Speaking — Colleen Delvecchio

SPEAKING

Empower your leaders through thought-provoking, action-inspiring workshops and keynotes.

Supercharge your workers with my motivational talks and trainings. As a Cliftonstrengths coach and leadership strategist with over two decades of experience, I’ve learned that organizational impact begins with individual development. My speaking approach helps people get out of their own way, embrace who they are, and make strategic choices to propel their team, direct reports, and organization forward.

Inspire your team with a front-row seat to their leadership development. Here’s how I can help:

Speaking Engagements

Workshops
& Training

Speaking Engagements

As a Cliftonstrengths coach and leadership strategist with over two decades of experience, I’ve learned that organizational impact begins with individual development. My speaking approach helps people get out of their own way, embrace who they are, and make strategic choices to propel their team, direct reports, and organization forward.

Add a jolt of energy to your event with a cut-to-the-chase keynote that tackles current leadership challenges. I custom prepare each talk to align with your goals while deeply connecting with your audience. Regardless of the topic, you can expect an informative and engaging speech that leaves attendees activated to make an immediate change.

— The Five Risks You Need to Take

Risk can be a scary thing. Many of us work hard to avoid anything to do risks or only feel comfortable taking small ones. But, when you think about it, life is a series of calculated risks, and the more you know what risks are worth taking, the more empowered you’ll be to craft a life you love.

This keynote talk is going to help you reframe your mindset for risk. By blending humor and life experiences, I’m going to help you maximize the right risks for you based on your unique strengths. You’ll be inspired to build your risk tolerance, open your eyes to possibilities, and share a bolder version of yourself with the world.

Takeaways

Learn five important risks to take in your life
Develop a positive perspective towards taking risks
Fine-tune your eye to spot new possibilities
Become motivated to take risks—that make sense for you

– Engaging Teams in a Hybrid Environment

Our lives turned upside down in 2020, and the way we work has potentially changed forever. With Slack replacing water cooler talk and hybrid work replacing the morning commute, managers need a specific skill set to motivate, lead, and engage their workers.

You'll love this keynote if you’re looking for the antidote to quiet quitting. My talk on hybrid and virtual work gets to the heart of forging connections with your team⁠—no matter where they are. I’ll help you figure out how to inspire a sense of purpose, develop mutual trust, and bring out the best in your team.

Takeaways

Develop the necessary communication skills to lead a virtual workforce effectively
Understand what quiet quitting is⁠—and how to stop it
Create purpose and autonomy to increase employee engagement
Instill trust, compassion, hope, and stability in a virtual environment

– Rock Your Strengths

Think back to the last day you had where everything went right. You were inspired, impactful, and in the zone. Those days don’t happen just by coincidence; those days happen when you’re actively using your strengths.

Gallup research shows that when you use your strengths at work, you’re six times more engaged in your job and three times happier in life—and this keynote breaks down how to make it happen. You’ll be given concrete tools to understand what naturally makes you impactful, and you’ll be inspired to drop the desire to be well-rounded. My simple steps will help you become more confident to rock your strengths every day.

Takeaways

Develop a system to make every day your best day
Understand why being well-rounded is overrated
Recognize your unique set of strengths
Learn simple steps to seize your strengths at work

– Banishing Burnout

Like a pebble thrown into a lake, job burnout ripples into all areas of your work and life. With 76% of employees experiencing burnout (Gallup, 2019) before the pandemic, burnout is a workplace crisis.

My talk will help you and your team confront burnout’s effects head on. We’ll dive into its role in quiet quitting, decreased employee engagement, lower productivity, higher absenteeism, and greater turnover, and I’ll also share proven tactics to keep burnout at bay.

Takeaways

Figure out how to lean into your strengths to decrease burnout
Learn about burnout’s consequences on employees
Master how to spot potential burnout in yourself and your team
Generate a toolkit to stay energized and motivated at work

Workshops & Training

My in-person and online trainings give your team a front-row seat to leadership development.

To be successful in the future, change needs to happen today. I empower teams to lead with inclusion by understanding their superpowers. Expect improved team connections, reduced turnover and burnout, increased employee engagement, and better performance.