Topics:
- The Inspiration Code
- Leadership Presence: How to Build Connection, Inspire and Motivate
- Influencing Skills for Leaders Building Commitment through Trust
- Virtual Engagement & Management
- Setting a Vision and Gaining Organizational Alignment
- Establishing Personal Brand and Stature
- On-Point: Aligning Intentions, Words and Actions in High-Stakes Communications
- Fostering a Culture of Possibility and Creativity
About Kristi Hedges:
Kristi Hedges is a communications expert, author, speaker and sought after leadership coach. Her newest book (2017) is The Inspiration Code: How the Best Leaders Energize People Every Day. In her 20-year career working with leaders to help them communicate more effectively she’s encountered every personality type imaginable, yet remains more than a little passionate that anyone can learn presence. Her workshops and leadership coaching programs have been utilized by CEOs and teams of all sizes in companies spanning the Fortune 500, government, non-profit and privately held businesses. She runs her own coaching practice, The Hedges Company, and is a founding partner in the leadership development firm, Element North.
Kristi writes about leadership for Forbes.com , and penned “The Leadership Factor” column for Entrepreneur.com for more than three years. She’s been featured in publications as diverse as Washington Post, Reuters, MSNBC.com, Dallas Morning News, TheStreet.com and numerous others. She’s been honored as one of the “50 Women Who Mean Business in Washington, D.C.” and as an owner of a top 25 Largest Women-Owned Businesses by the Washington Business Journal. Her previous book was The Power of Presence.
Prior to becoming a leadership coach, Kristi co-founded and ran one of the first technology communications firms in the Washington, D.C. area for a decade before successfully selling her interest. Her career highlights also include working for a national news outlet, and as a political consultant for dozens of electoral campaigns from U.S. President to statewide offices. Kristi holds a Phi Beta Kappa B.A. from Virginia Tech and an M.S. from Purdue University. She is an ICF-credentialed leadership coach through Georgetown University, and is certified in emotional intelligence.
