Lauren Schieffer, CSP

SIGNIFICANCE is making every part of the world you touch better for having interacted with you. It’s about creating a lasting impact and a positive legacy. You will have realized significance when people who describe you are not talking about what you have achieved for yourself but rather what you have accomplished for the benefit of others. Too many of us equate success with significance – or our focus on achieving financial success blinds us to the possibility of creating a life of real meaning. This is a humorous, eyeopening presentation that lifts audiences to a richer, more transcendent vantage from which they can discover the true, rewarding definition of success.

Takeaway Message: This presentation will refocus people’s attention on what’s important and help them to develop an “ownership mindset” built on a culture of trust and continuous interaction.

Is your organization suffering from low morale, lack of vision, drama or a lack of accountability? All of these are signs of a crack in leadership at some level. Even if it’s not in the C-Suite, poor leadership at any level in the organization can be a pothole to the organization’s mission.

While every industry has its systems and procedures (which may change over time), the CORE concepts of significant leadership are evergreen. The bottom line results of reduced attrition, increased productivity, increased customer satisfaction and increased profitability will take care of themselves if you drive the higher level, essential concepts of Internal Leadership.

In this humorous and engaging program, master storyteller Lauren Schieffer equips you with the foundational concepts and skills you need to lead on a daily basis, whether you hold a leadership title or not.

On your life’s journey, you will encounter balcony people and you will encounter basement people. Both have value and deserve to be treated with respect, and yet there is fundamental difference in how each looks at the world, their tasks and the people they work with.

Balcony people take a Higher View. They are perpetual optimists, who believe that you can do anything, if you believe you can and are willing to put in the effort. From a higher view, you see possibilities rather than limitations. Balcony people inspire and empower others to reach farther and achieve more.

In this entertaining, humorous and inspiring keynote, master storyteller Lauren Schieffer shares her insights on and the benefits of living a life as a balcony person, staying positive, working with and (sometimes around) basement people – and how YOU can do the same!

Takeaway Message:
This presentation will inspire and empower you to climb up on the balcony to create an atmosphere that fosters buy-in, understanding and accountability with compassion.

“The Great Resignation” is real. Depending on your industry the unrelenting churn in 2021 ranged from 30% – to even 100% in some manufacturing plants. And recent research shows the trend is not going away any time soon. But the tide can be slowed if you understand what is causing it and what employees are really looking for post-pandemic.

This engaging and interactive session will give you the concepts and tangibles you can use to retain your best employees and attract new ones to fill the currently empty desks.

Learning Objectives

 Understand what is causing most of the churn in the first place  Understand the four key things employees are looking for from their working environment

 Understand the vital role communication plays in retention

 Create a plan to meet the needs of a post-pandemic workforce

Any team, whether it’s in healthcare, sales, customer service, operations or administration, is only as strong as its weakest link. If any member of the team is not accountable and fails to follow through on commitments, the entire team suffers. Very few people set out to not be accountable. Usually, it is the result of a couple of key issues that, when resolved, can change the entire functionality of the organization. Accountability is not just a popular buzz-word. It’s a mind-set and a skill-set that can be learned and practiced until it becomes a discipline and then a character trait.

This program gives you the tools you need to create an environment wherein everyone on the team trusts when a commitment is made, there will be follow through.

Learning Objectives

 Gain awareness of how we sometimes sabotage our own accountability as well as others

 Understand the crucial role that communication plays in creating an atmosphere of trust and accountability

 Understand the connection between accountability, goal achievement and employee retention.

The most dynamic and successful organizations (and people!) learn how to resolve conflict before it starts—and create an atmosphere that fosters understanding and expression. These skills do not typically come naturally, but they can be learned. This engaging session will show you how to prevent, manage and resolve conflict before it comes to blows!

Key Takeaways

• The value of conflict prevention vs. conflict management
• How to function successfully in the midst of ongoing conflict
• How to find the win-win-win from a well-managed conflict

This program will inspire and empower you to look at your hardships (however large or small they may be) not as stumbling blocks but as stepping-stones to a stronger self-awareness and power. It will give you a framework and the mental tools you can use to set your baggage down and transcend from survivor to thriver.