Al researches, writes, and speaks to executives and leaders across the corporate, higher education and association sectors on leadership development, workplace trends, and company culture, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Fast Company, Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, Inc and Time Magazine.
Al Dea’s Speech Topics:
How You Can Lead From Anywhere
In a fast-moving world of work, great ideas can come from anywhere. As more and more companies rely on new modes and ways of working and navigate changing and complex problems, all employees need to develop leadership skills to take great ideas, bring a group of people together and work collaboratively to drive results. This means that employees have the opportunity to lead from anywhere, regardless of where they fall on the organizational chart, and whether they are in an office or working remotely.
This keynote focuses on inspiring employees with tactical and practical tools they can use to get their ideas heard, cultivate relationships, and develop their own leadership abilities so they can lead from anywhere.
How to Grow Your Career in a Changing World of Work
In a world of constant change, being intentional, agile, and proactive about your career growth can help employees navigate uncertain times. However, managing your career is not a once a year process, or an item on the “to-do” list, but rather, a strategic process for thinking through your aspirations, developing goals, and using your talents, skills, and relationships to achieve them.
This keynote will teach employees the mindset and practices for everyday career habits that fuel opportunities for personal career growth, regardless of the uncertainty. Participants will get tactical actions they can take to proactively manage their career in a changing world of work, along with practical steps and practices they can implement to develop their career each day to help them identify new opportunities for career growth and development
How to Stand Out in The Workplace
We’ll focus on helping professional stand out in the workplace. Employees will learn how they can strengthen relationships, promote their work, and speak up in ways that align to their values and interests. They will also get practical tools for use to improve their influence and credibility inside their organization in ways that feel energizing and authentic, and learn approaches for taking initiative and owning their career in ways that help them become stand out employees.
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Al works inside organizations and with executives, leaders and managers to sense and respond to changes in the workplace. He’s passionate about working with leaders to design human-first workplaces, and helping leaders and their executive teams build cultures and organizations that maximize the potential and performance of their people.
Al researches, writes, and speaks to executives and leaders across the corporate, higher education and association sectors on leadership development, workplace trends, and company culture, and his thinking and insights have been published in outlets such as Fast Company, Business Insider, The World Economic Forum, Inc and Time Magazine.
All offers strong experience with professional organizations and associations. He currently speaks and consults with multiple professional associations and grew up in the trade association and organization space (Al’s Father produced conferences and advised association CEOs for 30+ years)
Al previously worked at Salesforce as a Product Marketer, helping launch products and features that touched thousands of customers. Before that, he worked as a management consultant at Deloitte Consulting LLP, where he advised Fortune 500 companies on developing and executing digital transformation.
Al received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Theology from Boston College, and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina Chapel-Hill.
