience? To silence that inner voice of doubt and return to leading, serving, connecting, selling, and communicating in adaptive, innovative Read More
Take Charge of Your Personal Life So Your Professional Life Can Soar
Take Charge of Your Personal Life So Your Professional Life Can Soar
By Connie Podesta, CSP, CPAE, Hall of Fame Speaker Personal and Professional First of all - the idea of personal and professional balance is really a myth. You don't have a personal life and a professional life - you have a life -- and the two most DEFINITELY are intertwined. Chances are that despite your best attempts to keep the two separate, the quality and stability of your personal life often have a direct impact upon the quality and success of your professional life. In fact, for many people, their professional life mirrors their personal life. When your personal life is stable and Read More
Lead Like You Mean it!
Lead Like You Mean it!
The Psychology and Leadership Connection by Leadership Keynote Speaker Connie Podesta I was interviewed by a member of the California Special Districts ahead of their CSDA’s Annual Conference. The topic was leadership -- and the message (for the article and the keynote) is how leaders can use the power of psychology to help them drive bottom-line results for their teams. Psychology = profits and productivity. I shared, that for most people, their JOB isn't actually the thing that holds a team member back. It's the PEOPLE that they work with and their inability to communicate, understand, Read More
FIGHT for Your RIGHT to be HAPPY
FIGHT for Your RIGHT to be HAPPY
For All Who Need It By Motivational Keynote Speaker Connie Podesta When I wrote my book Redefining Happiness, I did so with so many people in mind. My clients. Audience members. Online followers. Friends. Family. Colleagues. I wrote it because I think in our sometimes crazy world we tend to put a lot of things on the top of our to-do lists and somehow happiness, joy, and celebration seemingly creep to the bottom more often than not. We get busy. Overwhelmed. Worked and worked some more. And here’s the crazy part – you won’t believe how many people feel GUILTY about being happy. About Read More
Solving the People Puzzle
Solving the People Puzzle
Understanding What Makes People Tick is the #1 Key to Success by Motivational Keynote Speaker Connie Podesta So here's what I hear all the time on the phone from potential clients, "To be honest Connie, I don't get it! Why does my audience need an expert in psychology? We're going through a lot of (Fill in the topic blank: Stress. Change. Upheaval. Downsizing. New leadership. Etc. etc.) We need a speaker who can increase our: (Fill in the blank: Sales. Profits. Market Share. Productivity. Leadership. Etc. etc.) Just how can psychology help all that?" My response? "I don't get it Read More
Rah Rah Or REAL Results?
Rah Rah Or REAL Results?
What's Changing for Event Planners and Audiences? by Keynote Speaker Connie Podesta When people ask me if I am a Motivational Speaker I always answer that I definitely motivate audiences to stand up and be accountable. Be proactive. Deal with change. Increase their sales. Rev up performance. Attract more customers. Lead with integrity. Collaborate more. And be a role model. But I am NOT a “rah-rah, dream your dream, you can have whatever you want with the right attitude” kind of speaker. Why? One is because that type of motivation is not long-lasting. It's a quick fix in a world Read More
The Top 10 Things Great Leaders QUIT
The Top 10 Things Great Leaders QUIT
To Avoid Feeling "Lonely at the Top"! Read More
Success Lies in How We ‘Act’ or ‘React’
Success Lies in How We ‘Act’ or ‘React’
By Connie Podesta, Hall of Fame Speaker, CPAE, CSP Success is NOT the result of good timing, karma, coincidence, fate, or good luck. Those are the labels used by people who REACT to what the world sends their way The true key to success is to ACT: Cease excuses. Be accountable. Take responsibility. Stand out. Read More
Get Your Team Out of the Funk!
Get Your Team Out of the Funk!
Wondering how to infuse your team with a little humor and insights that can help break the tension and turn up morale and productivity? I've got you! Read More
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