Laurie Maddalena

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Bio

Laurie Maddalena is CEO of Envision Excellence, a leadership development consulting firm that provides leadership development programs for managers and executives, executive coaching, management training, Myers-Briggs facilitation, Emotional Intelligence surveys and leadership assessments. Laurie has been personally mentored by Jack Canfield, author of The Success Principles, and is a certified Success Principles Trainer.

Laurie is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), and is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), a designation earned by less than 15% of speakers worldwide. She writes a monthly online column for next generation leaders for CUES, is a contributing writer on leadership for The Huffington Post and CUInsight, and has published articles in Credit Union Management.

She is a contributing author to the international best-selling books, Women Who Empower and Women Who Shine.

Laurie has worked directly with Brené Brown, a bestselling author and researcher, and is a certified Dare to Lead™ facilitator.

Prior to establishing her own coaching and consulting business, Laurie served as Vice President of Human Resources/Organizational Development at Montgomery County Teachers Federal Credit Union (MCT). Under Laurie’s leadership, MCT was awarded the “Excellent Place to Work” designation by the Maryland Work~Life Alliance for seven years in a row.

Laurie earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree and a Master of Science degree in human resources/organizational development from The University of Maryland, University College. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in speech communication from Syracuse University. Laurie is a certified executive coach through The Coaches Training Institute, and completed team and organizational coaching training through The Center for Right Relationship and Team Coaching International.

Laurie lives in Maryland with her husband, Rino, and their three young children, Olivia, Luca and Clara. She loves good food and wine (especially Cabernet Sauvignon), plays tennis, is an avid reader and cappuccino lover.

Speaking Topics

The Evolution of Leadership: Igniting Ownership in Your Team

Best audience: Corporate events, Leadership conferences, Associations, Sales, Marketing, Leadership events, executives, managers.

It’s never been more challenging to be a leader than it is in today’s organizations. There are five generations in the workplace, and employee expectations have evolved and changed. The leadership practices of just a couple of decades ago are outdated and ineffective. Employees have different values and expectations for work than previous generations, and organizations that want to attract and retain the best employees need to shift their leadership approach.

In this impactful session, Laurie Maddalena will share the most important elements of successful leadership so that you can ignite an ownership mentality in your employees to increase engagement, productivity, and results.

We will cover:

The five pillars of exceptional leadership and how to focus your time in the areas that matter
The difference between traditional leadership and modern leadership
The characteristics of a “modern” leader, and how to operate at an exceptional level
How to ignite ownership in others to achieve goals
The top three habits and behaviors that hold leaders back

You will leave this session with ideas and actions to elevate your leadership and your team!

Elevating Success: Maximizing Leadership Performance

Best audience: Corporate events, Leadership conferences, Women’s leadership conferences, Associations, Sales, Marketing, Leadership events, All staff meetings, CEOs, executives, managers, front line employees.

This powerful session is designed to instill the principles of personal and professional success. If you would like to elevate the success of your team and your organization, this motivating session will share three principles that will strengthen leadership and team performance. Leaders will learn how to be more influential and get better results from their teams.

This keynote is interactive and engaging, while also hitting on some very important elements of team success: trust, clarity, accountability, ownership, and action.

Laurie will share proven strategies and techniques that will elevate individual, team, and organizational success. Participants will:

Learn the three things that set successful people apart from ordinary people
Learn the #1 mistake people make that holds them back from achieving their goals and how to overcome it
Learn how to develop powerful habits and the mindset necessary for success
Instill accountability and ownership, and encourage employees to become more action oriented
Reduce blaming and complaining, and instill more team collaboration

Leaders will be empowered with strategies to take more personal responsibility, develop stronger relationships, and increase action and results.

Leadership Detox: Reenergize and Elevate Your Leadership

Best audience: Corporate events, Leadership conferences, Associations, Leadership events, CEOs, executives, managers.

It’s never been more challenging to be a leader than it is in today’s organizations. While technology has brought innovation and advancement, many leaders today are feeling overwhelmed with data, decisions, and distractions that make it challenging to lead at their highest level.

As leaders, most of us tend to slip into negative habits that don’t serve us. These habits keep us from operating at an exceptional level.

Much like a health detox leaves you feeling more refreshed, focused, and energized, by identifying your unhealthy leadership habits, you can detox old or negative habits so you can work at your peak and feel more focused, energized, and confident.

In this impactful session, Laurie will share the three most common behaviors and actions that hold leaders back from success. Through some powerful exercises, you will learn how to detox the habits and behaviors from your leadership that don’t serve you, so you can be an exceptional leader who gets the best from your team.

Participants will learn:

The top three habits and behaviors that hold leaders back from success
The most important skill for executive and leadership success in today’s environment
The characteristics of a “modern” leader, and how to operate at an exceptional level
The one question to ask when hiring and promoting employees to ensure you make the right choice

Experience the power of this interactive session and leave inspired to achieve more success in your life and work. Participants will leave with a personalized leadership strategy and actionable plan that will lead to exceptional results.