Shawn Hunter

Speech Topics

• Small Acts of Leadership: Intentional Behaviors to Build High-Performing Cultures

  Based on Shawn’s bestselling book, this presentation will describe how we can thrive-not simply survive-in this accelerating economy, by adopting small, intentional behaviors and practice them each day. From simply taking care of our rest and exercise to building our self-confidence and embracing challenges, author Shawn Hunter’s latest book Small Acts of Leadership will guide you through a series of incremental steps you can take to build a stronger version of yourself and make a broader impact in the world. This presentation and workshop provides clear research and practical steps leaders at all levels can take to elevate themselves and those around them. Afterwards, your group will have compelling ideas and clear, actionable steps to change themselves and lead those around them.

• Ask Better Questions – Accelerate Your Innovation

  Learn to ask more powerful questions, and learn how to innovate with greater success by mastering the effective tools and techniques provided in this informative presentation. This presentation will challenge you to understand that your expertise may be getting in your way, the importance of diversity in innovation, how to borrow brilliance, and defy convention. This presentation features interactive and engaging lessons designed to help you innovate like never before. These lessons will inspire you to initiate new and innovative work within your team and organization

• Human to Human: The Source Code of High Performing Teams

  In this presentation Shawn Hunter shares the secrets of top performing teams, and the key behaviors of those leaders who know how to bring out the best in everyone. Team excellence doesn’t start with trust. It starts with vulnerability, gratitude and compassion for others. Grit, tenacity, and perseverance are the leadership traits everyone is striving for. But where does it comes from? It turns out that gratitude, compassion, and vulnerability are the source code of the grit everyone is talking about. Stop life-hacking your personal and professional leadership through habit tricks, and start building the foundation of positive change through gratitude and compassion for others.

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