KEYNOTES + WORKSHOPS to Strengthen PEOPLE, CONNECTION, & TEAMS
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Featured Keynote: SPAR
Leading so the best ideas, not the biggest egos, win
Keynote and various Workshop formats available (In-Person or Virtual)
How do we create a culture where people feel safe and free to speak up, disagree, and debate so that instead of the biggest egos holding forth, the best ideas can come forth? That’s what we explore in this dynamic, interactive session!
What if disagreement didn’t have to lead to division? In this dynamic session, Chris Failla unveils a transformative approach to navigating conflict with dignity, curiosity, and creativity. Discover how sparring—not fighting—can unlock better collaboration, deeper trust, and innovative outcomes for your team or organization.
What attendees will gain from this presentation:
Understand the key distinctions between productive disagreement and destructive conflict.
Explore tools and strategies to foster trust and collaboration, even in high-stakes or challenging conversations.
Learn how to transform competition into cooperation, creating space for diverse ideas to thrive.
STRESS-FREE PROOF LEADERSHIP & LIFE
Keynote and various Workshop formats available (In-Person or Virtual)
Go beyond resilience to turn stress into strength
There’s no such thing as "stress-free" leadership, because you won't ever get to a place where challenges disappear--and you wouldn’t really want that anyway, right?
Instead, learn how to lean into and grow through challenges, and increase capacity instead of exhausting it…
Then, you can overcome even greater challenges, solve more complex problems, and do it all with energy left over for other areas of your life--not just work.
Stress-proof Leadership centers on you finding your stride and cadence. You will learn about how you generate energy to live with integrity as the pressure increases, rather than collapsing under the weight of it.
ARE YOU AND YOUR TEAM READY TO BE MORE:
Present and Positive?
Focused and Purposeful?
Productive and Compassionate?
And leave work with a full energy tank, even after the craziest day?
Let's learn the practices that will help you stress-proof your leadership, your audience, or your organization.
“I recently had the pleasure of not only working with Chris in his role as one of the keynote speakers of an industry symposium that I chaired, but being an audience member and active participant in his presentation on handling stress in a COVID world work environment. I say “active participant” because that is how Chris makes his audiences feel. He engages and connects with each person so that they feel as though he is sharing his story, wisdom and advice to each person in the room. Chris was put in front of a room full of tax specialists, both attorneys & CPAs, not the easiest bunch to connect with and he did an amazing job. His presentation transcends professions and connects with people on a human level. People walked away from his presentation armed with realistic and practical stress management tools and wishing there was more time to listen to him speak. I highly recommend Chris to any person or organization who is looking for a charismatic, engaging and thoughtful person to lead their team through stress management skills/technique workshops.” -- Breen Schiller, Tax Attorney, Ernst & Young, Committee Member, Institute for Professionals in Taxation
SPARK IGNITED: ENERGIZING A CULTURE OF EXCELLENCE
Keynote and various Workshop formats available (In-Person or Virtual)
Transform your team and culture through positive leadership principles
Leaders play a pivotal role in the success of an organization and the shaping of its culture. Some leaders can drain the energy of their team and cause harm, while others ignite and inspire the best in themselves and those they lead. Given the stresses, challenges, and uncertainties in our modern world and workplaces, the need for powerful and healthy leadership is greater than ever. Join this session, designed to ignite conversations and bolster the skills needed to become leaders who exude positive energy and inspire their teams, fostering a culture that people genuinely love.
ARE YOU AND YOUR TEAM READY TO:
Understand new paradigms around some of the biggest challenges of leadership today?
Generate positive energy in the workplace through healthy relationship dynamics?
Recognize and reverse hidden relational dysfunctions that discourage, demotivate, and drain energy?
Cultivate connections that multiply contributions?
Express value to one another as persons, not just producers?
“Chris’ session at our recent Annual Conference was outstanding. He had a beautiful “stranglehold” on the audience through his interaction and storytelling, and it was a session that people definitely gravitated towards.
The whole presentation was really well done. People were laughing, there were emotional moments, there were multiple points where we could tell that our members were having “Aha” moments… and the whole session was so interactive, as Chris built the slide deck live, in the moment, where he incorporated the attendees’ feedback. All of which made it even more engaging and memorable. We’ve actually never seen anything like that—our members left the session with memorable takeaways while still wanting more.”
-- Greg Kwolek, President, Municipal Managers Association of Southern California
PLAYING TO YOUR STRENGTHS
Keynote and various Workshop formats available (In-Person or Virtual)
Bring more energy to work and life by applying your Strengths
Playing to Your Strengths is about helping your people discover how to channel each of their best towards what matters most.
Leveraging the CliftonStrengths® assessment (formerly StrengthsFinder), learn the language of strengths so you all can:
Key Takeaways:
Understand and appreciate your own and others' strengths;
Do more from a place of strength--out of what energizes you;
Learn how to collaborate with others and create powerful partnerships;
Seek and share opportunities based on your Strengths Sweet Spot;
Lean into and live out of your deepest, best selves.
We need each other and we need each other to play to our best--our Strengths! When we do, incredible things are possible!
“Over the last couple weeks we embarked on a series of Strengths Finder sessions facilitated by Chris. The hope was that these would increase the cohesion and overall trust within the team. After diving in, we were able to better understand the individual strengths that each of us has and that there is so much we all agree upon/have in common! Almost overnight the trust level of the team has increased dramatically! Now we communicate better with each other individually and as a collective team. These sessions have been extremely impactful and will be the foundation team cohesion efforts for the entire organization.” --
Sean Glore, Executive Director of 222 Foundation (former HR director of Lifewater, PepsiCo, and Honeywell)
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CHRIS’S OFFICIAL BIO
Chris Failla is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, executive and relationship coach, and Gallup-certified Strengths Consultant. He worked in Community Development for five years in China and has a master’s degree in Organizational Leadership. Chris has worked with leaders and teams on every inhabited continent, and helps humans from all industries find their WHY, stress-proof their life, and play to their strengths, so that they and their teams are energized, fulfilled, and productive!
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