Keynotes

Dr. Robin Johnson is available for keynote speeches on the following topics:

Dance of Leadership
Dr. Johnson starts this keynote with a short but powerful multimedia presentation of five leadership styles, and then leads the audience through an exploration of these five leadership styles kinesthetically.  This workshop combines theory, practice and experience in a novel, fun, moving session.  This is not your talking head, powerpoint keynote.

Leadership Legacy
In this keynote, Dr. Johnson shares the importance of envisioning a career-leadership legacy grounded in the audience members’ personal values.  She describes how to commit to making some lasting (tangible) contribution based in their competencies, why they should address concerns in their companies (& communities) of importance to them, how and why they should to organize their time, talents, and treasures so that they are focused on dealing with the issue they delineated, and provides strategies for obtaining additional resources (information, people, finances, etc.) they will need to implement their legacy vision.  Using music, images, and powerful stories, this is a motivating keynote inspiring everyone to choose do what they can to make the world a better place.

Ask! Gender, Culture and Negotiating.
How can you be happier and richer?  Ask for what you want!  Negotiate for more money and resources at work, and a fair share of the work at home! 
It seems so obvious, but many people do not ask for what they want.  In this somewhat humorous look at the beliefs, expectations, behaviors and strategies we use to get (or not get) what we want, Dr. Johnson shares powerful research about the cumulative impact of poor negotiations.  Negotiations are about effective use of power and resources -- so it applies to gender, race-ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, and multicultural identity groups.  Dr. Johnson addresses the messages that inhibit women and people of color when it comes to negotiation.

By paying more attention to the consequences of not asking, and learning when and how to negotiation effectively, audience members become more likely to negotiate for what they need to do their work better.  Many people are surprised to learn that asking for what you want, appropriately, increases both your commitment to and your compensation for your work.  And they are often surprised by the small inequities that have a big cumulative impact. 

Please contact us for pricing and availability for keynote speeches.