Topics are offered as 1-hour keynotes or in 3-hour workshop format. Contact Denise about speaking at your company or event. 

Denise also speaks to corporate audiences of professional women. Ask Denise about speaking at one of your women's network events.

Six Ways To Power
Power equals influence. Influence equals results. If your leaders at all levels aren't players in the power game, they're probably not getting much done beyond their own team. And that's not enough to move them into the leadership roles that they should be taking on for you. But in order to get anything done with power, your leaders need to know the 6 sources they have available to them, and then be clear about how and when to put each source to good use across the organization. They will when they attend this session.

Get What You Want: Master Influence at Work
Power and influence go hand-in-hand...hard to have one without the other. There was a time when we naively thought that all someone had to do to be influential was to present a convincing case and everyone would jump on board. How far off the mark is that? Influence is both an art and a science. Skillful influencers not only have to know what they want the end result to be, they have to pitch it to the right people, in the right way, at the right time, and all while skillfully managing the power dynamics and hidden agendas. They have to be more curious than George, leave nothing to chance, and keep a calm clear head when up against the powerful.

Be a Player in the Political Game
Wherever there's power, there's politics. It's unavoidable. The higher up your leaders go, the greater the exposure to the inevitable political back-and-forth that accompanies every leadership role. If your leaders aren't strategizing every move they make and every conversation they have with the political savvy of a leader, success will elude them AND your company. Why? Because leaders who lack political savvy have trouble using the power and influence they need to get the results you're expecting they'll accomplish. Why risk having the potentially great leaders in your pipeline lose their way? They won't if they learn the 5 must-knows of the politically wise. This session is the gateway to building their political intelligence now.

Your Brand Matters
Personal brand is where power begins. It's the leader's gestalt -- that collection of personal characteristics and professional results that broadcast a message to others about who they are and how they lead. It's what people instantly think of when the leader's name comes to mind or the impression they immediately have when that leader walks into a room. Just about everything a leader says or does sends a message about them, and it's generally a lasting one. If the message speaks "leader," people jump on board and results are produced. If it says anything other than that, there's a problem. The challenge then is for leaders to be the master of their own personal brand identity. In this session leaders are introduced to the 4 key components of personal brand: Value, Attitude, Presence and Positioning, and given a road map for developing the brand that reflects their unique value-add.

Think Like a Leader
The world of work is a series of power exchanges. Your leaders are managing up, down and across the organization through complex channels with people around the world. They're expected to get what they need fast and do it with tact and skill. Every interaction is an opportunity to have their opinions considered or not, to influence outcomes or not, to be regarded as a respected and informed leader or not. Each time any of your leaders falls into the "or not" category, they lose the power to get things done. And that translates into your bottom line. This session gives your leaders the 5 basic principles of broadening their perspective to think like the leader that they are and the leader that you expect them to be.