Corina Walsh

The needs and expectations of the workforce have changed dramatically since 2020. It is more important than ever to ensure employees feel connected to their work, their colleagues, and their employer. Employee engagement is not a buzzword – it’s a critical driver of success impacting every aspect of performance in an organization.

A (dis)engaged workforce costs companies hundreds of billions of dollars annually in lost productivity and crippling innovation. Often CEOs and business owners are aware of the problem yet can’t seem to increase the engagement levels of their employees. Once Corina explains the key drivers of employee engagement, audience members will understand how to turn every interaction into an opportunity for engagement with their colleagues and direct reports.

Corina will share stories and strategies from companies known for their outstanding workplace culture. She will also discuss some of the common pitfalls that companies fall into in their effort to create a ‘fun’ place to work for their employees. An employee’s relationship with their manager is the single biggest driver of engagement and Corina Walsh will show managers how to make the most out of every interaction with their team members to inspire, engage and motivate for results. Through real-life examples and proven tactics, Corina will motivate participants and help them gain insights into their own engagement needs and of their team members.

Key Topics:

• Explore the key drivers of employee engagement and learn how to activate them for themselves and their teams.
• Discover practical techniques to leverage micro-moments and enhance employee engagement and satisfaction.
• Take ownership of their employee experience, leading to increased motivation and engagement at work.
• Learn how to prevent engagement levels from stagnating during challenges moments.

In today’s fast-paced workplace, many managers and executives find themselves overwhelmed, caught in a cycle of overwork and underperformance. Corina’s keynote addresses the five core frustrations that plague leadership and reveals their root causes. Through a blend of data and real-world experiences, Corina offers essential strategies to boost leadership effectiveness, elevate team performance, and create a harmonious workplace.

This session is ideal for managers, executives, and HR professionals eager to enhance their leadership skills and drive organizational success.

Key Topics:

• The 5 common frustrations all managers and executives face today and how each frustration impacts manager and employee experience.
• Tools and strategies to overcome each frustration to shape a culture of leadership excellence.
• How to leverage the manager experience to drive organizational excellence and boost employee engagement.

When we hear the word ‘accountability’ we might think it requires taking a heavy-handed approach to keeping ourselves and others in line. Inspired accountability, however, is an approach to achieving results that is grounded in curiosity, empowerment, and self-awareness.

This interactive session will help employees, managers, and executives understand how to shift their approach to leading themselves and their teams so they can inspire results without having to stay on top of people. Corina will share tips and strategies to help attendees leverage small shifts in thinking to inspire consistent performance in themselves and others and to reach new levels of personal leadership. Corina will share examples from her work on how inspired accountability leads to improved business results, customer service, and higher levels of employee engagement. The audience will leave with a personal model of accountability as well as a tools for inspiring accountability on their teams.

Key Topics:

• How increasing accountability leads to higher levels of employee engagement and performance in an organization.
• A model for personal and team accountability that inspires results.
• Easy to implement tools and strategies for inspiring greater results from teams through accountability.

What if the key to effective leadership lies in harnessing the power of your emotions? Corina Walsh, a Certified Professional Coach and Emotional Intelligence Assessor, has helped hundreds of leaders overcome internal challenges that impact performance such as avoidance, imposter syndrome, and stress.

In this engaging keynote, leaders will discover how enhancing emotional intelligence (EQ) can transform leadership effectiveness. Managers and Executives will learn how to improve essential EQ skills to foster greater resilience, improve decision-making abilities, and lead to engage. This session is ideal for companies and leaders looking to navigate challenges of leading in today’s workplace and drive exceptional results without burning out.

Key Topics:

• Master the ability to leverage emotions for effective leadership.
• Understand how different leadership styles affect team performance.
• Develop strategies to lead based on empathy, self-awareness, and interpersonal influence to lead confidently in turbulent times.

Difficult conversations are inevitable, yet often avoided due to uncertainty or a lack of confidence in how to begin. In this engaging and humorous session, Certified Professional Coach Corina Walsh will help the audience learn how to address the “elephant in the room” and handle difficult conversations with ease.

Whether informing a client about an over-budget project or providing performance feedback to an employee, these conversations are crucial. Success in leadership and business hinges on our ability to maintain strong relationships with clients, employees, and vendors. By mastering difficult conversations, we can achieve business goals while preserving and even strengthening relationships. This interactive session will support attendees to gain strategies to confidently initiate and navigate tough conversations, ensuring positive outcomes for all parties involved.

Topics Include:

• Prepare effectively for a difficult conversation.
• Initiate conversations that open up meaningful dialogue.
• Navigate the three types of difficult conversations with confidence.
• Close the loop and create win-win scenarios for everyone involved.

For women who aspire to leadership roles or are already in them, learning to harness emotional intelligence (EI) can support women to unlock a leadership advantage and foster greater resilience. In this empowering keynote, Corina will demonstrate how enhancing emotional intelligence can transform personal effectiveness, priming women to navigate complex workplace dynamics with confidence and achieve exceptional results.

Attendees will walk away with actionable strategies and skills they need to THRIVE in their careers or businesses. Certified Leadership Coach Corina Walsh will share research and insights in the context of the challenges women still face in today’s work environment, making her session relevant and applicable to every woman in the audience.

Topics include:

• Exploring the key components of emotional intelligence and how they contribute to successful leadership.
• How emotional intelligence is inherently aligned with effective leadership and how to harness it to your advantage.
• How to improve essential emotional intelligence skills, including empathy, self-awareness, and interpersonal influence, to lead with confidence and authenticity.
• Strategies to manage stress, maintain work-life balance, and overcome challenges with resilience.