No boring talks. You don’t have time for boring.
The greatest opportunity we have in the midst of unrelenting change is the possibility that we could learn how to do better, together.
Brandi’s talks are all interactive, and all about getting real work done.
See Brandi in action!
My whole company fell in love with Brandi because of her energy and expertise. I’m still in awe about how so many of us shifted our thinking in such a short time.
KEYNOTE TALK #1
Art + Science of Getting More Done With Less Burnout
If you experience a constant state of urgency—always busy and and never getting enough done—your organization is likely stuck in a flood of competing priorities that is diminishing outcomes and burnout. While these are complex leadership challenges, the answer is not to do less or lower expectations.
The solutions are much easier. It is possible to work hard with ease, raise performance expectations, and improve the well-being of yourself and your team at the same time.
Brandi Olson, CEO of Real Work Done and best-selling author, will teach you actionable strategies to get more done without burning out, in reality, when everything is important.
You’ll discover how to:
● Improve performance by 40%-60% without working longer hours, hiring more people, or causing burnout.
● Use cognitive science to improve personal productivity and well-being
● Prioritize differently and more effectively
● Prevent burnout with strategies that actually lead to higher performance
*(60 minute interactive talk)
“I thought I knew everything about prioritization, but I walked away with a totally different perspective. Fantastic!”
To bring this interactive talk to your event,
KEYNOTE TALK #2
content warning: explicit cultural values ahead
Get to the heart of emotional intelligence and productivity at work.
We each bring a set of social and emotional skills to the ways we show up and interact with others. These behaviors are influenced by our cultural values and preferences. And yet, our personal cultural values are often unexamined, leading us to make value judgments about the “right” way or the “wrong” way to communicate, resolve conflict, make decisions, etc.
Failing to recognize the diverse values and cultural preferences of colleagues usually lead to the harmful assumption that a difference in behavior is the result of a personal flaw, instead of recognizing it as a difference in social-emotional skills or cultural values. Enable your teams to move away from biased thinking about the “right” or “wrong” way to behave towards meaningful dialogue around ways of being, ways of relating, and ways of getting work done
We will explore a simple, yet profound, tool called Cultural Values Mapping, designed for individual and collaborative examination of the diverse cultural values and preferences that are always influencing the social and emotional skills we bring to work.
*(30-60 minute interactive talk)
“Brandi connected real situations and challenges to tangible ways of improving that we could implement right away.”
To bring this interactive talk to your event,
“Lovely! So much more fun than any other talk.”
What to expect from Brandi Olson
Brandi Olson believes that you shouldn’t have to choose between doing good, important work, and your own humanity.
She knows that the best way to solve big problems, to innovate, and to deliver out of this world value is through teams who are deeply engaged, high performing, and actually happy. And that the quickest route for leaders to cultivate happy, engaged teams who are doing great work is by not adding free frozen yogurt in the lobby.
By creating cultures where people are learning together faster and better. So that when change happens, as it always will, your organization isn’t just reacting to change, you are leading change.
Brandi works in the intersection between learning, organizational agility, and human-centered design.
She has over 15 years of experience consulting with leaders across diverse sectors who share a commitment to people, learning fast, and doing good in the world — from nonprofits to universities to global Fortune 50 companies.
Brandi studied organizational learning and change at Northwestern University, holds a Master of Education from the University of Minnesota and has extensive training in human-centered design and Lean-Agile transformations. Brandi has been featured in Forbes, Inc.com, and is the author of the book Real Flow: Break the Burnout Cycle and Unlock High Performance in the New World of Work, available now.
REAL WORK, TOGETHER
“Helps me improve human, team, and business performance, every single time.”
—Chief People Officer Health Tech Startup, has an abundance of important work to do and can't risk burning people out
“Jargon-free insights that I share all the time.”
—Chief of Staff, Manufacturing, has no time for consultants with fancy frameworks
"I probably owe Brandi royalties for how many times I use her concepts.”
—Partner, Management Consulting, knows that simplicity is harder than it looks
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