Vision. Leadership. Team building. Integrity.

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Regardless of the industry you’re in we grapple with leadership issues everyday. How do you get the most from your team? How do you position yourself and others for success? Where are you headed? With guidance culled over decades of leadership at all levels of an organization, Al Bolea provides insights in a succinct presentation that goes beyond what leaders do to how leaders lead. His practical approach does more than simply speak about these topics. Al provides attendees with some substantial exercises to illustrate how these broad topics play out in all of our lives. Participants leave with concrete ideas of how they might progress on their journey of leadership and help their team do the same.
Leadership: Innate or Acquired
Why do some people emerge as leaders and others don’t? What is the core ingredient to becoming a great leader? These two questions will be explored and answered in this insightful expose’ about leadership. Between his humble beginnings at a coal mine to his career as the CEO/GM of a large independent oil company in the UAE, Al has worked at nearly every level within the natural resource extraction industry. Al’s experience also gives him a unique view of almost every level of employment at a company and how leadership can help every step of the way. Drawing on this wealth of knowledge Al’s presentation balances the perfect blend of storytelling, motivation, skills practice and research to be relevant to all listeners. From management to front-line staff the presentation is thought-provoking and gives real-life applications relevant to every professional as to what behaviors a leader has, and how they themselves can advance in their leadership.

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The Most Important Thing That Leaders Do
Setting direction for their organization is the most crucial thing a leader does. Uncover the true meaning of direction, and the role of formal planning in direction setting. Learn how to see things for what they are, the limitations of language and how shifting realities will affect your course. Find out about the tools for interrogating reality, assessing risk, and harnessing the power of intuition.
The Magic Behind High-Performing Teams
The magic is that in fact there is no magic at all! Successful teams are built — no magic necessary. Learn the necessary building blocks of a high-performing team, and why true leadership is necessary to unlock the potential of any team. Discover the secret to creating the future you envision, and the tools you need to build it for your team. Understanding yourself as a means to understand others and unlock the diversity of strengths into your team.
The Management Tool That Often Cripples An Organization
Organization structure. When used ineptly as a lever for change, a shift in an organization’s structure ends up crippling the organization it was meant to save. Explore the vital role of structure in shaping the culture of a company. Learn how a leader knows when to use large-scale restructuring vs. more subtle tweaks.
The Secret Behind Becoming A Trusted Leader
How do leaders have “real” conversations? Do they show up as authentic and wholehearted? Are they trusted? Conversation creates the collective intelligence in an organization and it turns any structure into a living network; it is the backbone of an organization. Learn the critical skills required for creating and sustaining a viable future for a company with speech and conversation. Find out why vulnerability is in fact an act of courage and the secret to becoming a better listener and a trusted leader.
Running A Breakthrough Initiative
Leaders often need breakthroughs to solve problems and capture opportunities. Learn a methodology for running an effective breakthrough initiative. See how the language of possibility primes a team for success. Learn the importance of defining roles and the criticality of declaring completion. See tools to convert possibilities to probabilities and, by engaging the accountable organization, capture new opportunities.
Is it Performance Management or Managing Performance?
Performance management is not just about performance — it’s about the identity and purpose of an organization. It’s also about accountability and employees must feel the tension of the inputs they manage relative to outputs that they create. An organization becomes what it measures and everything else it could have been is lost. Goals are critical and if too narrow or non-existent, it will take a crisis to find a viable future for an organization. Messaging is critical and employees must understand the content and context to ensure that their actions and decisions are in line with the organization’s objectives.

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Speaking at conventions, statewide conferences, retreats, meetings and events from coast to coast and north to south, Al is consistently evaluated by both attendees and organizers at the top ranked speaker. So well in fact that often Al is noted as receiving some of the highest speaker evaluation numbers organizers have ever seen. Specific recommendations, detailed evaluation scores, and additional testimonials available upon request. One example of a recent evaluation:

“Thank you again very much for all the time you invested to prepare and share your presentation, Leadership: Innate or Acquired?, at the 2015 Alaska State HR Conference. This is the most successful conference we have ever had, and you have been a great contributing factor to that success.

The feedback from your presentation is as follows (5 being the highest):”

Category 5 4 3 2 1
Overall Session      91           6       1  0 0
Overall presenter 93 4 0 0 0
Speaker Engaging and Knowledgeable 94 3 0 0 0
Interesting Topic 93 6 0 0 0

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  • Great Speaker for: Conventions  •   Statewide Conferences  •   Events  •   Chapter Meetings  •   Luncheons  •   Corporate Retreats  •   Business Training Sessions
  • Previous Clients: National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM)  •   Project Management Institute (PMI)  •   Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM)  •   First National Bank Alaska

Al’s schedule fills up quickly so Contact Us today and book your speaking engagement. If you are a not-for-profit or trade association with little or no budget to pay speakers, please contact us as we have ways we to make this beneficial for both of us.

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