Session Title:                Conquering Adversity: Six Strategies to Move You and Your Team Through Tough Times

 

Presenter:                     Christopher Novak; Author, International Speaker and Leadership Coach

 

Learning Objective:         Unique in its message, impact and interactive format, this session offers participants a rare combination of true-life inspiration and real-world information to navigate the inevitable storms in our professional and personal lives.  Thousands of people have been transformed by this one-of-a-kind experience that offers meaningful tools for overcoming adversity and celebrating the hero inside each of us.

 

Session Description:      Conquering Adversity is an inspiring reminder that there is a hero inside each of us and that we are stronger than any challenge.  Against a backdrop of extreme adversity, Novak offers six strategies - affirmation, expectation, communication, locomotion, collaboration and celebration - that help us excel at work and at home.  This powerful, real-world experience includes insights on dealing with change, building relationships, communicating for impact, taking initiative, balancing priorities and more.  Interactive and personalized, this presentation offers participants tangible takeaways and materials that reinforce the message long after the session ends.  Based on the book and presented by the author, Conquering Adversity is an experience not to be missed.

 

What They Learn:          Participants leave a Conquering Adversity keynote with:

 

1.                   Energized sense of empowerment and inspiration

2.                   Renewed focus on personal and professional priorities

3.                   Six real-world strategies they can immediately apply change, challenge or crisis

4.                   Tangible takeaways to reinforce key learning long after the session

5.                   Strong commitment to optimism, teamwork and meaningful communication

 

Format:                         Conquering Adversity is an interactive presentation that elevates its impact from motivating lecture to inspirational experience.  Participants each receive a small journal and accessories to take with them after the session that reinforce key learning points.  These materials serve as in-seat activities during select portions of Chris’ presentation and provide for powerful self-reflection that often create breakthrough moments for participants.

                            
Chris on-stage at a mega-session                           Click on the image above
for the SHRM National Convention                           to view a 5-minute demo
(June 2007) in Las Vegas, Nevada.