Todd Huston presents 

Peak Performance:  Leadership at the Summit and Beyond

This leg-amputee set a world-record in mountain climbing! Todd will inspire you to lead and overcome life’s challenges. What does it really take to get to the top? Todd shares his insights for you to realize your PEAK PERFORMANCE. Todd’s legs got caught in the propeller of a boat at age 14. He died twice, but was revived. After being told he’d never walk again, Todd climbed the highest elevations in all 50 states with one leg. See Todd’s awe-inspiring slides and stories from his life and expedition. You will travel to the highest mountains of North America, including, the 20,320 foot Denali. You will be both entertained by Todd’s powerful story along with learning powerful concepts that can help you advance your own leadership competencies, enhance your teams’ performance, and lead through the toughest challenges of today. You will learn the three keys to dealing with change, leading through change, and overcoming any challenge in your organization or in your life. Learn how to ensure success and not failure in achieving PEAK LEADERSHIP to the summit and beyond! 

Ken Miller presents 

Extreme Makeover: Government Edition—Increasing Government’s Capacity to Do More Good 

Coinciding with the release of his latest book, Ken Miller will share a new way of seeing the work of government and a better way to make that work great. Under our current conditions, Ken explains, “The house of government doesn’t need another layer of paint or some new carpet it needs an extreme makeover. And just like on the show it needs it done fast! Our house is full of ‘moldy ideas’ that are making everyone sick and our pipes are bursting from the ever increasing demands. We can stand around arguing whether the house is too big or costs too much or we can grab some tools and fix it up.” Ken makes obvious the real problems plaguing government, how you can join the crew, and gives you the tools to complete the makeover. 

Ron McMillan presents 

Influencer:  The Power to Change Anything 

New York Times bestselling author and co-founder of the world-famous Covey Leadership Center, Ron McMillan, will share the secrets of creating rapid and sustainable change. You will learn to diagnose the real causes behind problems and create real solutions; transform organizational culture; and influence behavior across the organization with or without formal authority. Influencer draws on the best practices of the world’s leading change agents and on five decades of social-science research to create a powerful model for changing behavior. You’ll follow the experiences of influence masters who have succeeded in solving some of the world’s most profound problems. Examples ranging from major healthcare reform to reversals of destructive social behaviors to unprecedented corporate turnarounds will illustrate how a proven set of skills makes change not only achievable but sustainable.   

Doug Nielsen

presents 

Leadership Elevated: 
Proven Strategies to Engage, Ignite, and Launch New Performance Highs  

Leaders, keep your heart engaged! When a leader’s heart is disengaged, no skill, no training, no technique can compensate. Doug will help leaders embrace tools needed for success in even the most extreme situations. Design a personalized strategy for gaining control even in the most stressful leadership situations to create a united and focused team; Learn 6 early indicators of leader- performance breakdown and what to do about them; Learn the 3:1 ratio  that separates average from exceptional leaders; Answer the higher calling of leadership by applying 3 metaphors of personal ownership so that problems are solved more quickly and more opportunities are realized; Utilize a leader’s number one predictor of success (attitude) as a guide; Create a supportive culture of performance, ownership and accountability where excuse, blame and rationalization are not employed; and Apply the two most important aspects for long-term high performing teams. Bottom-line, “Leadership Elevated” produces leaders who transform the workplace.