Speaking Points…examples
Susan customizes all her topics for the specific audience she is addressing. Here are descriptions of some of her keynotes:
What does a left-handed shortstop have to do with how you should choose people for your team? Why should you beware of 110% commitment? Why is it important you smile at people and not machines? These are a few examples of captivating stories from the prominent CEOs author Susan Quandt interviewed about their first 18 months on the job in her book Sudden Impact on the Job. Her findings will dispel long-held beliefs for all levels of management about how to successfully transition into a new job – whether inside your existing company or joining a new one - by answering the following:
| • How do you avoid major surprises when you start a new job? |
| • Should you formulate a plan before you start the job? |
| • How quickly should you make changes to your team? |
| • Is it imperative you’ve made a big contribution within 90 days of taking the job? |
| • If you make a mistake early in the job is it fatal? |
| • How important are mentors or a “kitchen cabinet”? |
| • Is faster always better? |
More than anything, people want to be successful – and satisfied - with their jobs. In this keynote, Susan compares your career with playing poker and challenges you to get in the game by sharing career essentials like making sure you’ve got the right fit for the job, how you manage up, how you make an impact. Some of the issues Susan addresses include:
| • What do you need to do before you come to the table? |
| • What are the rules of the table? |
| • When do you need to ante up? |
| • When should you hold ‘em? |
| • When to fold ‘em? |
| • What are your "tells" telling others and vise versa? |
| • How do you get to a winning hand? |
In today’s turbulent business environment, leaders and organizations need to learn how to improvise for fast, effective results. You’ll learn now to change existing scripts into new outcomes. Susan identifies the key traits of improvisational leadership and how they can increase your organization’s ability to grow effectively and profitably. By examining the key trends impacting your world, your industry and your organization, Susan relates how improvisational leaders maximize their ability to take advantage of the trends and effectively compete…with actionable, sustaining and entertaining ideas for your group.
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