Dr. Mindy Hall is accepting speaking engagements as availability allows. All of the suggested topics below can be customized, or we are happy to work with you on identifying a topic that will have the most resonace within your organization.

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Suggested Topics

• Developing Executive Teams
  Teams at the executive level face a unique set of challenges: significant demands on executives’ time, the pressures of managing a high-performing organization, and dimensions of power and ego. It is therefore no surprise that many CEOs and team members are left feeling that their team could be performing at a higher level, but have little idea of how to get there. This presentation encompasses the results of Peak Development’s independent research study, in which nearly 100 senior executives from around the globe shared real-world experiences and practical advice on developing top teams. Through their responses and Dr. Hall’s experience, participants will better understand the roles of presidents/CEOs, team members, and facilitators in shaping executive teams; barriers and accelerators for executive team development; and effective methods of developing executive teams.
• Shaping Organizational Culture
  Every organization has a culture: regardless of size, age, or industry. What separates many leading companies from their competitors is the ability to intentionally shape culture to bolster their business goals; the ability to engage the hearts and minds of their employees; and the ability to create an environment where people are inspired to achieve extraordinary results. Through the results of Peak Development’s study on Shaping Organizational Culture, participants will see that culture initiatives need not be models of complexity, nor the exclusive realm of “culture experts.” By understanding the key levers which influence culture, individuals throughout an organization can begin to take actions that influence the culture and shape what the organization will become.
• Beyond Functional Expertise: A Business Imperative for Today’s Leaders
  Creating the environment where talented, engaged employees have passion, drive, and the ability to proactively shape a company’s success goes far beyond functional expertise. To excel in a leadership role and display real value to an organization, executives must become adept at mobilizing human energy, shaping culture, and leading change. Bolstered by current research, this presentation explores these skills in more depth and provides ideas for strengthening them in the competency portfolio of executives at all levels.
• The Age of the HR/OD Practitioner: You Are Your Own Best Tool
  As an HR/OD practitioner, your currency is in your interactions: your ability to interact with everyone from top management to frontline workers, and to leverage those relationships to achieve business objectives. Developing your capacity, therefore, begins the moment you realize that you are your own best tool. Dr. Hall presents some techniques, thinking, and research that, though seemingly straightforward, can have an extraordinary impact on your work.
• Mission-Driven HR: The Future of HR and How to Prepare for It
  In the coming years, HR practitioners should expect a fundamental shift in both the skills and mindset needed to function effectively. It will require practitioners to possess a deeper knowledge of the businesses in which they operate and of strategic HR skills such as change leadership and organization development. Beyond that, and perhaps most importantly, it will require HR practitioners to have a deeper knowledge of how they, personally, impact the organization through their actions, their communications, and the policies they put in place. In short, the work of HR in the future will be less about what to do and more about how to be as an HR leader. An interesting conversation about the state of the function and how we shape its next evolution.
• Developing and Retaining Your Talent
  Upon moving to a new leadership position, you have:
  • 15 days to make an impression
  • 30 days to learn the organization
  • 45 days to shape your platform/future direction
  • 60 days to gain momentum
  • 75 days to make key structural/people changes
  • 90 days to establish organizational traction
  Executives are quick to agree that expectations grow greater as time grows shorter in measuring a leader’s organizational impact. From the moment an executive steps through the door of his/her new office, the assessment begins. It is due to this fact that a proactive approach in accelerating the abilities of executives from on-boarding to making an impact is so crucial. This session is conducted in a case-study format, highlighting the framework and implementation of such a process with particular attention paid to:
  • Designing to the context of a company (one size does not fit all)
  • Developing integrated, yet customized paths
  • Managing the communication/positioning aspects proactively
  • Measuring effectiveness
  • Learning from the experience of organizations who have done this well
• Executive Coaching: Designing Your Strategy
  As an HR professional, you are often called upon to connect people with skilled coaches, and sometimes to serve as a coach yourself. Learn from an insider in the coaching world, who provides practical insights on creating your organization's coaching strategy, philosophy, and consortium of qualified internal and external coaches.