Keynotes that impact, influence, and affect change for change-ready leaders

Ann Tardy— when your audience needs a breath of fresh air, a dose of new ideas, and a bout of energy

Ann interprets the stories we tell ourselves. She explores the emotional context leaders require to create behavioral transformation in ever-changing environments. Her in-the-trenches, real-world stories and innovative solutions offer hardcore content within our reach. Ann explores how the art of management intersects with behavioral economics to unveil how we hold ourselves back when faced with complexity. And her irreverence, upbeat humor, and energetic style keep audiences engaged while she delivers hard truths about why we react the way we do in day-to-day interactions.

Ann is ideal when your audience:

- is faced with tough challenges

- needs to be nimble in the face of bureaucracy

- needs to make a difference with unpredictable people, situations, and environments

- feels stuck in the middle

- needs fresh ideas for navigating complex bureaucratic settings

- needs to implement and execute big initiatives and complex strategies

- is ready to be brilliant

 

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Speaking Engagements

Public Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011 American Public Transportation Association Conference New Orleans, LA Keynote: "Moxie at Work: The Secret to Making a Difference Even When Corporate Policy Discourages It"   Monday, Nov 7-9, 2011 FWI & SHRM Work-Life Focus 2012 and Beyond Conference Washington, DC Keynote: "Moxie for Managers:The Secret to Turning Managers into Middle Leaders who Instigate, Influence, and Effect Change"   See all Upcoming Speaking Engagements See all Past Speaking Engagements

Private Baird & Warner Realty Keynote: Ignite Your Own Moxie!  Light the Fire under your Butt and in your Belly! Scotts Miracle-Gro Keynote: CSI Motivations: Igniting the Fire, Fanning the Flames When you are Dying to Make a Difference Safeway Women's Network Keynote: The Platinum Handshake - Building Your Network with Strength, Flexibility and Class See all Private Speaking Engagements

Keynote Topics

 

Moxie for Managers: The Secret to Keeping Your Moxie in a Mediocre World

Organizations are starved for managers who can lead nimbly while still complying with systems and procedures. Ann will explore why we are hardwired to hold ourselves back, and how to apply behavioral economics in day-to-day interactions to unleash the moxie and triumph against mediocrity. When managers learn to instigate, influence, and effect change in spite of people’s hardwiring, they evolve into leaders.

Moxie at Work: The Secret to Making a Difference Even When Corporate Policy Discourages It

Doing extraordinary things is not limited to the executive suite. When innovation, progress, and brilliance matter, it’s time to unleash moxie at work. We’ll explore the art and science behind influencing people’s intrinsic drive to make a difference regardless of their position. People are dying to make a difference, but they’re hardwired to hold themselves back. The opportunity for people to shine is now!

Moxie for Mentoring: The Secret to Making Mentoring Matter Even Though Obi Won Kenobi has Retired

Mentoring is the most cost-effective, developmental tool for effectiveness and organizational change available. Unfortunately, a lot of discussion and myths about mentoring are diminishing its effectiveness and impact. In this keynote Ann cuts through the clutter. She’ll demonstrate the power of smart mentoring that transforms a nice-to-have employee benefit into a corporate strategy that unleashes the moxie in the middle.

Concurrent Sessions

Moxie for Managers: The 7 Tenets for Evolving from Manager to Leader

People are dying to make a difference. Now is the time to strike the match! Ann will reveal the power to influence the intrinsic drive to make things happen, regardless of where your audience is in their organizations. Ann will show them how to impact and implement real-work solutions. The workforce is starved for contributions, commitment, and passion. It needs people to light the fire and fan the flames.

In this interactive session, participants will discover:

• The most common drivers underlying people’s behaviors and actions
• The number one reason we are hardwired to hold ourselves back
• 2 ways to change transactions into transformations
• The most common ways people self-sabotage and what we can do to

Smart Mentoring, Smart Strategies: The 7 Essential Steps to Cloning Obi Wan Kenobi

Mentoring without strategy is like a fish without water – it’s destined for demise. And an employee strategy without mentoring is like a goldfish in a bowl – its ability to impact an organization is limited. It’s time to take mentoring to the next level. It’s time to add moxie to mentoring.

Learn the art and science behind launching an effective, scalable, and sustainable mentoring program to drive the most important strategies and significantly impact people and the organization.

Mentoring is the most cost-effective development tool available and when we add the gift of strategy, we catapult its impact, scalability and sustainability. With the right formula, anyone can impact employee strategies while successfully encouraging people to (1) develop themselves and their peers, (2) gain exposure and visibility, and (3) own their own success.

In this interactive session, participants will discover:

• 8 organizational strategies that mentoring can drive
• 5 critical ingredients to ensure effectiveness of any initiative
• 7 vital steps for architecting a smart mentoring program
• Worst practices and the best practices for mentoring initiative success